InternationalFrom Armenia in brief: Habitat for Humanity Armenia signs agreement with Urban Development Ministry
Published: Saturday February 28, 2009
Irina Vanyan, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Armenia, Ron Terwilliger, chair of the International Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity, and Vardan Vardanyan, Armenia's minister of urban development, sign a memorandum of understanding, Oct. 2008. The parties signed an agreement on cooperation in Feb. 2009. Ezra Millstein
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Yerevan - Habitat for Humanity Armenia (HFHA) and Armenia's Ministry of Urban Development have signed an agreement of cooperation, which will provide a framework for collaborative efforts on programs and activities aimed at improving the housing condition in the Armenia.
"Over the past year, the Ministry of Urban Development has built a cooperative relationship with Habitat for Humanity Armenia. This Agreement is one of the first steps to initiate the implementation of joint projects," said Karlen Gevorgyan, deputy minister of urban development. "There are many young families who are currently living in poor housing conditions, but are capable and willing to improve their situation with their own means; all they need is a hand up. The input of Habitat for Humanity Armenia in improving the housing conditions in our country is already visible. We hope that HFHA activities will expand in our country and are willing to support them."
The collaboration between HFHA and the ministry will focus on provision of affordable housing opportunities, development of policies and programs aiming at the introduction of housing institute, and housing intervention aiming at disaster response and disaster risk reduction.
HFHA and the ministry forwarded a request to all the regional governments in Armenia to receive information on the need for simple, decent, and affordable housing in their regions and communities.
"All of the 10 regions submitted the information on housing needs in their regions. This only highlights the high level of the need for simple, decent, and affordable homes throughout our country," said Irina Vanyan, the executive director for HFHA. "It is based upon the received information that we intend to discuss the priorities of further joint projects to eliminate poverty housing in the regions of Armenia."
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