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Securing Water for the Villagers of Arazap
The water supply network of Arazap village was constructed in the 1960s. Over the years, the cast iron pipes have grown out of use, and the outdated infrastructures have been causing numerous problems. The low water pressure has limited the villagers’ access to drinking water. Partial renovation of water pipelines no longer gives results, and […]
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Solar thermal and electric heating systems have been installed in Paruyr Sevak Village
The Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) presented the results and marked the completion of a solar thermal system and electric heating project in a pre-school in Paruyr Sevak village, Ararat Region. The project was implemented together with its General Partner VivaCell-MTS within the framework of the joint Alternative Energy Project. […]
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A new water supply network will be exploited in Arazap village in 2015
The water supply network of Arazap village was constructed in the remote 1960s. Over the years of exploitation the cast iron pipes have grown out of use, and the outdated infrastructures have been causing various problems. The low water pressure has limited the villagers’ access to drinking water. Partial renovation of water pipelines no longer […]
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Green Heating Technology for the Border Village of Vahan
Vahan village, Chambarak region, Gegharkunik province, runs 28 kilometers along the Armenian-Azeri border. The 6-months long winter in the village creates numerous challenges for the 1228 inhabitants who lack basic heating technologies. Its two-story kindergarten was built in the late 60s and currently houses 42 children and 11 employees. Until recently, the kindergarten was also […]
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FPWC and UNDP GEF SGP Successfully Complete Urtsadzor Eco-Training Center Construction Project
In September 2012, FPWC began to construct the Urtsadzor Eco-Training Center in the privately protected Caucasus Wildlife Refuge (CWR) located adjacent to the Urtsadzor community, in Ararat region. The intent of the project, which was supported by the UNDP Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP), was to involve the entire community in the […]
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A solar water heating system has been installed in the kindergarten of the border village Vahan
Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets and its General Partner VivaCell-MTS will mark the conclusion and present the results of yet another project implemented within the framework of the Joint Alternative Energy Project. This initiative included the installation of a solar water heating system in the kindergarten in the border village Vahan, […]
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EAZA Trainings Help Expand Yerevan Zoo’s Animal Welfare and Enrichment Activities
“The most important lesson is that animal welfare and enrichment activities don’t have to take too much time, have no boundaries, and leave much room for creativity.” This is what many animal keepers at the Yerevan Zoo concluded after four days of intensive trainings with specialists from the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). […]
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Urtsadzor Community Chooses Alternative Energy
For many years, the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) has actively supported conservation projects in Urtsadzor community. On December 4, a series of community development projects were concluded in Urtsadzor within the frames of the Joint Alternative Energy Project between FPWC and VivaCell-MTS. The recent project included the installation of […]
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Bringing Water to Lukashin Community
For many decades, the lack of drinking water has been one of the central problems for the inhabitants Lukashin village in Armavir region. Some parts of the village had no drinking water at all, and most parts had a 2-hour water supply schedule. This past spring, the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural […]
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Lukashin community will have a new water supply network
For Lukashin village of Armavir region the drinking water problem existed from the times of the Soviet Union. Some parts of the village, that has 2600 inhabitants, did not have water at all, and the major part of the village had a two-hour water supply schedule. For years the cast iron pipes had undergone erosion, […]
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