Armenian fundraiser for children with special needs
During the event special catalogues with photos and data of eight children needing urgent medical intervention were distributed among the guests. Participants also watched a video depicting past problems and the new life of children who have undergone surgery with who have undergone surgery with World Vision support.
“I am a musician and my only dream was to learn music professionally and perform on the stage. But with my heavy limb I was ashamed to socialize even with neighbors. Now I can walk properly, I gained self-confident, and I attend musical school. Now I WILL go on stage”, says Edik Manucharyan, 16 in the video.
I am a musician and my only dream was perform on the stage. But with my heavy limb I was ashamed to socialize even with neighbors. Now I can walk properly, I gained self-confident, and I attend musical school. Now I WILL go on stage The reception brought together members of the National Assembly, representatives of charity organizations, NGOs, the Armenian Apostolic Church and the private sector.
“Helping children in need is a very noble cause, and I am grateful to World Vision for bringing us all together to help children with special needs”, said in her speech Chairwoman of the Association of Diplomats’ Wives Nani Oskanian.
Kind participation of donors will help to provide for the surgery of two of these children. All participants of the reception are provided with details of World Vision’s bank account for transfers.
"We are trying to encourage and promote the tradition of practicing good will towards children who need it most. There are so many children that need help, and events like this allow more to be assisted than would otherwise be possible”, explains World Vision representative Marina Hovhannisyan.
Often in Armenia children with special needs, especially with visible facial and orthopedic disorders, suffer discrimination and harassment. Many of them end up in special institutions deprived of parental care. They have no future and no hope.
Helping children in need is a very noble cause, and I am grateful to World Vision for bringing us all together to help children with special needs “To assist such children, World Vision started its project in 2002 with funding from the UK and Germany, providing essential surgery to nine children with severe facial disfiguration and orthopedic disorders. Several other children received surgery with funds raised through performances played at the National Puppet Theatre and the National Academic Theatre. After the surgery and post-surgical treatment these children were able to attend public school and live a healthy life.
World Vision plans to continue initiation of such fundraising actions, which will create financial means for continuing to provide surgery to children, and at the same time, will promote public awareness and participation in helping children with special needs.
“I am a musician and my only dream was to learn music professionally and perform on the stage. But with my heavy limb I was ashamed to socialize even with neighbors. Now I can walk properly, I gained self-confident, and I attend musical school. Now I WILL go on stage”, says Edik Manucharyan, 16 in the video.
I am a musician and my only dream was perform on the stage. But with my heavy limb I was ashamed to socialize even with neighbors. Now I can walk properly, I gained self-confident, and I attend musical school. Now I WILL go on stage The reception brought together members of the National Assembly, representatives of charity organizations, NGOs, the Armenian Apostolic Church and the private sector.
“Helping children in need is a very noble cause, and I am grateful to World Vision for bringing us all together to help children with special needs”, said in her speech Chairwoman of the Association of Diplomats’ Wives Nani Oskanian.
Kind participation of donors will help to provide for the surgery of two of these children. All participants of the reception are provided with details of World Vision’s bank account for transfers.
"We are trying to encourage and promote the tradition of practicing good will towards children who need it most. There are so many children that need help, and events like this allow more to be assisted than would otherwise be possible”, explains World Vision representative Marina Hovhannisyan.
Often in Armenia children with special needs, especially with visible facial and orthopedic disorders, suffer discrimination and harassment. Many of them end up in special institutions deprived of parental care. They have no future and no hope.
Helping children in need is a very noble cause, and I am grateful to World Vision for bringing us all together to help children with special needs “To assist such children, World Vision started its project in 2002 with funding from the UK and Germany, providing essential surgery to nine children with severe facial disfiguration and orthopedic disorders. Several other children received surgery with funds raised through performances played at the National Puppet Theatre and the National Academic Theatre. After the surgery and post-surgical treatment these children were able to attend public school and live a healthy life.
World Vision plans to continue initiation of such fundraising actions, which will create financial means for continuing to provide surgery to children, and at the same time, will promote public awareness and participation in helping children with special needs.
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