Family, friends, and fellow villagers joined the Armenian Resettlement Coalition (ARC) partner organizations as they cut the ribbon on the fourth and fifth family’s new homes in Nerkin Karmiraghbyur, Tavush Province, Armenia. Local officials from both the village and the Berd Consolidated Community welcomed the Avetisyan and Ayvazyan families.
“We are so happy to have this inflow of new students and young people into our community,” said Nara Papyan, Principal of the school in Nerkin Karmiraghbyur. “Our students and teachers are very excited to welcome these new students into our school and allow them to benefit from the wonderful resources available at our school,” she added.
In the next month, two additional families will be resettled into the village and integrated into the village’s community and economic life through the resettlement efforts of ARC. Following this, ARC will begin resettling families into Mets Masrik village, Geghargunik Province.
The budget for one family resettlement is $37,500, and ARC partners have committed a total of $300,000 to resettle the first eight families.
Focus on Children Now (FCN), Sahman NGO, Teach For Armenia and The Paros Foundation formed the Armenian Resettlement Coalition (ARC) to address the thousands of Armenian families displaced from the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war that wish to remain in Armenia permanently.
