ARMENIA FUND INC

CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSFUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION MANAGEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:(I)ARTSAKH $7,837,950CONTINUED REHABILITATION AND REPAIR OF EXISTING HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MULTI-FAMILY AND SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING UNITS FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP), MULTIPLE HOUSING, SINGLE AND MULTI-FAMILY PROJECTS IN STEPANAKERT, ASKERAN; FOLLOWING THE 2020 WAR AND THE DISPLACEMENT OF THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES FROM THEIR HOMES IN ARTSAKH (DUE TO DAMAGE/DESTRUCTION OF THEIR HOMES OR FORCED EVACUATION FROM OCCUPIED AREAS), ARMENIA FUND EMBARKED ON A ROBUST PROGRAM OF HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN SAFER AND RELATIVELY PROTECTED AREAS OF ARTSAKH TO ACCOMMODATE THE DISPLACED FAMILIES.(II)GYUMRI HOUSING CONSTRUCTION $3,292,549A MULTI-YEAR, PHASED HOUSING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN THE CITY OF GYUMRI TO RELOCATE FAMILIES WHO, FOLLOWING THE 1988 EARTHQUAKE, HAVE LIVED IN INADEQUATE CONDITIONS, TO PERMANENT HOUSING. TWO BUILDINGS OF 15-UNITS WILL ALSO HOUSE FAMILIES OF LOST AND INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS OF THE 44-DAY WAR. GYUMRI 2ND PHASE HOUSING PROJECT TO HOUSE THE VICTIMS OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND FALLEN AND INJURED SOLDIERS OF THE 2020 WAR IN THE CITY OF GYUMRI, ARMENIA.(III)NERKIN KHNDZORESK $290,197: CONSTRUCTION OF SIX HOUSES FOR DISPLACED REFUGEES FROM ARTSAKH. (IV)NOYEMBERYAN MEDICAL CENTER $111,351:FUNDED THE COMPLETE RENOVATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE INFECTIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE NOYEMBERYAN MEDICAL CENTER LOCATED IN THE TAVUSH REGION OF ARMENIA. MERE KILOMETERS FROM THE BORDER, THE NOYEMBERYAN MEDICAL CENTER IS A VITAL CENTER FOR WOUNDED SERVICEMEN TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE TREATMENT. THIS PHASE OF THE PROJECT INCLUDED UPGRADES TO THE EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE OF THE BUILDING, REPLACING THE ASBESTOS SLATE ROOF TO METAL, BUILDING A NEW FOUNDATION FOR THE BUILDING, INSTALLING HEATING THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING, REBUILDING THE INTERNAL SEWAGE SYSTEM OF THE BUILDING, AND UPGRADING THE ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CENTER.

ARTSAKH REFUGEE INITIATIVE URGENT HUMANITARIAN AIDIN SEPTEMBER 2023, AFTER IMPOSING A BLOCKADE FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR, THE MILITARY OF AZERBAIJAN BEGAN USING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO COMPLETE THEIR ETHNIC CLEANSING OF THE REGION OF ARTSAKH. AS A RESULT, 120,000 ARMENIANS LIVING IN ARTSAKH WERE FORCIBLY DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES AND ENTERED ARMENIA PROPER AS REFUGEES, MAKING IT THE LARGEST AND MOST RAPID INFLUX OF REFUGEES IN THE HISTORY OF ARMENIA. THIS BROUGHT MANY HUMANITARIAN AND CIVILIAN CHALLENGES FOR A COUNTRY THE SIZE OF ARMENIA, AND WITH THE WINTER RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, ARMENIA FUND, INC. LAUNCHED THE ARTSAKH REFUGEE INITIATIVE PROGRAM. AN INDEPENDENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED BY ARMENIA FUND, INC. AND THE FRAMEWORK OF A SHORT, MID, AND LONG TERM PLAN WAS SET INTO MOTION. THE FOLLOWING REPRESENT THE SHORT AND MID TERM INITIATIVES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED: (I) $792, 163: IN THE SHORT TERM, IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF WAS PRIORITIZED. THE FUND ACQUIRED AND SENT VITAL MEDICINES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS TO TREAT THOSE WHO FACED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AS THE RESULT OF A GAS STATION EXPLOSION IN ARTSAKH. ADDITIONALLY, BY WORKING WITH RED CROSS ARMENIA, ARMENIA FUND, INC. PURCHASED AND DISTRIBUTED BEDS, HEATERS, AND HYGIENE KITS TO REFUGEES WHO SETTLED IN REMOTE VILLAGE COMMUNITIES. ARMENIA FUND ALSO COLLABORATED WITH A NUMBER OF SMALLER NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVED SPECIFIC AREAS OF HIGH REFUGEE SETTLEMENT TO PROVIDE THOSE IN NEED WITH EVERYDAY APPLIANCES AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS SUCH AS STOVES, REFRIGERATORS, CHAIRS, HEATERS, WARDROBES, AND OTHER SUCH GOODS.(II) $80,000: IN THE MID TERM, THE FUND PRIORITIZED PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS FOR REFUGEES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INTENSE TRAUMA. IN COLLABORATION WITH "WORLD VISION ARMENIA," THE FUND IMPLEMENTED AN ONGOING PROGRAM IN THE REGIONS OF TAVUSH, ARAGATSOTN, AND SYUNIK, WHERE A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF REFUGEES SETTLED. THE PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL TREATMENT SOLUTION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. UP TO 150 CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN WORLD VISION'S "CHILD FRIENDLY SPACES AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS, WHERE TRAINED PROFESSIONAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTS INTRODUCE THE CHILDREN TO CONCEPTS AND TOOL FOR SELF-SOOTHING AND DEALING WITH OVERWHELMING EMOTIONS.(III) $43,746: THE REMAINING AMOUNT INCLUDES TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ARMENIA FUND STAFF AND CONSULTANT FEES.