The re-elections of the Armenian Republican non-governmental organization of soldier's mother "Zinvori Mair" chairman held on general meeting of the organization on 22 November 2011.
Anahit Hovnanyan, the member of organizations’ presidium and projects’ coordinator, was elected as thenew chairman. Also pre-resume of 2011 and projects for upcoming period were summarized at the meeting.
3 large projects to protect the conscripts and soldiers’ rights, as well to realization civil control in the army were carried out during last

The Armenian Republican non-governmental organization of soldier's mother "Zinvori Mair" isnon-commercial, not political public organization which using methods of propagation and consultations by research, publishing and educational activity in all territory of Republic Armenia carries out psychological, social and legal aid to soldiers and their families.

The organization formed and strengthened from the day, when to an appeal of the initiative group many women-volunteers provided nursing for injured soldiers in 16 hospitals of Yerevan. Starting from those days the organization permanently is completing by adherents who direct their forces and energy for solving the problems of the organization.
During these years the organization has implemented more than 30 large programs which were directed to legal education of recruits and their families', raising well-information of population about changes in legislation, penetration of an activity of state structures.

The organization is member of Geneva Conference' Working Group of repatriation and re-integration of refugees, member of Anticorruption coalition at the Government of RA, member of NGOs Council of refugees problems at Speaker of RA National Assembly, member of CRINGO DRC network, as well as member of NGO council "Army and Society".

Generally, we help soldiers of our national army in their legal education to straighten their knowledge in military legislation as well as to protect their rights in cases of judicial authorities' unfair decisions. Much energy and time we spare to legal education o soldiers' parents as well as pre-recruits. Army is a huge, specific organism, around it rise problems affecting all layers of society: invalids, families of lost, orphans. Often we use to carry such problems. When we succeed to solve a problem we celebrate victory the more so that we ourselves have chosen our way in our society.

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