Home Improvement for Suren S.
Description
Since 2012, The Paros Foundation has worked to improve the quality of life in Nerkin Karmir Aghbyur (NKA), an important border village of approximately 1,100 residents in Armenia’s Tavush Region. Through our Prosperity on the Border initiative, the Foundation has helped rebuild or improve the village’s school, kindergarten, medical center, emergency services building, municipal building and water distribution system. With the support of Jean-Marie Atamian, his family and friends, partial or complete renovations have also been completed on nearly 10% of the village’s homes.
Suren is a police officer who lives in NKA with his wife and four children. Their home was renovated in 2020, but the living room floor has since become worn and needs to be replaced. During the original renovation, the family could not afford the ongoing monthly cost of gas heating, so portable electric heaters were provided to help warm the space. Their financial situation has since improved, allowing them to manage the cost of gas heating. This $4,600 project will replace the living room flooring and install a gas heating system throughout the home.
Sponsorship of this project will provide the materials, skilled labor and technical support needed to complete the family’s home renovations. By creating safe and comfortable living conditions, this project will help the family build a more secure future while supporting the continued strength and stability of this important border village.
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The Need
The family needs a reliable heating system that can warm the entire house, as well as new flooring to restore the safety and condition of their main living space. Completing these improvements will build upon the home’s original renovation and better meet the needs of this family of six.
Short Term Impact
The new gas heating system will provide consistent warmth throughout the home, while the replacement flooring will create a safer and more comfortable living room for the family. These improvements will also create short-term employment for local tradespeople and skilled workers, keeping a portion of the project’s investment within the area.
Long Term Impact
These improvements will help preserve the family’s home and provide more comfortable living conditions for Suren and his children for years to come. Supporting families like Suren’s also helps residents remain in NKA and contributes to the continued strength and stability of this important border village.
Sponsors Benefits
Sponsors will be recognized on The Paros Foundation’s website and in press and project-related communications. Project updates will be shared as the renovation progresses, and visits to the family and village can be arranged for sponsors traveling to Armenia.