New agricultural project in a border village is created with the support of Orange

With the support of the Orange Foundation from here on the inhabitants of the border village of Vazashen in Tavush region will have a possibility to get involved in a new branch of agriculture and have sustainable source of income as a result, the company informs.

This village used to have about 1500 hectares of grape yards with around 2000 tons of harvest yearly and a long history of viniculture. However, since 1990s these lands have not been serving their purpose due to the danger of sniper fire.

In the scope of the agricultural projects of the Orange Foundation, 7 households received beehives and bees and were trained in bee keeping, thus having a possibility to get involved in this new and promising branch of agriculture.

The project has been implemented in the scope of the special program launched by the Orange Foundation last year, which aims to give a possibility to Orange Armenia employees to lead philanthropic projects on their initiative. The grant for implementation of this agricultural project was awarded to Orange Armenia employee Mihran Babayan from Finance Department, who spends part of his free time supporting the “Armenian Santa Clause” NGO . This is already the 4th project in a row financed based on proposal of Orange employees.

To participate in honey extraction process Vazashen village was also visited by a group of Orange Armenia volunteers. Though for most of them the participation in honey extraction process was the first such experience, they participated in the works with great enthusiasm.

With the support of the Orange Foundation small, but sustainable development models of agriculture have also been implemented in Berdavan village of Tavush region and Karmir Aghek village of Lori region.

For implementation of this project the Orange Foundation has invested 2,960,000 AMD.