OREANDA-NEWS. May 5, 2009. VivaCell-MTS today announces the completion of the rooftop and complex renovation of the only secondary school in the village of Geghadir, Kotayk marz. An ancient village dating back to the 5th century B.C., Geghadir is situated 10 km far from Yerevan.   

This social investment of VivaCell-MTS in the school of the village of Geghadir is another large-scale project implemented in the sphere of assistance to the secondary education in Armenia. Today, a special event was held in the village in order to celebrate the completion of refurbishment works and the reconstruction of the rooftop in the school realized through AMD 17 million of generous support provided by VivaCell-MTS in the framework of the 2008 program of CSR dedicated to the rehabilitation of outdated infrastructure in the regions of Armenia. 

In the framework of the project, 40 new windows and 18 new doors were installed; and the rooftop was completely renovated (around 900 square meters). The wall size of 300 square meters was destroyed and fully rebuild. Walls and ceiling with total area of nearly 3000 square meters are painted. The teacher's common room (50 square meters) and toilets (40 square meters) were tiled. The stairs and the landing were also coated in basalt, and the columns in ferzit.   
   
“We attach high importance to quality education since we always strive to contribute to the better future of Armenia. We want children of Armenia to get good grades in school as today’s well-educated school-child has the chance to create value for the society tomorrow. However, it’s not the sole reason we keep on helping educational institutions. Corporate citizen lives and thinks a day ahead, and therefore should invest in education to ensure high-quality education”, - noted VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.

Nearly 500 children are enrolled in the secondary school of Geghadir. Many of them want to acquire different professions and become famous and respectable specialists. They wish to get a university education in the capital city Yerevan. All necessary conditions are put in place in the secondary school of Geghadir, which doesn’t differ from similar schools in Yerevan, having all the opportunities to organize pleasant and comprehensive studying process and provide quality education.