Dear partners at  Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley, Wexford Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati, Matthew Hagopian, Greg S. Apkarian and Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity, 

On behalf of our partner families we would like to thank you for your tithes and donations of total $30,704.97, received between November 2014 to January, 2015: 

Habitat for Humanity affiliates

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati - $11,316.25, 5 families served, 

HFH of  St. Vrain Valley -$5327.89, 2 families served, 

Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity - $4935.83, 2 families served, 

Wexford Habitat for Humanity - $2,625, 1 family served, 

Individual donors

Matthew Hagopian -$5,000, 2 families served, 

Greg Apkarian - $1,500 from, 1 family served.  

Thanks to your support, we were enabled to serve 13 more families within the framework of Rebuild Vayots Dzor Campaign. 

Please see below the names of the families that benefitted from your tithes and donations:

Geghanush Babayan

Gayane Sahakyan

Marieta Avanesyan

Khachik Sahakyan

Edward Ayvazyan
Hamasik Hambardzuamyan

Arman Margharyan
Artak Khachatryan
Hamazasp Avetsiyan
Gegham Mkhitaryan
Karen Hakobyan
Nver Margaryan
Davit Harutyunyan

Please note that the interventions are in final stages.To view the "before", please check posts of December 2014 in the right side of the blog. 

Our goal is to continue to make a difference in the lives of the people. Your support is a great motivation for us and gives us courage and energy to move towards our goal of building better future for families living in substandard housing conditions. 

Thank you again for your partnership and dedication to Habitat for Humanity Armenia's mission. 

Geghanush Babayan

After a long day of janitorial work at the local music school, Geghanush can finally return home.  As she steps inside her front door, the sole of her shoe makes contact with freshly installed tile.  In addition to the tiling, the renovation included a new bathroom, foyer walls, the two bedrooms shared by the family of seven.  As we made our way into the living room, we found Mane, age 4, hiding under a table.  What wasn’t hiding was the joy and satisfaction on the faces of the Babayan family about the first major upgrade to their house since 1985. The monthly earnings of Geghanush and her husband, Armen, were hardly enough to make both ends meet.  Thanks to Habitat for Humanity, the family has improved the house’s interiors and will begin work on the roof in the spring.

Marieta Avanesyan

Allow me to shed a little light on our visit to the home of Marieta Avanesyan in Yeghnegnadzor City.  Marieta’s two sons Gevorg and Gagik are migrant workers in the construction business in Russia.  Gevorg’s wife, Hasmik, and their two children Karine and Tigran also live with Marieta.  

Her recent renovation involved the installation of new doors and windows to the ground floor of the house.  As we stood there together on the inside looking out, our attention was divided between enjoying the view from the house and gazing at the new windows themselves.  

Gayane Sahakyan

Nestled in the countryside is the home of Aram and Gayane.  Their family and the need for renovations to their home have been growing since 1980.  Currently, Gayane lives alone while her four children work or study in Yerevan and her husband is a seasonal worker in Russia.  As all of the family’s finances were tied up in paying for the children’s tuition, it seemed that repairing and restoring the floor, walls, and transitioning from an outhouse to an indoor toilet was unfeasible. 

The affordable loan provided through Habitat for Humanity changed all that.  It’s easy now for Gayane to smile as she shows us the improvements to their home, room by room.  They’re not done yet, either.  At the nearest convenient time, they will begin work on a heating system.

Khachik Sahakyan

Khachik’s family of 4 including Khachik’s wife Susanna (51) and their children Edgar (24) and Meline (22) live in an ancestral home that has had water supply and sanitation problems for many years.  Because of the financial support provided through Habitat for Humanity, Khachik has had the chance to improve the living conditions for himself and his loved ones.  It’s easy to notice the work on the bathroom that has been completed by Khachik so far.  He has already finished laying the pipes of the plumbing and has further plans to install windows and a door.

Dear partners at  Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley and Habitat for Humanity Delaware County, 

On behalf of our partner families we would like to thank you for your tithes of  total $14,313.26 received between August to October, 2014:

HFH of  St. Vrain Valley, $7313.26, 3 families served

Delaware County HFH, $7000, 3 families served

Thanks to your support, we were enabled to  serve 6 more families within the framework of Housing Micro finance project in Armavir and Gegharkunik regions.

Please see below the names of the families that befitted from your tithes:

Harutyun Harutyunayan
Avetik Hakobyan
Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
Ashot Hovhannisyan

Arayik Grigoryan

Astghik Movsisyan

Please note that the interventions are in final stages.To view the "before", please check posts of December 2014 in the right side of the blog. 

Our goal is to continue to make a difference in the lives of the people. Your support is a great motivation for us and gives us courage and energy to move towards our goal of building better future for families living in substandard housing conditions. 

Thank you again for your partnership and dedication to Habitat for Humanity Armenia's mission. 

Avetik Hakobyan

The home of Avetik Hakobyan, her husband, and their son, is now in the midst of an interior renovation. Although progress has stalled while Mr. Hakobyan is  away in Russia, working to support his family, upon his return the project will begin anew.

 

Thus far, the Hakobyans have installed new doors and windows throughout, repaired the roof, remodeled their kitchen, and added an indoor bathroom. As is so often the case, the cost of such an endeavor was intimidating, and the Hakobyans found they would need a helping hand. The lending terms they were able to secure through Habitat for Humanity fit the bill, and the Hakobyans felt relieved of a heavy burden and confident enough to proceed with the renovation.

Hovhannes Hambardzumyan

For Hovhannes Hambardzumyan and his son, the eventual completion of their dream home in Bambakashat will be a bittersweet victory: Hovhannes' wife, who first conceived the form their home will one day assume and had nurtured this vision over the years, succumbed to cancer almost three months ago, before she could see her dream become reality. Hovhannes has suspended work for the time being in order to mourn, but he is determined to carry on to the end.

The Hambardzumyans proposed to build several additions to their house, including a sitting room and a new, larger kitchen. At the moment, these rooms are only stone-and-mortar shells, but it was the flexible financing offered by Habitat for Humanity that enabled their construction. Hovhannes hopes to flesh out the bare walls and floors, and in so doing to honor the memory of his beloved wife.

Harutyun Haruyunyan

The Harutyunyan family of Geghakert consists of Harutyun and Larisa, and their  three children. Their two sons live and work semi-permanently in Russia, and  their daughter lives at home. On the land adjoining their house, the family cultivates food crops (strawberries, cucumbers, greens, et al.) to bring to market.

Although the Harutyunyans' five-room home was built in the 1960s, its elegant interior now has a flair of the modern. The family recently completed an extensive remodeling project, which had spanned a period of years. They were able to absorb the bulk of the expense themselves, but they needed help to bridge the gap that remained. With the line of credit provided by Habitat for Humanity, the Harutyunyans installed a new heating system, new flooring, as well as renovated the bathroom unit and the kitchen. 

According to Harutyun, who did nearly all the work with his own hands, the project's timely progression and ultimate success hinged on the assistance of HFH.

Dear partners at Habitat for Humanity Greater Cincinnati, Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County, Habitat for Humanity Michigan, Tony Safoian,  Greg Apkarian and Harry Parsekian,

On behalf of our partner families we would like to thank you for your tithes and donations of total $30,500 received between February to June, 2014: 

Tithes:

HFH of Greater Cincinnati -$9,640, 3 families served 
Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County - $6,200, 2 families served.
Habitat for Humanity Michigan:- 4,160, 1 family served

Individual donations:
Tony Safoian -$6,000, 2 family served
Greg Apkarian-$3,500, 1 family served
Harry Parsekian -$1,000, 1 family served

Thanks to your support we were enabled to serve 10 more families in Gegharkunuk and Tavush regions within the Housing Microfinance project. 

Please see below the names of the families that befitted from your tithes and donations:

Hanreta Sedrakyan, Marine Beglaryan, Narine Saghatelyan, Nina Sardaryan, Karine Vardanyan, Armenuhi Sargsyan, Vergush Sardaryan, Gyulnara Gyozalyan, Robert Ghazaryan, Seda Parsadanyan.

Please note that the interventions are in different stages; some of the families have already completed thge work and the others are in the progress state. To view the "before", please check posts of September 2014 in the right side of the blog. 

Our goal is to continue to make a difference in the lives of the people. Your support is a great motivation for us and gives us courage and energy to move towards our goal of building better future for families living in substandard housing conditions. 

Thank you again for your partnership and dedication to Habitat for Humanity Armenia's mission. 

Robert Ghazaryan

Now Robert Ghazaryan and his family live in decent housing conditions. The renovation has changed many aspects of their lives. Now there are no leaks from the roof and the humidity has decreased.

The family feels safer and living has become much easier. This was only possible thanks to the support from Habitat Armenia. Through your support we provided safe, stable and nurturing environment for them and their kid.

Marietta says, “I have always been dreaming to create comfort for my children but could never afford it. When my son married and the family expanded it was hardly possible to renovate the house on our own.

 With the help of a Global Village team from the US, the family upgraded the interiors.

“I am happy my son will grow up in a healthy environment. Now when we have finished the renovation we are thinking of expanding the family.”

Hanreta Sedrakyan

The Sedrakyan family home is in the middle phase of its renovation. Hanreta  Sedrakyan, her husband, and their children are expanding the house to accommodate a growing multi-generational family. The upper floor is a new addition, though only the broad strokes have been applied thus far: the floors and walls which will encircle a new balcony and at least one new bedroom are still bare stone and concrete. On the ground floor, Mr. Sedrakyan has built a new washroom (complete with a large bathtub) and a new water closet.

The involvement of Habitat for Humanity, from which the family obtained a loan for their home expansion project, was much needed and appreciated, Hanreta  said. The extra space will shelter this family for many years to come.

Marine Beglaryan

Mariné and Hayk Beglaryan share a home with their three children. Like so many men in villages like his, Hayk spends a majority of each year working in Russia to support his family. Mariné, for her part, tends to the children, maintains a productive garden, and raises livestock.

 Some time ago, the family applied for and received a loan from Habitat for Humanity sufficient to begin the renovation of their home, which was overdue for such a project: the interior adornments dated to 1937. The walls in every bedroom and the bathroom have been repaired and replastered. Preferring to minimize costs, the Beglaryans have done all work themselves. A second loan will be necessary to install new doors and windows, and to shore up parts of the ceiling.