ArmInfo.The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund will transfer $ 1.1 million from the amount transferred within the framework of the fundraising campaign "We and Our Borders" to the Military Insurance Fund. The press service of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund reports.
It is reported that $ 932,892 of this amount were collected and transferred to the Foundation by OneArmenia, $ 100,000 were collected by the branch of the Foundation in Montreal, the remaining $ 67,108 were received in the form of individual donations. It is noted that the Foundation will continue to support various programs for the treatment and rehabilitation of wounded servicemen.
"In various communities of the diaspora, fundraising in support of the homeland continues. The last such event was the Phonethon campaign launched a few days ago in Argentina, the results of which will be summed up in the near future," the Foundation said. Earlier ArmInfo reported that 52.7 billion drams of financial resources collected by the Hayastan All- Armenian Fund were transferred to the Armenian government. According to the source, these funds were used to rehabilitate the infrastructure damaged by the hostilities, as well as to provide treatment and social security for the victims. The transfer of money to the state budget gave the government the opportunity to free up additional funds for the costs associated with martial law. From September 17 to November 19, the need for such expenses amounted to 101 billion drams. Since the beginning of hostilities on September 27, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has organized a nationwide fundraiser within the framework of the We Are Our Borders program. The project managed to raise $ 170 million.
It should be noted that the fund's donations caused a mixed reaction among the expert community, especially after the appearance of reports about bonuses for employees of the state apparatus. Thus, economist Suren Parsyan believes that the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, according to the charter, had no right to transfer funds to the state budget - the Fund can only incur expenditures in the areas of the charter goals. The economist emphasizes that neither coverage of the RA budget deficit, nor military spending falls into this category.
