2014-02-07

January 30-31 and February 07, 2014, 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 Lankaran 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 Lankaran city secondary school number 1 named after M.Bagirov, Lankaran city secondary school number 2 named after Teymur Bayramalibayov, Lankaran city secondary school number 3 named after Hazi Aslanov, Lankaran city school – lyceum with a humanitarian bias number 4 named after V.Aliyev, Lankaran city secondary school number 5 named after Rasim Mammadov, Lankaran city secondary school – lyceum number 6 named after S.Kazimbayov, Lankaran city secondary school number 7 named after A.Maharramov, Lankaran city secondary school number 9 named after Rovshan Badalov, Lankaran city secondary school number 10, Lankaran city secondary school number 8 named after Azad Babayev, Shilavar village universal secondary school named after Mubariz Hasanov, Digah village secondary school named after Vidadi Gasimov, Girdani village secondary school named after M.G.Bagirov, Viravul village secondary school number 1 named after Rufat Hasanov, Vilvan village secondary school named after Adalat Huseynov, Jil village secondary school named after R.Ibadov, Shaglaser village secondary school named after R.Agayev, Zovla village secondary school named after M.Garayev, Separadi village secondary school, Osakucha village secondary school named after Idrak Huseynov, Sutamurdov village secondary school named after R.Dadashov, Veladi village universal secondary school, Garmatuk settlement secondary school, Shuruk village secondary school, Sapnakaran village secondary school named after Mohubbat Hamzayev, Hirkan settlement secondary school named after Agakhan Guliyev, Parakand village secondary school named after M.Nazarov, Khanbulan village secondary school, Lankaran State Humanitarian College and Lankaran Medical College with the joint participation of the representatives of Lankaran City Department of Education. Overall, 865 pupils and 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 from the regions.