Armenia, Armavir Marz, Echmiadzin Araratyan St., 13 Building

In Marseilles, a group of people are organizing themselves by trying to meet, at their level, the most basic needs of a population in distress. The association ALTITUDE 5165 was born.

The Armenian diaspora around the world, through its organizations, would assist the disaster in an unprecedented spirit of solidarity. With the remarkable help of the local authorities, which will provide them with considerable logistical resources, these organisations will urgently collect essential products and deliver them by all means. But Armenia is sinking into chaos: the fall of the Soviet empire and the breakdown of its economy, the almost immediate outbreak of the Karabakh war, and the blockade imposed by Azerbaijan and Turkey, coupled with the tragedy of the earthquake, are causing the collapse of the entire industrial, economic, and social fabric of Armenia, leaving the Armenian population in extreme destitution. Faced with this situation, in Marseille, a group of people from all walks of life, who are already heavily involved in emergency aid, decide to continue their commitment. Together with the premises of the Armenian Youth Cultural Centre in France, they organize themselves very quickly by trying to meet, at their level, the most basic needs of a population in distress. The association ALTITUDE 5165 was born.