Gatnaghbyur (Կաթնաղբյուր); formerly Megriban, is a town in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located in the western part of the country. There are 554 homes in the town with the population of about 1,800; of which 65 children attend the kindergarten. The town has the ruins of a 5th-century church.

 FOA funded and completed couple of projects in Gatnaghbyur in the Memory of  Arto Badem. See the project list and pictures below. THE TOTAL COST IS $13,954.

Project #42; Cost $11,000: In 2010, FOA renovated the Community Center by replacing the doors, windows, walls, flooring, and the roof.

Project #38; Cost $2,954: In 2009, FOA reconstructed the bathrooms of the Kindergarten.

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A Thank you note addressed to FOA dated 9/22/2010 for completing the renovations of the Community center and the Kindergarten

A Thank you note addressed to FOA dated 9/22/2010 for completing the renovations of the Community center and the Kindergarten

The Community Center and the Kindergarten of Gatnaghbyur

The Community Center and the Kindergarten of Gatnaghbyur

In 2014, FOA delegates visited the community center in Gatnaghbyur

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In 2010, FOA DELEGATES VISITED Gatnaghbyur’s renovated KINDERGARTEN FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY

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Pictures before and during the renovation

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