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*Meghri, Syunik region*. On November 5, 2008 two community development projects were inaugurated in Meghri city of Syunik region – on the Improvement of the City Waste Management System and on the Reconstruction of a Crafts Center. The projects were imp
06.11.2008
*Meghri, Syunik region*. On November 5, 2008 two community development projects were inaugurated in Meghri city of Syunik region – on the Improvement of the City Waste Management System and on the Reconstruction of a Crafts Center. The projects were implemented jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Izmirlian Foundation and Meghri municipality, with components of the Crafts Center co-sponsored by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and UK Department for International Development.
Already this year, Meghri residents will feel the difference between the previously organized garbage collection and the option which is available today. As part of the joint project, the partners renovated the landfill and installed a total of 35 new garbage containers and 35 dustbins around the city. One garbage collecting truck and one excavator-loader were provided to take away the waste on a daily basis. The maintenance of the waste management system is organized by a company established by Meghri municipality. The company employs locally recruited staff of 12 people.
In 2008, the partners worked jointly to fully renovate a house into the Meghri Crafts Center. As a result, in the building, with a total area of 100 square meters, five different activity groups will be organized for local people, such as blacksmithing, pottery, wood engraving, carpet weaving and embroidery. Due to this project, around 10 jobs were created. The Crafts Center will operate in the neighborhood of the guesthouse reconstructed by UNDP and the Izmirlian Foundation in 2007. The output produced by local craftsmen will be offered to guests of the inn.
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UNDP is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners. UNDP in Armenia was established in 1993 and supports the Government of Armenia to reach its own development priorities and the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
The Izmirlian Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded in 1994, in the memory of Sarkis and Marie Izmirlian, by their children. The Izmirlian Foundation contributes regularly to various projects within Armenia in such fields as education, health care, and varied development assistance. In an effort to improve the business climate in Armenia by fostering the creation of employment opportunities in Armenia, the Izmirlian Foundation finances, at below market rates, three separate lending facilities in sectors ranging from microfinance to large-scale loans to Armenia's leading companies.
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