The European Union inaugurates Ashotsk Ski Centre
On January 26th, Piotr Świtalski, the EU Ambassador to Armenia and the representatives of RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development, representatives from the Shirak Marz and the Ashotsk community will host an event to present the Ashotsk Ski Centre to the public. The pavilion is intended to support Ashotsk community to further develop the cross-country skiing potential and to attract local tourists to have fun in the snow and competitive skiers for training and competitions. The Ashotsk Ski Centre will be jointly managed by the Armenian Ski Federation and the Ashotsk local community.
The EU Ambassador will present this first EU-funded demonstration project geared towards strengthening consolidated communities in developing new activities for citizens of all ages by investing in their local strengths and potentials.
The Ashotsk Ski Centre is funded through the "Citizens Voice and actions in Consolidated Communities" project that is strengthening the capacity of 52 recently consolidated communities – of which most are in rural and remote locations – to engage citizens in local tourism development with a focus on outdoor activities and fostering a healthy lifestyle. The project will also pilot citizens budgeting in Armenia, which will provide citizens in at least 52 communities opportunities to implement small initiatives on their own. The communities will be supported with trainings and examples from Europe and Georgia of similar initiatives.
The event will take place at the Ashotsk Ski Centre on the Northern side of Ashotsk (across the polyclinic) at 13:00. The ceremony will be followed by a tour of the pavilion led by the Armenian architect and the construction company. A Question & Answer session for the media is foreseen. The agenda of the event is enclosed.
Media confirmations can be sent to Sona Tadevosyan +374 55992217 sona@deemcommunications.com.
For further information, please contact "Citizens Voice and actions in Consolidated Communities" project manager Abraham Artashesyan, +374 91080858
Transportation is covered.
The project is implemented by: The Communities Association of Armenia (UCA), Communities Finance Officers Association (CFOA), Association of Local Democracy Agencies (ALDA).
See the event agenda here: