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Children's Home Project, Mardakan Project Manager: Annelis Holmedahl (annelis.holmedahl@nhe-az.org) NHE has cared for the children and staff at the Shagan Children’s Home in Mardakan outside Baku over a number of years, providing valuable training, care, activities, parties, material improvements, important equipment, etc. A project team has been visiting the institution three times weekly. Project Duration: 2000—12/2009 (?) |
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The “Sheki Vocational Training Centre” Project Project Manager: Liv Gjerde (liv.gjerde@nhe-az.org) Vocational training is important for vulnerable youth in order to become able to support themselves. It gives hope for the future, and opens up possibilities un-available to them without such training. The new vocational training centre “House of Hope” in Sheki, with the local NGO “Yaddash” as partner, was opened by the Norwegian ambassador on September 29, 2007, and is offering vocational training to the most vulnerable youth in the age group 14 to 18 in the Sheki area in an increasing number of vocations. Project Duration: 9/2006—12/2011, then SVTC is “set free”. (date subject to evaluation) |
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CARD Vocational Training Centre, Ganja Initially started by NHE in 2005 with the name “Ganja Vocational Training Centre”, this project ended as NHE transferred all of the center's activities and assets to the newly registered British INGO Central Asian Relief & Development (CARD). With a total of 85 students at the end of 2008, NHE continues to support the vocational training centre financially. Link: www.card.org.uk |
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GIS Support Scheme NHE recruits staff members for Ganja International School (GIS), and is offering grants to children from families without the financial opportunity to send children to GIS through a grant programme. |
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The Children & Youth Programme Programme Manager: Javid Akhundov (javid.akhundov@nhe-az.org) Programme objective: 1. To prevent children from ending up in institutions (through em-powering parents and care-takers to care for their own children); 2. To help children in institutions to make the transition into society (through assisting them in the process of moving back to their own families, vocational training, day-care support, “relief” homes, etc.); 3. To provide activities which will stimulate and increase the dignity and self-awareness of vulnerable children and youth; 4. To act as “advo-cates” for children and youth in need of special protect-tion and support, in co-operation with local and inter-national organi-sations and insti-tutions which share our vision. |
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The De—Institutionalization Grant Scheme Contact Person: The Programme Manager (javid.akhundov@nhe-az.org) NHE is planning to intensify its efforts in the area of De—Institutionalization. This will be done by enabling parents of disabled children to keep their own children at home. To reach this goal, parents need to be made aware of their rights. The process of transitioning to a life outside the institution for children and youth who live in institutions will be followed closely. NHE will provide financial support to the local NGO “Goncha” in order to assist it in setting up a resource centre for vulnerable families with handicapped children in the Baku and Absheron area. Project Duration: 1/2009—12/2012 |
