The project is been implemented by International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) with the financial support of the US Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM\/WRA).
\nUmud Rahimoglu, Chairman of IEPF, and Project Director opened the event. He informed participants about projects implemented by IEPF in war torn and freed districts, and spoke about the necessity of establishing the Tartar Regional Vocational Training Centre, the work done in this direction and further objectives: \u201c Our goal in establishing the vocational centre is to provide people affected by war and their family members, mine victims, mine clearance retirees, poor families, refugees and IDPs with new jobs, to help graduates of VTC in designing sustainable means of making profits, and to involve them in all fields of society developmental processes. 64 people who would be trained in Tartar Regional Vocational Training Centre in the initial phase will master professions in 4 directions \u2013 carpentry, advertisement-design and domestic decoration, bakery, and growing seedlings.<\/p>\n
At the completion of trainings at the VTC, IEPF will support them with job provisions and placements. 3 trainers, 1 international advisor, 2 managers will work in the centre. Moreover, graduates from the VTC who have mastered their professions, their family members, poor families, refugees and IDPs that are interested in entrepreneurial activities will be able to benefit from credits of \u201cEurasia-Credit\u201d LTD founded by IEPF for the purpose of allocating microcredit.<\/p>\n
Katherine Baker, the Grant Officer Representative (GOR) of the US Department of State PM\/WRA participating in the opening ceremony reiterated Umud Mirzayev earlier comment that IEPF had implemented several projects by financial support of the PM\/WRA. The GOR stated that the main goal of the US Department of State in financing such projects was to assist mine and victims of war. She expressed her delight with the construction of three-storey training centre and wished success to the project Director, project manager, and the working staff in their future activities.<\/p>\n
Agshin Aliyev, the representative of the State Committee for Refugee and IDP issues noted that he was closely familiar with activity of IEPF and highly appreciates its work in Azerbaijan. He emphasized the importance of the project supported by US Department of State to the mine victims and victims of war in general.<\/p>\n
Vidadi Isayev, the Head of Executive Power of Tartar District expressed his gratitude to the representative of the State Department for their support in establishment of the Regional Vocational Training Centre. He noted that due to the successful and systematic policy of Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan Republic, therefore conducive conditions have been created for implementation of such projects. He also added that such projects would be sustainable.<\/p>\n
The local authority of Tartar District also informed about mine clearance actions conducted by Azerbaijan National Association of Mine Action (ANAMA). On Tartar districts, V. Isayev had the following to say: \u201c307 people became martyrs, and 241 people are invalids as a result of defending Tartar, which was a front region, from Armenian encroachment. There are 250 mine victims in Tartar. In recent times, over 5 years, 15 residents of Tartar stepped on mine and lost their life.\u201d He further informed the US guest about facts on occupation of Azerbaijan territories by Armenian armed forces.<\/p>\n
Immediately after the speech by the head of the local authority, red ribbon symbolizing opening of the building was cut. The GOR and accomplice were presented small-sized carpets as a gift.<\/p>\n
Michael Gaunt, the Military Attache of the USA embassy in Azerbaijan, Murad Rahimov, the Head of Information Department of ANAMA, Lutful Kabir, International Advisor of IEPF, as well as representatives of different international and local organisations,mine victims and their family members, representatives of refugees, IDPs and the public participated in the event.<\/p>\n
Aids were distributed in the event among mine victims living in Tartar on the occasion of April 4th \u2013 International Day on Mine Awareness.<\/p>\n
Information Department of IEPF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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