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November 08, 2007
AGBU Brings Culture Back to Nubarashen District of Yerevan
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On October 13, the Nubarashen district of Yerevan celebrated its 75th anniversary and gave credit to AGBU for its sponsorship of the reconstruction of the local cultural center.
The day of festivities and celebration also included an official ceremony with a speech given by the Nubarashen Community Leader, M. Hovhanissian, who expressed his deep gratitude to AGBU. A "Letter of Acknowledgement" was given to Ashot Ghazarian, AGBU Armenian Representation Director, for the organization's work in reconstructing the center.
Built by AGBU in the 1930s, the settlement of Nubarashen was named after AGBU founder Boghos Nubar. Today, Nubarashen is an integral part of metropolitan Yerevan. During the AGBU Centennial Celebration in Armenia this past April, an AGBU delegation led by President Berge Setrakian toured the neighborhood. Setrakian promised that the world's largest Armenian non-profit had not forgotten this corner of Yerevan and it planned to renovate the neighborhood's cultural center.
Currently, the Nubarashen district of Yerevan is somewhat isolated from the rest of the capital, but it is gradually becoming more integrated with the various parts of the city. Projects, like the estimated 85 million AMD (approx. US$250,000) reconstruction of the Nubarashen Cultural Center funded by AGBU and the Armenian Social Investment Fund, aim to revitalize the culture of the neighborhood.
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