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Vanadzor Orran- 2nd Quarter Report

/April to June, 2016 /

4th Q 2013 for web Page 1

The following report covers the activities implemented during the months of April, May, and

June in the following areas:

- General notes

- Academic assistance to children

- Cultural education

- Social service

- Medical and psychological assistance

- Other

1. GENERAL NOTES

One hundred forty two beneficiaries (adults and children) attended the Center during the

period of April to June.

The details are presented in the table below:

April May June

Number of children 104 110 104

Number of adults 32 32 30

Total number 136 142 134

The changes that took place were:

11 new children were admitted and enrolled in the relevant junior, middle and senior

age groups and the meal program.

4 out of these enrolled 11 children are families from Talish who have moved to

Vanadzor as a result of the April war.

6 children left the Orran program.

During the reporting period 110 children were enrolled in the Orran program and were

involved in the Orran meal, education, social, cultural and psychological programs.

5 children were embraced in individual sessions.




7 children attending Orran have various disabilities thus individual work was carried

out with them.

During this quarter 32 elderly were involved in the Orran project.

2. Academic assistance to children

2.1. Classes and handcraft workshops

2.1.1 Classes

Orran children have academic assistance provided by volunteers and teachers.

The table below shows the number of children involved in the Orran classes in May.

Number of children Junior Middle

Senior

Total number of

children in the groups 36 40 34

Teachers Marietta

Soghoyan

Armine

Apresyan

Gayane

Manucharyan

2.1.2 Handcraft workshops

The table below presents the total number of children attending the workshops during this

quarter:

Workshops April May June

Macramé, carpet

weaving

20 22 20

Woodcarving 17 14 13

Pottery 22 28 24




Arts 15 18 15

Sewing 4 5 8

Computer 18 20 18

Journalism 15 16 15

Leadership 15 16 15

Theatre 12 12 12

Gardening 14 16 18

Christianity and church

classes

28 36 30

English 8 11 10

Sculpturing 0 0 6

Computer Courses are conducted for 3 different age groups. The children are taught

PAINT Graphic design, MS word, Adobe Photoshop CS5, CS6 programs; the middle

age group children are creating graphic images, thematic slides, pictures, diagrams.

Two children participated in the republican competition called “Vozni” and one of

them passed to the next round. This program is sponsored by Mentor Graphics.

12 children of Orran from the middle and senior age groups involved in the theatrical

classes, are currently getting ready for a new performance.

18 children from the senior and middle age groups, who had participated in the

environmental classes, are involved in the gardening project since May. Vardan

Ayvazyan and Vahe Ghevondyan are working with the children involved in the

gardening project. Twice a week the children go to the garden, water the trees and

clean the weads.

The Sewing workshop was supplied with colorful, numerous threads and gobelin

fabric. The material was provided with the support of FCN organization representative




Zorayr Kirakosyan and by Sister Arusyak , Head of Our Lady of Armenia Boghossian

Educational Center. The senior age group girls are involved in this workshop.

Since June, stone carving workshop is being held at Orran led by sculptor Master Bogdan

Hovhannisian. The best students of the woodcarving group are participating in this workshop.

Hayk Hovivyan/ Head of Kanaka OJSC presented 16 tufa stones for carving .

2.2 Volunteers

Volunteers help the children to do their homework assignments, as well as conduct individual

and group sessions with the children, and support in organizing various events.

The grant project submitted by US Peace Corps volunteer was approved and due to the grant

Orran obtained 10 computers, 1 color printer and 3 basic printers, a cutter, a stapler, a binder

and 2 other equipments. After receiving all the equipment and devices an inventory will be

done and the completed list will be presented to the central office.




The aim of the computer center is not only to provide children with computer skills, but

also to educate them with financial literacy. The Orran children will try to print booklets,

calendars, business cards in their small center, and will be engaged in computer graphic

design, and create computer games with the help of Vanadzor Technopark / VTC /

volunteers. For this purpose an agreement has been reached with both the head of Technopark

and the Director of Polytechnic University. The Orran children will practice their skills in the

Vanadzor publishing house, for which an agreement has been reached with the Director.

The students of UWC Dilijan international school who are volunteering every other week at

Orran are on holidays from June 1 until September.

The chart below preents the number of volunteers who attended Orran during this quarter.

April May June

Number of volunteers 22 21 16

Total Hours 1292+432/ UWC/=1724

FULL NAME COUNTRY/CITY

INVOLVEMENT IN THE

CLASSES

1. Irina Petrosyan Vanadzor Academic classes preparation

2. Lilit Nalbandyan Vanadzor English language

3. Vard Khoyecyan Vanadzor Social Pedagogue

4. Levon Vardumyan Vanadzor /April/, English, organize.

5. Geghecik Zakaryan Vanadzor Biology

6. Liana Mkhitaryan Vanadzor Russian language/senior age group/

7. Lilit Dolmazyan Vanadzor Armenian language

8. Lusine Manukyan Vanadzor English language

9. Laura Papikyan Vanadzor English language

10. Mary Mejlumyan Vanadzor Psychologist

11. Elen Hovhannisyan Vanadzor English language

12. Boris Brook US Peace Corps Grant project

13. Sirush Mekhakyan Vanadzor Armenian language




14. Zina Dzavaryan Vanadzor Armenian language

15. Ogsanna Yeritsyan Vanadzor English language

16. Suzanna Nalbandyan Vanadzor Academic classes preparation

17. Varduhi Hakobyan Vanadzor English language

18. Milena Ohanyan Vanadzor Academic classes preparation

19. Gayane Avagyan Vanadzor English language, pottery

20. Elmira Gevorgyan Vanadzor English language, pottery

21. Albina Garyan Vanadzor History of Christianity and church

22. Lilit Kyurghinyan Vanadzor Academic classes preparation

23. Seda Grigoryan Vanadzor Dancing /junior age group/

3. Cultural Education

3.1. Events

A series of events was organized at Orran where guests were invited. The children themselves were

invited to educational and cultural events outside of Orran such as concerts, performances, local

festivals, and cultural centers.

The description of the events are presented below.

On June 20 US Ambassador Richard Mills together with his wife visited Orran He learned

of the activities of the center and conversed with the children. At the conclusion of his visit,

Ambassador. Mills planted a fir tree in the Orran garden. Mrs. Mills presented books for the

Orran library.

The Ambassador met Lilit Nalbandyan/ an Orran graduate who was selected as a participant of

US Flex project and will leave for the US for one year.




On June 20 Samvel Avetisyan, a student of the Orran journalistic group conducted a short

interview with the US Ambassador: The interview was placed on the Embassy webpage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roFzVNsHrlo&feature=share

The US Ambassador’s visit to Vanadzor was placed also on Hayeli.am webpage.

http://hayeli.am/article/905358#.V2lkAi9Tppo.facebook

On June 16, an exhibition of handicrafts of around 40 talented women of the Lori region

was organized by the Vanadzor Women’s Initiative Group. The handicrafts of Orran children

were also presented at the exhibition. The exhibition was opened with an address of Bishop

Sepuh Chuljyan. Lori Governor, Deputy Mayor, various guests and media representatives

were present during the event. The exhibition was covered by the media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roFzVNsHrlo&feature=share

http://hayeli.am/article/905358#.V2lkAi9Tppo.facebook




Orran graduate’s Nazeli Gevorgyan’s works were presented during the exhibition.

1. Lori TV Munetik program series covered the event, please watch starting from 34.37

minute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UjToVemowc&feature=share

2. Fortuna regional TV Molorak News Series, watch from 0:48 minute:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPbygosxpHU&feature=share

3. Vanadzor TV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RhWtAZ6oDI&feature=share

On June 18 Orran once again hosted the children of the Lori communities whose activities

were covered by Lori TV. On the same day, all the children participated in a concert called

Wonder Child.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UjToVemowc&feature=share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPbygosxpHU&feature=share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RhWtAZ6oDI&feature=share




On June 15, the students of the senior age group of Orran together with the nurse and the

teachers were hosted by Vanadzor “Lori Med” Medical Center where WIRED International

Medical project http://www.wiredinternational.org/ Manager Gary Selnoun and Project

Armenia Coordinator Sepuh Baghdoyan made presenations.

On June 13, 5 children of Orran journalism class visited the workshop of Ara Ghevondyan/

noted artist of Vanadzor who is also the master of the woodcarving and arts workshops at

Orran Center. The children familiarized themselves with the artist’s masterpieces of various

time periods, got to know the artist’s style, work technique, and asked him questions. Araksya

Miskaryan from the Journalim workshop interviewed the master, talked about the painting

style of the master, his favorite books and other interesting topics.

https://web.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiredinternational.org%2F&h=XAQFNFZ2FAQFuQxSSK5Mhf8N5wTH8zbtcA3rWe-nYYEAp6Q&enc=AZOKcZwTzORB4NDQpSgzF5ZewbXVzdX5Qg9tnQl4S1Wo48MYd_3-8YP058lnReegcOwO3S0krcBktRdZU1sHwhc5On5LVj9PZYODScBPqV--KN1s9Yd2G-ln7yZOjhyparM--1HLSRoyzZHzfrLviVvW3cBf-_9QaEnGeKxRDi4ImDDB5wCidR1lIyIyk-O7BVTOm8LMAbVUxcKhWkQQkRqE&s=1




On June 10 the students of Orran senior group participated in the exhibition titled “Against

Violence” organized in the Vanadzor Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition was devoted to

the war and the migration during 1946 to 1949. The children watched the thematic film titled

“My cold and sweet country.

On June 7 US Peace Corps volunteers organized “Border to Border” training regarding

healthy lifestyle.

On June 6, Orran children attended theatre to watch “Cinderella” of Charles Perro

performed by the actors of the Russian Drama Theater,

Free tickets were provided by the administration of Drama Theatre after Hovh. Abelyan.




As of June 4, Orran started to host around 60 children from 8 communities of Lori region,

who will attend Orran every Saturday and will be involved in various projects provided by

Orran. Orran’s initiative was supported by the Education Department of Lori Marzpetaran

together with the Head of the Personnel. Children from Akhtala, Mets Ayrum, Tsotskan,

Yaghdan, Amrakits, Gargar, Norashen and Sarchapet communities are involved in this

project. Transportation of the children is covered by the communities themselves.

On June 1 a colorful and joyful event was organized at Orran devoted to International Day of

Children’s protection.




In the morning Orran children participated in the joyful celebration of June 1st in Vanadzor

Museum of Fine Arts, Hovh. Abelian Theater, Hayq Square.

On May 31, the children of Orran junior group spent a nice time in Vanadzor Maugli

children’s café. The children were invited there by the Department of Women's and Children's

Rights Protection of Lori Marzpetaran.




On May 31 The Orran children presented “Soul Power” which was organized with the

support of Orran volunteers

On May 28, Orran participated in the first graduation ceremony of Dilijan UWC international

school. The school’s annual report book had a page devoted to Orran where the students had

volunteered for two years.




On May 26. an exhibition of the handicrafts of Orran children was organized in the Museum

named after Stepan Zoryan.

On May 25, a meeting of the Lori regional committee addressing issues of disabled people

took place in Orran. The Committee was headed by the Lori Governor. Member

organizations of the committee, representatives of relevant divisions of Municipality and

Regional Administration, guests and journalists were present during the meeting. During the

meeting Orran children also performed The Newcomer within the framework of the Caucusus

Network of Chidlren’s Speaking for Myself project. Singer, actor, film director Armen

Nersisyan who supported the children to stage the performance was present at the meeting and

at the performance.




On May 14, the Dilijan International School UWC hosted the Orran children. The students

volunteering at Orran organized an interesting and full day of activitie. Seventeen children

from the junior, middle and senior age groups spent an unforgettable day with the volunteers

at the school.

Orran handed out certificates of participation and volunteering to the volunteers as well as

small gifts which were the handicrafts of the Orran children.




At the end of the meeting the volunteers of the Dilijan School prepared a nice surprise for

the Orran children. They had made a happy video which included fragments of the days

they spent at the Orran center.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hher-GFd7i4&feature=share

On May 13 37 rose bushes were planted in the yard Gugarats Diocese garden by senior age

group of children of Orran.

On May 2 within the frame of Speaking for Myself network project the children of Orran

theatrical group were hosted by Vanadzor secondary school # 23, where they performed

Newcomer. The After the performance, there was a little discussion.

On April 22, the Orran children together with many people from Vanadzor as well as with

the Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Hovannisian, organized tree planting in Orran garden which was

devoted to the heroes of April war. During the planting as a symbol for each hero a fruit tree

and 29 rose bushes were planted.

The soldiers of Vanadzor Intelligence Battalion participated in the tree planting in Orran

garden The Orran garden is named after Anna and Hrayr Hovnanian and will serve as a

agricultural training center for the Orran children.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hher-GFd7i4&feature=share




70 fruit trees were donated to Orran by the Head of "Kanaka" construction organization

Hayk Hovivyan, who also paid for preparation of the garden for tree planting.

After the tree planting the Orran children and soldiers had a dinner together.

The event was covered by Lori TV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P72G4abmwmY&feature=share

On April 15 Orran hosted the children of Vanadzor School # 30 who were accompanied by

the Deputy Director, Psychologist and social worker responsible for inclusive education. The

children of Orran leadership group made a round in the Center, introduced their daily

activities, after which there was a discussion during which Orran children answered the

questions raised by the students.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P72G4abmwmY&feature=share




On April 16, historian Arshaluys Zurabyan, former war participant conducted an open

lesson for the children.

On April 14, a group of Orran children visited the SMART Center being constructed by

Children of Armenia Fund in Debet village by the initiative of Kanaka Construction

Company and Orran. There the children organized a painting flash mob together with the

Debet school children and colored a part of the constructed wall. Orran children were also

accompanied by sculptor Bogdan Hovhannisyan and Ara Ghevondyan/ Teacher of Arts at

Orran.




On April 3 Orran children together with the volunteers of Dilijan International School UWC

participated in the jazz concert of Vanadzor Children's Chamber Choir organized in St. Grigor

Narekatsi church hall.

On April 2 a journalist Mane Papyan conducted an open lesson for Orran young journalists.

She taught the children the right way of article writing and interviewing skills. The lessons

with Mane Papyan will last a month: one meeting per week, during which the children will be

introduced to the secrets of journalism.

On April 1 National Artist, renowned actress Rosa Mkhitaryan organized an hour of fairy

tale story telling for Orran children. She read a fairy tale written by H. Tumanyan after which

she held a discussion with the children.




On April 1, Martuhi Sargsyan who is an expert in national costumes, puppet maker and a

writer, visited the Orran children together with her national costume dressed puppets.

4. Social Service

During this quarter Lusine Akmakchyan, the social worker, conducted individual work with

76 children, on topics related to education and communicat. She also conducted individual sessions

with 74 parents, and as a result most of them have been directed to various institutions.

Individual sessions were held both with the parents of the children who stopped to attend the center

and with the beneficiary families who have been newly enrolled.

During the reporting period she addressed 7 social cases, out of which 5 are in the process, and 2 had

positive outcomes. She also made 18 home visits for new beneficiaries together with the

psychologists and pedagogues.

She provided clothing to 9 families.

For June 1st the following donations have been made:




Vanadzor notary Mamikon Aslanyan donated art supplies such as watercolors, painting

albums, gouache, and pencils. Painting supplies were distributed to children in the junior

group, and the rest was given to the Arts class.

Krist Marukyan/ COAF Program Manager, donated 30 000 AMD to Orran on June 1, the

amount was transferred to Orran account number.

Sparapet store manager Mkhitar Mkhitaryan donated 3 cakes for Orran children; another

cake was donated by Armen Janazyan.

Vahagn Nalbandyan/ Head of Karmir Glkhark shop, donated toys.

t




The Manager of Armenia Development Bank Ararat Gevorgyan brought sport games for

children on behalf of the bank. He had also invited cartoon characters who made the day of

the children more joyful.

Sweets were also provided by Arman Baghramyan and Arthur Ohanyan which were provided

to children and the eldely during the following days.

Vanadzor citizens brought second hand clothing for Orran beneficiaries which will be

distributed to the needy families of rural communities.

In the table below the quantitate indicators of social work conducted during this quarter is

presented:

April May June

Number of children 104 110 104

Number of adults 30 32 30

Work with the families of

Orran beneficiary children 19 34 23

Visits

(to families, other institutions)

4 home visits

8 school visits

8 home visits

5 school visits 6 home visits

Cooperation with other

structures

(governmental, non-

governmental)

8 7 5

Work with the beneficiaries

outside of Orran Center 2 4 3




Phone calls 85 102 64

5. Medical and Psychological Support

5.1 Medical

During this quarter Armenuhi Margaryan/ Orran Nurse, implemented the following activities:

- Preventive medical examination of the children.

- Individual explanatory work with children on personal hygiene.

- Controlled the hygienic condition of the children’s hair and provided them with medicines

against lice if needed.

- Conducted a separate meeting with parents

- Contacted Vanadzor Medical Center and followed the course of treatment of children

receiving free treatment there

- Followed the results of the examinations of the admitted beneficiaries.

- Controlled sanitary hygienic conditions of the kitchen.

- Developed the menu for the beneficiaries of Orran.

- Conducted seminars for boys and girls aged 12 to 15 on hygiene and behavior.

- Separate conversation was held with the senior group girls on sexual development.

- A discussion was held on general hygiene and dental care with the newly enrolled children,

they were provided with toothbrushes.




In the below table the medical activities implemented during this quarter period is presented:

№ Description of the activity

Frequency of implementation

Number Beneficiary

planned number

1

Control of the sanitary hygienic

condition of the building and

kitchen.

daily 1 time -

2

Development and update of the

beneficiary list involved in the food

program.

daily 1 time -

3 Testing of food sample daily 1 time -

4 Development and updating of menu monthly 1 time -

5

Supervision of consumption of the

food provided UN World Food

Program

daily 1 time -

6 Home visits together with

pedagogues and social workers - - -




7 Conduction of Saturday cleaning Once a month children

8 Filling and updating of the medical

cards of beneficiaries Twice per month

once,

and if needed children

9 Checking of lice Once a week once,

and if needed children

10 Provision of first aid - 18 children

11 Purchase of first aid material monthly 1 time children

12 Blood pressure measuring daily if needed -

13 Visits to other medical institutions

- -

-

14

Conversation with the parents

- 42

15

Implementation of other activities

related to the position which

includes accompanying of children

to relevant healthcare institutions,

development of application letters,

etc.

If needed

children

16 Seminar workshop on healthcare

topic.

Once a month for each age group

children

children

5.2 Psychological

During this quarter, Vardan Ayvazyan/ Psychologist conducted individual and group activities with

students in the middle and senior age groups. Individual and group sessions were organized with the

parents, guided and consulted volunteers and staff members.

Personal cards of the children were filled.




The table below shows the number of children involved in the conducted work.

Psychological Work

Number of

children Parents Number of meetings

Ap

ril

May

Ju

ne

Ap

ril

May

Ju

ne

Ap

ril

May

Ju

ne

1. Individual sessions 9 18 16 5 11 4 4 8 6

2. Group work 6 12 15 - 1 - 2 6 2

3. Filling of the cards of the

psychological part of the

individual development project

package.

7 16 18 - - - - - -

4. Psychological assessment 1 14 8 - - - - - -

5. Work with families - - - 9 16 3 9 16 3

6. Thematic synthesis, staff

meetings 1 3 2 - - - - - -

7. Work with volunteers 1 4 2 - -- - - - -

8. Cultural activities - 2 - - - - - - -

9. Visits, meeting with other

organizations (seminars, round

table, discussions)

- 1 1 - - - 2 2 1

10. Visit to families - - - 5 12 6 - - -

Other

Every week staff meeting was organized in Orran during which ongoing issues and

activities were discussed.




Once a month a meeting with parents was organized. Various issues such as children’s

attendance, Orran events, children’s participation as well as social and other issues which

were raised by the parents were discussed.

Once a month a meeting was organized with the volunteers. At the meeting, the

participants discussed the work of the volunteers, and addressed issues they faced.

On April 22 Orran staff representatives visited Aqori village in the Lori region to express

condolences ato the family of the deceased 19-year-old Gevorg Gevorgyan who was killed

during the April war. The family had 4 undereage children living in extreme poverty. The

only adult child in the family was a 21-year-old son, who had gone for migration work and

was back for the brother’s funeral.

Orran provided a bag of flour and 50000 AMD to the family.

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