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Repair & Renovation of Homes in Spitak
Project Overview: On December 7th, 1988 a massive earthquake struck the Lori region of Armenia leaving 25,000 people dead, 100,000 wounded and over 500,000 homeless. Spitak, a town of 22,000 people suffered the loss of 4003 people and, the almost complete destruction of the city.
A massive reconstruction project took place; the town of Spitak was recreated from scratch on a site adjacent to the former town. The massive reconstruction effort fizzled out with the collapse of the Soviet Union, leaving the Armenian government with no funds to complete it. From 2000 - 2008 the reconstruction efforts gained fresh momentum. Over one thousand new homes were built during this period with support from the Armenian Government, the Lincy foundation and the All Armenian Fund. In spite of this over 7000 earthquake affected families still lack access to permanent housing solutions and till now these families live in unfinished, sub-standard conditions.
This project aims to assist 35 families in Spitak till June 2011 by providing cost-effective repairs and renovations, including roof repairs, completion of homes, internal works and sanitation. After the successful completion of the first phase, serving 35 families, it is envisaged that this project can be scaled to serve more families in the coming years.
The progress of the program: On March 15, 2010, Habitat Armenia started the implementation of the project.
Partnership: Habitat for Humanity Armenia and "Nor Horizon" UCO LLC has signed lending partnership provides 35 families in Spitak with decent homes.  Marietta, one of homeowners in Spitak, says, "We are pleased to have an opportunity to partner with Habitat. This is really a huge support for us to have minimum leaving conditions and eliminate consequences of the earthquake once and for all."
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