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Article: ATP is planting Armenia's future.(talking points)(Armenia Tree Project)
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- Women in Action
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
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I am very proud to be a part of Armenia Tree Project (ATP) since the first day of its establishment. The founder of ATP is Carolyn Mugar, an Armenian-American philanthropist and a great woman with a commitment to Armenia.
Immediately after the devastating earthquake that shook Armenia in 1988, Mugar visited the country to assess the situation and participate in the process of recovery. She was struck by the tremendous needs that existed and wanted to do something to fill in those needs.
On a return trip to Armenia in the early 1990s, during the bitter winters of the energy blockade, she saw a country in the midst of ...