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Armenian-American Benefactor Donates $275,000
to Build a New School in Artsakh
PRESS RELEASE
January 10, 2005
WASHINGTON — The Office of the Nagorno
Karabagh Republic (NKR) in the United States is pleased to announce
that Anoush Mathevosian of New York will sponsor the construction of
a new school in Stepanakert, Nagorno Karabakh. When completed, the building
will accommodate students primarily from refugee families, who fled
Azerbaijan in early 1990s.
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| Long time Armenian-American philanthropist
Anoush Mathevosian |
A long-time philanthropist and a founding benefactor
of the Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial in Washington, DC, Mathevosian
decided to sponsor the construction of the new school when Armenian
Assembly vice-chair Annie Totah asked her to contribute to this vital
project. During her October 2004 trip to Stepanakert, Totah visited
the future school site with the NKR First Lady Inna Ghoukasian, under
whose auspices the construction project has been conceived.
Last month, Ms. Mathevosian sent a $275,000 check
to the Fund of Armenian Relief (FAR), the New York-based relief and
development nonprofit organization she chose to implement the project.
"We are thankful to Ms. Mathevosian for her continued confidence
in our organization. She is one of FAR's outstanding members and visionaries,
and it has certainly been a blessing to work with her for more than
15 years. Ms. Mathevosian has initiated and generously funded several
educational programs in Armenia through FAR," said Garnik Nanagoulian,
FAR Executive Director.
"We will coordinate our efforts with the local
authorities in Nagorno Karabakh to ensure that we build a modern educational
facility for Artsakh's students," he added.
NKR President Arkadi Ghoukasian telephoned Mathevosian
to thank her for critical contribution to Artsakh's future. "The
people of Artsakh highly value your outstanding vision and generous
benevolence," he said.
In her letter to Matevosian last month, First Lady
Ghoukasian called the new undertaking "a very honorable and patriotic
mission."
"We thank Anoush Mathevosian for her financial
backing of this critical project. Hundreds of area students had to walk
miles each day to attend school in the neighboring district. The new
building will also be conveniently located for many families that came
to Karabakh from Azerbaijan. These families deserve our utmost attention.
We also thank Annie Totah for her important role in making this project
possible", commented Inna Ghoukasian.
"By building modern educational facilities and
improving the teaching process we are paving the way to Artsakh's brighter
future. I call on Armenians around the world to continue supporting
similar projects," said in conclusion Artsakh's First Lady.
The Office of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic in the
United States is based in Washington, DC and works with the U.S. government,
academia and the public representing the official policies and interests
of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
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