The IDeA FoundationթԹ has issued a statement offering its support to bring Syrian-Armenian refugees to Armenia.
”The IDeA Foundation is committed to improving the lives of Armenia’s citizens. Yet, we do not do this in isolation. We are aware of what is happening in the world around us and we feel an obligation to participate in doing what can be done to alleviate pain and suffering wherever possible.
As we watch the continuing violence in Syria, particularly in Aleppo, we feel compelled to offer financial support to bring Syrian-Armenian refugees to Armenia. We are prepared to join other organizations and individuals around the world in this effort. This is something that must happen now. We express our deepest sympathy to all who suffer from the conflict in Syria now.թԹ Even those who stayed and continued to stay throughout the years of fighting are now looking for safe haven elsewhere. We believe it is our duty as Armenians to help them.
We are joined in this by several private foundations and we are working with the Armenian government to ensure that those who come are offered the basic official facilitation necessary to be able to legally seek refuge in Armenia.
In the years following the Genocide, the Armenians of Aleppo were the first-line saviors for Armenian survivors. Today, they are looking for first-line saviors themselves.”
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The IDeA (Initiatives for Development of Armenia) is a Charitable Foundation established by the entrepreneurs and philanthropists Ruben Vardanyan and her wife Veronika Zonabend. The Foundation focuses on programs which achieve tangible socioeconomic development and assist Armenia in transition from the survival model to the prosperity model. The Foundation implements large-scale charitable initiatives in Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh and the Armenian diaspora striving to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of the Armenian people.
Among the flagship projects of the Foundation are UWC Dilijan, Tatev Revival, Reconstruction of St. George Cathedral in Tbilisi, Dilijan Development project, 100 LIVES initiative and many others.
(Photo: In Aleppo a four-year-old Esraa and her brother Waleed, three, sit on the ground near a shelter for internally displaced persons. UNICEF/UN013175/Al-Issa)
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