Wednesday, January 20 2016 08:55

 In the frames of the visits of the housing project, VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian and the President of "Fuller Center for Housing" Armenia Ashot Yeghiazaryan visited the Hovhannisyan family of Bagravan village, Shirak region, VivaCell-MTS says in a press release.
The Hovhannisyans moved to Bagravan 40 years ago from the borderland village of Kharkov. They bought a three-room house without basic living conditions and tried to

renovate it. At the time, the growing family was not able to do it. 23 years ago they could only afford replacing the roof, which also deteriorated in the course of time.  Now a time for new opportunities has come for the Hovhannisyan family consisting of 10 people.

"This program is a real salvation for our family. We did not even have bedrooms in the house, let alone a kitchen or a bathroom. Now everything is changed: we have a decent home. Both of my sons are married and have their own families. The dream of our family has come true," said Grigor, the family father.

"In this, as well as in other communities, the construction works were carried out with love and with full understanding of our important mission. With this program, we want to pass to our compatriots the belief that for finding solutions to their problems they should first overcome desperation. The more persistent they are, the sooner they will achieve the desirable results. People, who participated in the construction works, built the belief in a better future and optimism with each stone put in the walls of this house. The years will fade the memories of toil and hardships that this family had to go through," said VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.

"Even a small opportunity given to the family reveals the hidden potential in it. The sons of this family have done the renovation, the house plan modifications and the design all by themselves. I am sure that this is only the beginning of new achievements for this family,'' said President of "Fuller Center for Housing" Armenia Ashot Yeghiazaryan.
To remind, in 2015 VivaCell-MTS invested AMD 100 million for the housing project, and the "Fuller Center for Housing" Armenia has undertaken the implementation of the project. 93 families benefited as a result of the project.
VivaCell-MTS (K-Telecom CJSC) is Armenia's leading telecommunications operator, having the widest 2G/3.75G/4G network reach and spreading a wide range of Voice and Data services all across Armenia. Having the best of the Armenian people interest at heart since its launch on 1st July 2005 and in a short period of time VivaCell-MTS has managed to build a nationwide network and a considerable customer base. VivaCell-MTS drives innovation and aims at always being at the forefront of any development serving the Armenian mobile communications market.  The company follows the guidance provided by ISO 26000 (International Standard of Social Responsibility) and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (Information Security Management System). 

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS") is the leading telecommunications group in Russia and the CIS, offering mobile and fixed voice, broadband, pay TV as well as content and entertainment services in one of the world's fastest growing regions. Including its subsidiaries, the Group services over 100 million mobile subscribers. The Group has been awarded GSM licenses in Russia, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Belarus, a region that boasts a total population of more than 200 million. Since June 2000, MTS' Level 3 ADRs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol MBT). 

Fuller Center for Housing Armenia is a non-governmental, charitable organization that supports community development in the Republics of Armenia and Artsakh by assisting in building and renovating simple, decent and affordable homes, as well as advocating the right to a decent shelter as a matter of conscience and action. FCHA provides long-term, interest-free loans to low-income families. The monthly repayments flow into a Revolving Fund, which is used to help more families, thereby providing a financial foundation for sustainable community development.  Since 2008 the Fuller Center for Housing Armenia has assisted more than 450 families.