“… I have always dreamed of having a home like those in big cities with all the necessary accommodations… we did not know where to go, where to live… we have been living in a one roomed metal container, called domik, for a long time, the roof of which was deteriorated and it was leaking when raining… Of course, it is already a vain to speak about any kind of accommodation… it was just a room full of dangers: snakes and scorpions from under the floor and water leaking from the roof… says 18 years old Narine, the eldest daughter.
The Mouradyans were not able to save funds from their income and build the house in 10 years, nor they could qualify to take loans from banks.
Realizing the vital essence of the housing problem Marriott Armenia hotel is setting example by annual builds with Fuller Center for Housing Armenia and this time, on August 20, 2011, hotel 20 staff members joined Fuller Center for Housing Armenia in Aragatsotn Region, Kakavadzor Village to help make Mouradyan family dream come true.
A family whose story brings tears into one’s eyes: “Our family was very large (14 members with uncles and their families), so it was impossible to live in the paternal house, therefore we were to move into the basement of granddad’s house. I thought no one; no living creature would be able to live in such conditions. Then my uncle left for Russia and we moved into his house. At that time the half-build house of my uncle seemed to me a palace: separate bedrooms for kids, and real rays of sun instead of diminished light barely penetrating through the small window of the basement” tells Narine.
It is encouraging to see, that for such corporation as Armenia Marriott hotel, the success in business is based on such core values as the realization of other people’s having the right to live with dignity. Supporting Fuller Center for Housing Armenia to build the Mouradyan house they help to build hope, they help to build dignified future for one more Armenian family.
“Spirit to Serve our Communities is one of the core values of Marriott International. Armenia Marriott Hotel, being an integral part of the Marriott family has always put great emphasis on community based projects and we reach our hands to support our communities with all the possible ways we can. We are excited with this wonderful cooperation with Fuller Center for Housing, which every year brings together so many different organizations and people with a same united goal of helping families in need” says Ami Miron, Armenia Marriott hotel general manager.