Armenia Fund
Armenia Fund (full name “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund, Armenian: Հայաստան համահայկական հիմնադրամ) was established in 1994 in Los Angeles, California. Armenia Fund, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-governmental, non-political corporation. Serving as the United States’ Western Region affiliate of the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund along with its nineteen subsidiaries around the world, Armenia Fund, Inc. has issued over $120 million of electricity development guarantee and humanitarian revenue for Armenia.
Goals
Armenia Fund attempts to rebuild Armenia's economy and assist in the well-being of life in the region. Additionally, the organization attempts to rebuild major infrastructures damaged in Karabakh during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.[1] The Fund has adopted a policy to go “Beyond Bricks and Mortar” to provide sustainability for projects it sponsors.[2]
Network
“Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund, Armenia Fund USA Inc.'s parent organization, through its affiliate organizations has presence in 16 countries around the world: United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Great Britain, France, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, and Australia.[3]
Corporate Board of Armenia Fund USA Inc.
- Ara Aghishian, Esq. Chairman;
- Armenian Assembly of America;
- Armenian Cultural Foundation;
- Armenian Catholic Eparchy of U.S. and Canada;
- Armenian Evangelical Union of North America;
- Armenian General Benevolent Union;
- Armenian Relief Society of Western U.S.A.;
- Nor Serount Cultural Association;
- Tekeyan Cultural Association of America;
- Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America;
- Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of North America;[4]
Telethon
Beginning in 1997, an annual telethon was set up and televised across the globe.
Telethon No. | Year | Raised | Phoneathon | Main Goal |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 1997 | $2,600,000 [5] | rebuilding Karabakh's infrastructure | |
2nd | 1998 | $2,100,000 [6] | 55-kilometer Segment of Goris-Stepanakert Highway | |
3rd | 1999 | $5,006,196[7] | to construct the 169-km North-South "Backbone" Highway in Karabakh | |
4th | 2000 | $?? | continued construction of the North-South Highway in Karabakh, Armenia, as well as the construction of four schools in the country's earthquake zone | |
cancelled | 2001 | $0 [8] | Armenia Fund and its 19 worldwide affiliates cancelled Telethon 2001 in solidarity with its American brothers and sisters over the tragic events of September 11, 2001 | |
5th | 2002 | $5,000,000[9] | $650,000 | continued construction of the North-South Highway in Karabakh |
6th | 2003 | $6,000,000[10] | to build North-South "Backbone" Highway in Karabakh | |
7th | 2004 | $11,400,000[11] | to complete the North-South "Backbone" Highway in Karabakh | |
8th | 2005 | $7,770,000[12] | revitalizing war torn region of Mardakert (Karabakh) - including renovation of a regional hospital, construction of a water pipeline network, agricultural development, and the construction of new local school. | |
9th | 2006 | $13,700,000[13] | revitalizing war torn region of Hadrut (Karabakh) - including reconstruction of a regional hospital, a series of new schools, new water pipelines and distribution networks, as well a comprehensive regional agricultural development program | |
10th | 2007 | $15,275,000[14] | revitalizing Armenia's rural villages in Tavush Region (part of Village Development Program) | |
11th | 2008 | $35,000,000[15] | core infrastructure projects in remote areas of Armenia and Karabakh (Martuni, Mardakert, Hadrut) | |
12th | 2009 | $15,875,043[16] | $1,800,000 | development of war-ravaged town of Shushi |
13th | 2010 | $20,862,733[17] | €1,300,000 | development of modern drinking and irrigation water systems in Karabakh’s 200 villages |
14th | 2011 | $31,000,000[18] | €1,350,000 | vital water and rural development projects in Armenia and Artsakh |
15th | 2012 | $21,400,000[19] | €1,425,000[20] | "community centers – multi-purpose structures housing a health care center, a library, a modern computer room with internet access, an auditorium for trainings, town hall meetings and cultural events, as well as a village administration and accounting office." |
16th | 2013 | $22,661,372 | €1,460,000[21] | Vartenis to Martakert Highway which will connect the northern regions of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh |
17th | 2014 | $12,399,550[22] | €1,370,000[23] | Vartenis to Martakert Highway which will connect the northern regions of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh |
See also
References
- ↑ Nations Abroad: diaspora politics and international relations in the Former Soviet Union By Neil J. Melvin, Charles King - Page 92
- ↑ Armeniafundusa.org: ARMENIA FUND USA THANKS UNITED ARMENIAN FUND FOR HUMANITARIAN AID SHIPPING ASSISTANCE
- ↑ Armeniafundusa.org: Armenia Fund Worldwide
- ↑ Armeniafund.org: Corporate Board
- ↑ Telethon 1997
- ↑ Telethon 1998
- ↑ "$5 Million Raised During Armenia Fund Telethon". Asbarez.
- ↑ Telethon 2001 cancellation
- ↑
- ↑ Telethon 2003
- ↑ Telethon 2004
- ↑ Telethon 2005
- ↑ Telethon 2006
- ↑ Telethon 2007
- ↑ Telethon 2008
- ↑ Telethon 2009
- ↑ Telethon 2010
- ↑ Telethon 2011
- ↑ "$21.4 Million Raised at Armenia Fund Telethon 2012". Massis.
- ↑ "Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s Pan-European Phoneathon raises over 1.4 million euros". Public Radio of Armenia.
- ↑ "Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s Phonathon raises €1,460 million". PanArmenian.
- ↑ "Hayastan All-Armenian Fund's 17th Telethon Raised $12.4 million". ArmenPress. 28 November 2014.
- ↑ "Over 1.37 MEUR donation pledges registered during Phonethon 2014 with support of Orange France". Panorama. 28 November 2014.