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Water Reservoir Dprevan
On Easter weekend, eight LCO volunteers from different walks
of life headed out to one of the Land and Culture’s former project sites,
Madrasa. The name of the village has been changed to Dprevan. The people of the
village have aged; some have left.
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But overall, the spirit of the LCO still remained. Dprevan is located at the
foot of Mount Aragatz with a clear view of Mount Ararat. The villagers are all
refugees from Madrasa, in the Shamakhu region of Azerbaijan, some 130km from
Baku. They arrived in 1990 fleeing the deadly massacres of the Azeris. There
are some twenty houses built now. Before November 22, 1990, when the RA Refugee
committee decided to hand 58.7 hectares in Aragatsotn region to these refugees,
the area was a clear field, now it is populated with Armenian children, parents
and grandparents.
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This time, the Land and Culture Organization was
asked by the villagers to help build a water reservoir with a pump and a
shelter over them on the main highway at the edge of the village to secure the
village with a steady access to drinking water. The plan was for the LCO
volunteers and some local volunteers to build a cement pool in 2 days time.
However, as is the case in Armenia, the work started slow but somehow, with
determined energy, the work was completed at the end of the 2-day campaign.
The volunteers also visited the Solar fruit dryers built by fellow LCO
volunteers in 1995. Today this fruit dryer is the only source of revenue
generating plant in the village.
This was the first time LCO had organized a Spring time campaign. The
volunteers were a mix of veterans and new members. They all enjoyed the change
of pace and the opportunity to return to the basics. The village and the work
was a rewarding, especially since it was held of Good Friday and Good Saturday.
The villagers also welcomed the presence of the young and dynamic volunteers.
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