Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Central Executive Board allocated over U.S. $ 500.000 to educational programs in Armenia and Diaspora for 2008-2009 academic year, Asbarez daily reports.

“Alongside our decades of continuous assistance to educational efforts in the Diaspora, we are obligated to initiate similar programs in Armenia – particularly in Nagorno Karabakh and Javakhk,” Vicky Marashlian, the Chairperson of the ARS Central Executive Board said. The latter has recently visited Javakhk and brought the project for the first ARS Kindergarten in the region.

ARS Central Executive Board member Maida Melkonian stated: “ARS has always given priority to the education of coming generations. In this context, according to their ability, ARS entities functioning in various countries give their utmost to meet their regional needs in the realm of education.”

Founded in 1910, ARS (headquarter in New York) has offices in 24 countries around the world and employs more than 18 thousand people.