Pre-Project Remarks:
For our next project, we are raising funds to renovate an art studio of an artist named Gohar who lives in the village of Hatsik just outside of Gyumri, in the Shirak province of Armenia.
Gohar is 28 years old and from the time she was a child, she had difficulty speaking. As a child she started drawing objects to communicate with her family. Over time she became a great painter and years ago she started taking an interest in sculpting and now she is a great sculptor as well. You can see some of her work in the video and the photos in the description.
Some of the photos show the current conditions in which her art studio is in. In the winter months it is so cold that she is not able to work in her studio at all. So, we’ve decided to renovate her art studio, insulate it, add proper lighting, heating and cooling for the winter and the hot summer months.
I, myself (the president of this charitable group) am an electrical engineer, and with the help of volunteer engineers in Armenia we are working on the design of this renovation project. We are all working as volunteers, and 100% of the donations will be going to the purchase of materials, and to pay for local tradesmen that will be performing the renovation work on this project. We will also have local volunteers helping us with the renovation process to keep the costs as low as possible. We have found a sponsor in Armenia, who will donate some of the building material. Additional funding is required since this one sponsor will not be able to provide us with all the material and cover all of the costs.
We are scheduled to start the renovations at the beginning of May, 2017. I personally will be visiting the art studio in the beginning of June for a few weeks to check up on the progress of the project.
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Post Project Remarks:
In 2017 Empower Armenia renovated an art studio of an artist named Gohar who lives in the village of Hatsik just outside of Gyumri, in the Shirak province of Armenia.
From the time Gohar was a child, she had difficulty speaking. As a child she started drawing objects to communicate with her family. Over time she became a great painter and years ago she started taking an interest in sculpting and now she is a great sculptor as well.
We decided to empower her by renovating her art studio.
In January of 2017, Empower Armenia began the assessment of Gohar’s art studio. The project commenced at the end of April of 2017 and was successfully completed in September of 2017.
We would like to thank all of our staff and volunteers, in Armenia, Canada, and the United States for making this project a reality.
All of the material used in this renovation project are either made in Armenia, or made in countries that are friendly to the nation of Armenia.
Together we can Empower Armenia, one project at a time.
| Project Status: ON GOING (To be Completed in September of 2017) | |
| 2017.04.29 | We started the preliminary work on Gohar’s art studio’s renovation project on Saturday April 29, 2017. Our director of operations in Armenia, Arsen Vardanyan along with his friend Stepan Kakosyan volunteered to remove the old chalk from the walls so the renovation work can begin. |
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| 2017.05.12 | We had professional window makers come in to Gohar’s Art Studio at Hatsik village and measure the window frames, to build new Windows and replace the old ones. The windows are MADE IN ARMENIA, double layer (Euro Windows), which are energy efficient. We thank these local professionals for giving us a special discount. We do our best to stretch out your donations and do the most that we can with the funds raised |
| 2017.05.13 | We had a few volunteers helping to remove the equipment out of the Art Studio into the storage area. They also removed the old sink, piping, and the old electrical panels and connections that need to be redone. |
| 2017.05.14 | With the help of volunteers, we removed the old and cracked concrete from the floor. We will be pouring a new layer of concrete onto the floor of Gohar’s Art Studio, scheduled for the beginning of August. |
| 2017.05.19 | Our volunteers had the old windows removed, the frames cleaned and the new windows were installed by our local window makers. The windows are double glass, filled with special gas acting as insulation from winter cold and summer heat. The windows are MADE IN ARMENIA. |
| 2017.05.20 | On this day the construction materials were delivered to Gohar’s studio by the supplier. (All of our materials throughout all of our projects including this project are either Made in Armenia or purchased ONLY from nations friendly to Armenia). Our Director of Operations in Armenia, ArsenVardanyan did an amazing job in helping us organize everything. |
| 2017.06.24 | Our Director of Operations, Arsen Vardanyan and our Electrical Engineer & Procurement manager Hayk Pichikyan purchased the electrical goods from Yerevan, and Arsen delivered them to Gohar’s Art Studio at Hatsik Village, just North East of city of Gyumri, in the Shirak Province of Armenia. |
| 2017.07.13 | On this day we delivered the remaining insulation and building materials that were required to complete this project. We anticipate the project to be completed by early September. |
| 2017.07.17 | The bulk of the renovation project has begun. On this day part of the insulation and the electrical panel, electrical wires and conduits were installed. |
| 2017.07.19 | Most of the framework and the drywalls were installed on this day. We also were able to complete the framework for the new bathroom that we are putting in the Art Studio. |
| 2017.07.31 | On this day we laid the foundation for the new concrete floor to be poured in the coming days. |
| 2017.08.09 | On this day we laid the new concrete floor in the Art Studio. |
| 2017.08.21 | On this day we finished painting the Art Studio, and started laying the floor and wall tiles in the bathroom. |
| 2017.09.08 | On this day we completed all the construction work in the art studio. |
| 2017.09.16 | On this day we finished cleaning the art studio and moved all the tools and furniture back into the area. The project was successfully completed. |