A leading Armenian Diaspora charity is subsidizing, for a second consecutive month, housing expenses of hundreds of ethnic Armenians from Syria who have taken refuge in Armenia and are struggling to make ends meet.
Officials at the Yerevan office of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) said on Friday that they provided last month between 40,000 and 60,000 drams ($100-150) in financial assistance to some 220 Syrian Armenian families renting apartments. They said they have received more than 200 applications for such aid this month.
The applications are processed by an 11-member panel that consists of mostly Syrian-born AGBU officials. According to Aruzh Yesayan, head of the task force, the scheme is designed for socially vulnerable families that struggle to pay rent in Yerevan. This is why, he said, Syrian nationals who rent expensive apartments in the city center, own property or have well-paid jobs in Armenia are not eligible for the assistance.
Armenian News
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