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Newsletter 2006 - first release Short content
“Umid” Humanitarian and Social Support
Center (“Umid” HSSC) is a non-governmental organization formed in 1997,
and officially registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Azerbaijan
Republic.
Improvement of
Potable Water Provision in the communities along Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan/
Southern Caucasus Pipeline “Umid” HSSC is realizing the project activities on the following directions: Education Communities’ awareness about the project goal and objectives was raised through conducted round tables and community discussions, and communities were informed about water purification technologies and usage of safe water through distribution of brochures. Communities’ organizational skills development To strengthen communities’ cooperation with municipality and local authorities, the communities were provided with training and consultations on project proposal writing, formation of relations with donors, fund raising and its management, implementation of projects and promoting their sustainability. Improvement of access to safe water To promote community’s direct participation in the project implementation, micro projects aiming at water purification are being implemented in the communities through application of modern water purification technologies easy to be utilized. Micro projects submitted by the communities include 25% community contribution. Modern water purification units will be supplied by executor agencies (“Aquatech” and “Aquazone”) selected through bid. Water will be provided to the people after purification through these units. Economic Opportunities Extension To promote sustainability of water purification technologies applied in the communities, formation of Limited Liability Committees are planned. Just for this purpose, appropriate documents regarding to registration of LLC were submitted to regional branches of the Ministry of Justice.
Project goal: Raising awareness of the
population about effective usage of energy resources Training – Cost-effective means of energy were demonstrated to the consumers in Kurdamir and Ujar regions through mobile demonstration saloon called Energy Bus. Instructions were provided and insulation works were conducted in 23 public entities – 12 schools, 3 hospitals, 2 municipality rooms, 1 store, 1 kindergarten, 3 local ExCom rooms and 1 drug store. Energy Bus was demonstrated in Caspian Energy Center located in Sangachal Terminal with participation of representatives of local and international organizations, as well as governmental agencies. Consultations – 47 entrepreneurs were provided with consultations on installation of micro HES, biogas unit, wind generator and sawdust heater.
Education for Development Improvement of Education Condition To improve primary education condition in IDP schools located in Sumgait and surrounding settlements, raise parental initiative and education quality, repair and rehabilitation works are planned to be conducted in 4 schools – Ishigli, Khalaj and Aligulushagi rural schools of Gubadli region and Jabrayil region secondary school #6 in 2006. 8 schoolrooms and 4 community rooms will be repaired and equipped in the schools.
Moreover, Teacher-Parent Associations and
sustainable Community Funds will be formed and extended. Community mobilization, community members’ capacity building trainings will be provided within the project, and infrastructure projects will be implemented in 8 communities under financial support of Inter-Community Mutual Assistance Fund. Economic Opportunities Extension Vocational skills development of the youth will be supported through apprenticeship method, their employment will be promoted, and 30 IDP youth will acquire practical vocational skills, and will be able to adapt to current economic condition. Logistical Support to the Vulnerable IDPs in Azerbaijan
Non-food relief items brought to Azerbaijan
under UNHCR line will be received and distributed in accordance with the
distribution plan agreed with the Government of Azerbaijan.
Donor: Shah Deniz Co.
Project goal: Supporting sustainable and
creative initiatives that will strengthen the communities located in the
area of Textile Complex named after H.Z.Tagiyev in Zykh Road, Khatai
District of Baku, improvement of income generating and social-economic
opportunities.
Events organized within supporting
initiatives component of the project is of great importance as one of
the achievements of the project.
Zykh Community Information Center
Initially 6 communities from North-Eastern regions of Azerbaijan (Guba, Khachmaz, Gusar, Davachi) were targeted under the project.
Khachmaz region - Mollaburhan, Sayad, Yalama Formation of Community Development Councils General Community Meetings were conducted in mobilized communities, and information was provided about the project. Community Development Councils were elected through voting. Implementation of Community Projects Systematic community meetings and round tables were organized in communities, during which project proposals and budgets elaborated by the communities were discussed. To develop better project proposals, consultation hours were organized in the communities.
Problems of the target communities were
identified and the following projects were prioritized:
Mollaburhan community – “Installation of a
new transformer for potable water provision and construction of electric
line” 3 projects, i.e. “Installation of a new transformer for potable water provision and construction of electric line” project (in Mollaburhan community), “Cleaning and rehabilitation of irrigation ditches” project (in Yalama community), “Village Road Repair” project (in Zardabi community) were submitted for the implementation to the implementor organization selected through a bid. Wide Region Meetings were arranged with participation of community members, Municipality and ExCom representatives from Davachi, Khachmaz, Guba and Gusar regions related to selection of subsequent communities in North-Eastern regions in March. During the meeting, a presentation of the program was made by “Umid” HSSC, and the participants were informed about ways of filling out the application forms. According to the meeting outcomes, 121 application forms were received from North-Eastern regions, and submitted to CHF/International.
“Umid” HSSC staff members were involved in a
process of evaluation of application forms in CHF/International Head
Office.
Logistics and Vocational Training Assistance for Refugees and Asylum
Seekers in Azerbaijan The project activities include the followings: Economic opportunities extension of refugee and asylum-seeker youth 30 refugee and asylum-seeker youth will be involved in the apprenticeship courses during the year. Computer and communication skills development of refugee and asylum-seeker youth To promote employment of the youth and develop their computer skills, 100 youth will be involved in computer and internet courses, and they will have constant access to internet. Provision of refugee and asylum-seekers with non-food relief items
The project envisages distribution of
humanitarian relief items to refugee and asylum-seekers according to the
distribution plan agreed with UNHCR. Distribution of humanitarian relief
items will be realized by “Umid” HSSC under the support of “Salam”
Chechen Disabled Organization, Refugee Women Center, Cultural Education
Center, Afghan Culture Center and Chechen schools active in Azerbaijan.
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