YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The specially specialized orphanage of Kharberd is envisaged for 6-18 year old children. 235 invalid children are taken care here at present. But, 80 of those taken care here are of higher age already. Need of special care makes them to remain in the orphanage. It is envisaged by the 2004-2015 national program on the children's rights protection to implement organization of the Kharberd specialized orphanage leavers' care in another institution. As the Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by Lena Hayrapetian, the Chief of the Children's Problems Sub-Department of the Family, Women and Children's Problems Department of the RA Ministry of Labour and Social Issues, 53.5 mln drams (about 148.6 thousand U.S. dollars) were given from the 2007 state budget for that purpose. One of the subsidiary buildings of the Kharberd orphanage not put into operation will be restored by the given money. In L.Hayrapetian's words, a competition will be announced for implementation of the draft works. It was also mentioned that another orphanage envisaged for invalid children functions in Gyumri. 100 children below 6 year old are taken care here at present.

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