ArmInfo. The Pan Armenian Fund "Hayastan" Trustees Chairman, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, visited the Pan Armenian Fund "Hayastan" on March 3rd, on accasion of the 25th anniversary of its creation. "During this years, the Fund managed to solve problems by itself, beginning from our ruined villages to the earthquake effects elimination, the building of roads between our Armenian states, schools and kindergartens", stated Serzh Sargsyan.
As the Presidential press service told ArmInfo, according to the President, its commendable that the Fund always worked transparently and during each meeting, the specially created Auditing Commission always assesses its activities. "It is obvious that the moving power of the Fund are our local structures and people who just using their private time and possibilities managed to create and are creating nowadays the basis which allows th Fund to execute its activities. I think, in the first place, due to them the Fund has trust. Maybe, there are little Funds in number which has so many beneficiaries - 700 thousand", said Serzh Sargsyan.
The Armenian President expressed confidence that the Fund must continue its activities, being one of the most important Pan Armenian structures. "We, as a state, no matter what we have already passed through, anyways, will face many challenges. There are challenges we can deal with by the active actions of "Hayastan" Fund", stated the President.
By the edict of the President of Armenia, in 1992 the Pan Armenian Fund "Hayastan" was established, as the only organization in its kind, called to unite the Armenians in Armenia and abroad, their like-minded who are ready to make efforts for stable development of the young Republic and Artsakh. 25 branches participate in the Fund's activities by operating in 22 states. The branches tightly cooperate in the places with the representatives of the Armenian Church, Armenian communities and charitable organizations, and also with famous Armenian philanthropists and public figures.
The operating in Yerevan Executive Committee and spread worldwide branches are responsible to their trusties boards. The funds of the Fund are gathered through annual charity telethons, conducted in different countries, telephone and radio marathon and marathons. The funds are gathered by mailing and SMS transfers, and also by wills and targeted investments.