CivilnetStraight to the village. Today, to Isahakyan village. Tim heads to the Shirak region near the Turkish border to visit Isahakyan, a village named after writer Avetik Isahakyan. He discovers, among other things, a dilapidated kindergarten and house of culture. Tim talks to young students at the local school and learns that, in their opinion, the installation of gas pipelines in 2010 was the best thing that ever happened to the village. The children dream of a renovated house of culture and kindergarten. There is also hope for a proper irrigation system so that residents can work the land and avoid having to leave the village in search of jobs.
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