2009-03-06
Following a brief winter break, work has resumed on the construction of a new school in Spitakashen Village, located in Nagorno Karabakh’s Martuni Region. The project, launched in October 2008 is sponsored by the Hayastan All Armenian Fund’s Toronto local committee.

The fund undertook the initiative in response to Spitakashen’s critical need for a new educational facility. The old school, where currently classes are held for the 130 students of the village, is a ramshackle and unsafe structure, built in 1935. It also lacks central heating.

Today construction of the new school’s basement is near completion and work on the remaining structure goes on, slated to be finished by August. When the facility opens its doors in time for the 2009-2010 academic year, it will feature all the essential amenities of a modern school.

“Our students were overjoyed to hear that their new school will have things like an events hall, a playground, and heating,” said the school principal.

In addition to the school initiative, the Hayastan All Armenian Fund continues to finance projects in scores of Nagorno Karabakh villages like Spitakashen, within the framework of a far-reaching rural-development program. These projects help boost local economies, foster educational excellence, and stem the tide of migration. Recently the Hayastan All Armenian Fund completed a vitally important water-supply project in Spitakashen, significantly improving the lives of its residents.

“I am confident that, with the water-supply issue resolved and construction of a new school, life for the 110 families of Spitakashen will become incomparably more dignified and comfortable,” said Ara Vardanyan, the fund’s acting executive director.

Spitakashen is named after the white stones that dot the landscape in and around the village. The residents have long used these stones for home construction, even though the material is extremely susceptible to low temperatures and needs to be covered with plaster for structural integrity.
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