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During the sun-packed ceremony on September 27, USAID Armenia Mission Director Debbie Grieser, Governor of Lori Arthur Nalbandyan, Akhtala Mayor Haykaz Khachikyan, Save the Children Armenia Country Director Arsen Stepanyan and the Chairwoman of the Armenian Young Women’s Association (AYWA) NGO, Lilit Asatryan joined the residents of Akhtala to celebrate the official opening of the town’s new Nurik Center and Eco Café.
![Lyla Andrews Bashan, USAID/Armenia's Sustainable Development Office Director, addresses the participants of the DigiStory Conference in Yerevan. DigiStory Media Conference in Yerevan](https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/digistory.jpg?itok=B3E0ejvy)
On September 23, the Media Initiatives Center launched “Tvapatum 2016” (DigiStory) series of media events, featuring a conference and a contest that highlights journalistic stories produced in the digital environment.
![USAID Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser chats with a LIFE program beneficiary during the project close-out event in Yerevan. USAID-funded LIFE program marked completion](https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/LIFE.jpg?itok=18Dkuy2G)
On September 20, Save the Children in Armenia organized the close-out event of the Livelihood Improvement through Fostered Employment (LIFE) for People with Disabilities program, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
![U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, Jr. (right) and USAID Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser (2nd L) join partners for a group photo after the signing of the MOU. USAID and Coca-Cola Hellenic Armenia sign MOU](https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/CocaCola.jpg?itok=AzOaZE3L)
On July 20, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Armenia (Coca-Cola HBC Armenia) and the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia signed a Memorandum of Understanding, aimed at improving water stewardship across Armenia and particularly contributing to conservation, effective use and management of water resources in Ararat valley.
![The new center in Aragatsavan will serve over 2,000 local farmers from 7 communities of Aragatsotn province. USAID-funded PRP project opens new farm service center in Aragatsavan.](https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/pressreleases/Aragatsavan.jpg?itok=LqC8dCes)
The Center for Agribusiness and Rural Development (CARD) Foundation has established a Farm Service Center in the Aragatsavan community in Aragatsotn province, within the framework of the USAID-funded Partnerships for Rural Prosperity (PRP) program.
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