On the initiative of the ''Tufenkian'' Charitable Foundation, the apartment of settlers Papag and Anna Stepanyan in the Van community of Kashatagh region, was rebuilt. Today they celebrated housewarming.
''Tufenkian'' Charitable Foundation rebuilt the apartment of the family resettled in Van, Kashatagh region
STEPANAKERT, SEPTEMBER 27, ARTSAKHPRESS: As ArtsakhPress reports, ''Tufenkian'' Charitable Foundation Executive Director Raffi Dudaklyan, Director of Artsakh Office Edik Grigoryan, supporters of the Fund were present at the event.
The honor of the opening the apartment was given to the children of Papag and Anna Stepanyan.
Liza Grigoryan from Los Angeles, the sponsor of the reconstruction of the apartment, told us that her grandparents had Armenian roots.In 1992-93 her grandmother Hasmik and grandfather John provided Artsakh soldiers with shoes, clothes, etc.
"After their death I continue to make donations to support Artsakh and Armenia. For the first time I have visited Artsakh in 1985,'' she noted.
Papag Stepanyan noted that in1998 they moved away from Yeghegnadzor, Republic of Armenia and have resettled in the Van village of Kashatag region."We started the reconstruction of our apartment on August 15, 2018. For 20 years, we've lived in bad housing conditions. Today we already have a renovated, comfortable apartment. In this apartment I live with my wife, two children and my mother. I work in the persimmon orchard set up by the foundation.
Head of the community Edik Markosyan said that the reconstruction of the house is one of the first works of the ''Tufenkian'' Foundation in the community.On behalf of the residents of the community, he expressed gratitude to all those who make investments in such charitable projects in Artsakh.
