2013-12-05

December 04-05, 2013 EPSAYA public union organized 2 days zonal training course in the name of “Training for Trainers” within the project of “Protect yourself and people around you from HIV/AIDS and drug abuse!” with the financial support (5500 AZN) of the Youth Foundation under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the 30 young people from the 3 different regions of the Azerbaijan Republic – Masalli, Astara and Lankaran in AB Gala Hotel, Lankaran city. There were 9 women and 21 men young participants in the training course. During the training course the staff and the participants discussed a lot of themes related to the healthy lifestyle and the job of an instructor – “HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS and addiction, current problems and their solution ways, the world and country statistics, management and leadership, instructor and the job of an instructor”. In the training course the staff used different role-playing games, interactive group works, and focus group discussions, brainstorming, debates, presentations and more other training methods including watching to the different social videos related to the topics throughout the entire session. In addition, Mr. Nazim Valiyev, Deputy Director of Lankaran city Youth and Sport Department; Mr. Vugar Aliyev, Chief Physician of Lankaran Interregional Drug Clinic and Mr. Ramiali Ibishov, Head of Lankaran Regional Laboratory of Republican AIDS Center also participated in the training course and shared their own knowledge and experiences with the participants. At the end, the certificates were presented to the participants of the training course. The staff also discussed the future activities of the project, especially organizing of the press conference about the project achievements, results and conclusion with the participants on December 18, 2013 in Lankaran. In the end of the training courses the participants and the staff, as well as the guests and experts gave their views on the project and thanked to the donor – the Youth Foundation under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for implementing such kind of important project for the youth.