SPFA > About the association
SPFA was created as a non-profit association in 1990, following the devastating earthquake of December 1988. Initially involved in relief work, our role has grown to include cultural activity, ecumenical exchange with the Armenian church, relief work and long-term development projects.
| President : Vice president : Finances : Secretary : |
Pastor Samuel Sahagian Pastor René Léonian Clement Praquin, Armen Kurkdjian |
The European staff of SPFA are all unpaid volunteers, including the president, the 20-strong committee, and a score of regular contributors helping to keep our activities on the move. |
| Armenian Manager : |
Astrig Marandjian (Yerevan) Aram Khatchatrian (Gumri) |
The Armenia-based team of SPFA are spread between our regional offices of Yerevan (headquarters), Gyumri, Stepanakaert (haut karabagh) and other project-specific locations. The team of 30 includes administrators, translators, drivers and logistics staff, school helpers, canteen workers, engineers and childcare workers. |
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USA Staff : |
Philippe Lerch, Johana Dunlop |
Philippe Lerch, treasurer of the association until 2003 is now our principal representative in the US. He is seconded by Johana Dunlop who recently spent a year working alongside the team in Yerevan. |
| Paris : | paris@spfa-armenie.org |
1 rue Cabanis 75014 Paris, Tél 01 47 35 30 23, Fax 01 53 80 19 49 |
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| Yerevan : | erevan@spfa-armenie.org | Erévan : 47 rue Khandjian, Appt. 10. Tél : 00 37 41 52 27 06 Fax : 00 37 41 15 11 62 |
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| New York : | newyork@spfa-armenie.org | - |
| Humanitarian Aid | Primary schools "Endanik" (Family) Craft school Street children Canteens for the elderly |
30 primary schools heated and reopened this winter of 2003 1700 children frequent this school during their free time A new project to reinsert street children into society Three canteens for 260 regular visitors in Gyumri and Stepanavan. |
| Development projects | Safe water supplies Hospital refurbishment |
Equipping hospitals and housing with safe drinking water Repair and hygiene related work to Gyumri's hospitals |
| Cultural Exchange | VIFAX language programme Visit Armenia with SPFA Youth clubs Family sponsoring |
European languages programme run locally by SPFA More than 1000 visitors have seen Armenia with SPFA Five french speaking and four german speaking clubs for cultural exchange with armenian students. We are currently launching English speaking clubs. Currently around 100 families (260 children) are sponsored by SPFA members. |
| Ecumenical Projects | Yerevan Faculty of Theology Meetings with the Armenian Apostolic Church Street children |
Theology classes are regularly given by SPFA members at the Faculty of Theology, and also to the Evangelical Academy of Armenia. SPFA enjoys close ties with the one of the oldest christian churches. Armenia was the first official christian state. A new project to reinsert street children into society |
| 24th April -1st May 2006 |
Visit for all ages |
See our visit armenia page for details
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| August 2006 | Youth visit |
For teenage and young adult groups |
See more details of our work with a (very approximate) translation of the full french website, courtesy of Google.
| Article from the website of SPFA-Solidarité Protestante France-Arménie, ©2005. All rights reserved. Can you help out ? Try here. |