According to mandate of UNICEF in Azerbaijan, the representative -Mr. Mark Hereward and his Officer-in-Charge of Education –Mr. Kenan Memmedli visited Tartar. The main aim of the visit was to see the training centre established by the International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) within the project of “Establishing a Vocational Training Center for Mine Victims and Mine clearance retires in the Tartar district of Azerbaijan” with the financial support of the U.S Department of State, through the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA). Besides visiting IEPF center, the UNICEF representative also visited 2 schools in Terter, in order to get acquainted with the state of pre-schools and high school facilities in the Tartar district.<br /> <br />
The Chairman of IEPF -U. Rehimoglu also took part in the meeting with the UNICEF delegate and the Head of Executive Authority of the Tartar District -Vidadi Isayev. Mark Hereward informed Mr. Isayev about the purpose of his visit to the Tartar district, and stated UNICEF intentions in assisting the war affected regions of Azerbaijan; and that he would like to see continued commitment of International communities to work in the Tartar district. He also had good words for IEPF, because of the various projects implemented by IEPF in the conflict zones. However, he added that UNICEF is also in Terter to learn about successes and see how it can be replicated in other regions of Azerbaijan.
Vidadi Isayev gave general information to the UNICEF delegate about the Tartar district. He also emphasised the great benefits of IEPF projects in the district, in helping community development, as a good way of collaborations between local NGOs and the government. The head of executive power remarked that his office will always support and even jointly collaborate to all initiated assistance to members of civil societies interested in working in Terter.
On 30 November, Mr. Hereward and Mr. Memmedli visited a high-school in the Azad Garagoyunlu village, and then a pre-school in Seydimli village of Tartar where they closely observed the state of both educational institutions. Afterwards, the UNICEF delegate was at the Vocational Training Centre to observe the training process carried out on Agricultural practices, computer and Advertisement designs, and carpet-making.
At the end of the visit Mr. Hareward with his delegate sat at the IEPF regional office with the Chairman of IEPF -U.Rehimoglu and the heads of Programs in order to share his impressions on the visit. He expressed his satisfaction on projects carried out by the IEPF as he emphasized the significance and importance of these kinds of works. Mr. Hareward remarked: “We highly evaluate your activities on assistance for the people who live in the war affected territories. I suppose there are enough opportunities for collaboration between UNICEF and IEPF, which we would obviously look into in the nearest future to see how to realize the purpose in assisting the war affected region”.
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