Azeri version
Umid Humanitarian and Social Support Center
PRESS RELEASE # 1
The next THM on SPPRED was arranged in Ali Bayramly
The next Town Hall Meeting (THM) on Public Education and Outreach Program within
the framework of the State Program on Poverty Reduction and Economic Development
(SPPRED) was arranged on March 25-26, 2003 in Ali Bayramly region.
The THM was held under the support of USAID, World Learning, UNDP and SPPRED
Secretariat by local NGOs of Umid Humanitarian and Social Support Center (Umid
HSSC) and Simurg Association of Azerbaijan Culture (Simurg AAC).
The aim of the THM was to provide information about the progress of the Program,
to organize opinion sharing in a direction of improvement of the implementation
and efficiency of events put forward by the Government on various sectors envisaged
in the Program, generally, to organize effective dialog between civil society
and central Implementation Agencies.
Meeting participants arranged the discussion on 4 sectors Education, Health,
Social Protection and Refugee and IDPs. Sector Working Groups leaders provided
the information to participants about events envisaged in the program on various
sectors and took part at the discussions. During 2 days-discussions meeting
participants presented their suggestions on events envisaged in the Program.
79 people took part at the meeting including public representatives from Ali
Bayramly, Saatli, Imishli, Sabirabad and Hajigabul.
Besides, the representatives of USAID, World Learning, UNDP, World Vision and
SPPRED Secretariat took part at the meeting.
For more information contact Afet Kazimova, Information Manager of Umid HSSC.
Contact phone: (994 12) 34 53 15
Fax: (994 12) 34 01 75
E-mail: umid@azerin.com; umid.office@azerin.com
Address : 140A, Sharifzadeh Str., Baku
|