On June 20-23, an enthusiastic volunteer team from the U.S.A. led by Badveli Ara Guekguezian joined Fuller Center for Housing Armenia and doing wonderful work helping the Melkonyan family from Spitak town to enjoy the happiness of living in a decent home.
It was amazing that all the volunteers were members of one family: three generations of Gary G Gostanian’s family. It was a really enjoyable and a wonderful time for two families: for volunteers as well as for the beneficiaries.
The Melkonyan family has lived in a temporary shelter since 1988 after the earthquake. Before the earthquake, Hrachya and Tamara lived in Hrachya’s parental house with Hrachya’s parents. During the earthquake, the house was damaged and the family was growing and the family couldn’t live there anymore. After the earthquake, they moved to a temporary shelter and till now lived there with so poor conditions.
Hrachya and Tamara have four children. Two daughters and one son are already married and live separately. Now Hrachya and Tamar live with their youngest son Tatul. He studies at the local school.
The family is engaged in cattle breeding. Several years ago the family could buy an unfinished house hoping to finish it and move there for living. They worked hard but the income wasn’t enough to complete the house construction.
“My husband and I work day and night to save money for our house construction but it is really difficult to keep a family and do the construction at the same time. We would be so thankful to help us to have our long-awaited home. I want at least my little son to grow up in a comfortable home,” said Tamara
Till the end of the year, the family will move to their decent home.
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