2013-12-29

December 25-29, 2013, EPSAYA public union has implemented 30 training courses in the framework of the project of “Enhancing Cooperation Measures to Effectively Combat Trafficking in Persons through Capacity Building and Technical Assistance in Azerbaijan – Phase III” with the financial support of the U.S. State Department and organizational support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Jalilabad region. The project’s goal is to capacitate school pupils, university students, youth and other members in the communities and to subsequently disseminate information on trafficking prevention and safe migration among their peers in their own communities. The training courses were organized in Jalilabad city secondary school number 2 named after Sabir Razzagov, Jalilabad city school – lyceum with a technical and humanitarian subjects bias number 8, Jalilabad city school – lyceum with a humanitarian and natural subjects bias number 1 named after Nizami, Jalilabad city secondary school named after Zarifa Aliyeva, Goytapa city secondary school number 1 named after V.Mursalov, Goytapa city secondary school number 2 named after V.Huseynov, Garazanjir village secondary school named after Sh.Soltanov, Ojagli village secondary school number 1 named after Sh.Nazarov, Alar village secondary school number 1, Privolnoya village secondary school number 1 named after E.Huseynov, Privolnoya village secondary school number 2, Jalilabad city secondary school number 4 named after Sh.I.Khatai, Jalilabad city universal secondary school number 5 named after Shukur Khudiyev, Jalilabad city universal secondary school number 3, Mugan village secondary school, Mashlig village secondary school named after N.Alishanov, Kazimabad village secondary school, Komanli village secondary school, Bajiravan village secondary school, Haziabad village secondary school, Gunashli village secondary school number 1 named after Vugar Niftullayev, Gunashli village secondary school number 2 named after A.Hasanov, Alar village secondary school number 2, Alar village secondary school number 3 named after Rauf Guliyev, Ojagli village secondary school number 2 named after J.Aliyev, Uzuntapa village secondary school number 1 named after E.Yusubov, Uzuntapa village secondary school number 2 named after Rauf Huseynov, Uzuntapa village universal secondary school number 3 named after Naib Gurbanov, Uzuntapa village secondary school number 4 and Jalilabad Branch of Azerbaijan Teachers Institute with the joint participation of Ziya Ismayilov, chief of the Southern Regional Branch of the Ombudsman of the Azerbaijan Republic and the representatives of Jalilabad Region Department of Education. Overall, 1050 pupils and 60 students participated in the training courses. During the training courses the risks of human trafficking and safe migration issues have been widely discussed between the staff and the participants and relevant booklets and brochures were distributed to the participants. During the training courses the staff members widely used different training methods like presentations, focus group discussions, brainstorming and debate, and watching some videos on the subject. At the end all thanked to the donors for their support and attention in the direction of increasing the capacity building and knowledge of the pupils and students from the regions.