Kamo Davtyan, a soldier wounded in the Artsakh Liberation War in the early 1990s, was given a new home in the village of Nor Shen of the Martuni region of Artsakh.
STEPANAKERT—Kamo Davtyan, a soldier wounded in the Artsakh Liberation War in the early 1990s, was given a new home in the village of Nor Shen of the Martuni region of Artsakh on August 11. The house was rebuilt by the Tufenkian Foundation Housing for Wounded Soldiers initiative.
Tufenkian Foundation Executive Director Raffi Doudaklian, representatives of the Martuni Regional Administration, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Meroujan Mosiyan gomideh representative, local media, and members of the Nor Shen community attended the housewarming.
Since 2003, the Tufenkian Foundation has implemented various projects and initiatives in support of Artsakh. In April 2016, in response to the Four Day War, the foundation launched an urgent appeal to help the people affected by the war. Since then, with funds raised during this emergency appeal, and through additional support from individual donors, the foundation provided housing support to six soldiers: three in Martakert, two in Hadrut, and one in Askeran.
Although the initiative was launched with the aim of supporting soldiers injured in the Four Day War, it was later expanded to include soldiers with housing needs who have been injured in battle and are not able to repair their homes or purchase new ones.
Kamo Davtyan and his wife in front of their house, during renovations
“Every soldier who has risked his life for our homeland deserves a dignified living, and that is not possible without a decent home. By building, renovating, or purchasing houses for the soldiers of Artsakh, we not only honor and support these brave individuals and their families, but we also help rebuild Artsakh, one house at a time,â€
