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In 2007 I came to do renovations at the pediatric haematology hospital in Yerevan as part of my one-year volunteering project. We raised approximately $5000 to do renovations to the toilets, kitchen and children's playroom.

Unfortunately, our intentions were met with a lot of resistance. In our private meeting:

1) He implied that we do little bits of painting etc. and then share the balance of money meant for the renovations. We would take pictures of workmen doing things and he would sign letters thanking me for the good work.

2) He said there is no point in doing the renovations and that it would be a waste of money. When I insisted on doing the renovations, he said I must give him the money and he will give it to his workers.

3) This meeting took place in his luxury airconditioned office with big TVs, a back room with a fully stocked bar room a bedroom and a very nicely renovated luxury bathroom. Remember, there was not a single working shower for the children.

4) In the end, he said that he would allow us to do the renovations, but that in the future I must give all the money to him and that he would decide what to do with it.

In 2007 there was not a single shower or bath for the children to use, there was not a single working toilet and the kitchen was so disgusting you would not let a cockroach live in it. I will happily back everything that is written here while taking a polygraph.
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UPDATE: I just received this private message in FB that I cut and paste from a Hovo Odabashyan. It looks like fear tactics are already being used. I wonder what other 'interesting' tactics will be used?

Dear Mr. Sydney, I hereby want to warn you that under Armenian law your actions constitute slander and as such may be prosecuted by law. Most probably you will undergo the polygraph you mention in the courtroom while testifying as a witness. Nevertheless I strongly suspect that polyghrap will be helpful for you, and most probably you will face all the negative consequences provided for slander in Armenia.

this is how the car (Nissan Kicks) was used-regional outreach visits to treat children with hemophilia