Subject: [CivilSoc] Center of Young Leaders, Azerbaijan
From: Center for Civil Society International (ccsi@u.washington.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 14 2000 - 22:39:42 EST
Dear friends,
I am chief of the Center of Young Leaders, which is youth NGO in
Ganja in Azerbaijan. In this letter I want to inform you about our
organization, its missions and activities.
Center of Young Leaders is an educational institution, resource and
coordinating center for NGOs. It was created in November 1999 in
Ganja by group of young ecologists, students, lawyers.
Mission: Improvement the state of the third sector in Ganja, civil
society, civic initiatives, active participation of citizens in the
processes of building the civil society, agitation of free market
economy, democratic principles, creation the good atmosphere for the
third sector in western regions of Azerbaijan.
CYL actively took part in the program, "Training Seminars for the
activists in the regions" conducted by "Inam" CfP. According of this
program 6 seminars were conducted in the three regions--Ganja,
Lenkoran and Xachmaz, 2 seminars during two days in each region. The
members of CYL were the participants of this training.
With our own resources, the Center conducted trainings on the themes
"Woman Leadership and Community Development". The members of CYL took
part in the international seminars and workshops. For example, the
"Trainings for the women leadership in Caucasus"...
CYL has organized training-seminars for
preparing of young observers in parliamentary elections. IFES
supports these project.
The members of CYL have participated in program called "Working
Together--Network of Women in the Caucasus" organized by Institute
for Democracy in Eastern Europe (IDEE). Financial support for this
program was from U.S. Department of State. Two members of our
organization participated in the seminars in America and Poland by
this program. For this program published the handbook and there was
big role of our members in this work.
Another role of our organization is that the CYL will carry out
project together with Georgian partners after experience in Crimea.
CYL is going to carry out new project in Imishli and Fizuli by the
support of International Rescue Comittee (IRC). This project will
last two months with following goals:
* To increase the knowledge of the IDP (ed. note: internally
displaced persons) youth about the public activities in the civil
society as well as in the community in order to provide the full
participation of youth in solution of community problems.
* To increase the knowledge of Regional Community Groups members,
including youth about the third sector that they will be able to form
the sustainable community structure
Besides the organizations already mentioned, we also have contacts
and cooperation with:
"Inam" Center for Pluralism
Association for Protection of Women's Rights of Azerbaijan named
after Dilara Aliyeva
Civic Initiative Center
National Democratic Foundation of Azerbaijan
Economical Journalist's Organization
Society for Humanitarian Research
"Tomris" Women Organization
Association of Journalists of Ganja
Foundation for Education for Democracy
The Rebirth of Crimea
We look forward to receiving communications or visitors from the
CivilSoc list.
Sabina Alekperova
Center of Young Leaders (CYL)
Tel: (+99422) 567312
(+99422) 573262
Mobile: (+99450) 3109026
E-mail: cyl@ganca.net; cyl@mail.ru
Web: www.azerweb.com/cyl
Adress: Narimanov Ave. 424, Ganja, Azerbaijan 374706
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