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December 5, 2012

A group of 21 student leaders from Azerbaijan traveled to southern Arizona to learn about civic engagement from a group even few fellow Americans get to meet: the Tohono O’odham American Indian Nation. Active citizens involved in immigration and border issues, as well as minority rights, the Tohono O’odham served as an example to students learning how to create positive change in Azerbaijan.

September 5, 2012
Azerbaijani Students Prepare to Launch Community Action Projects

Students in the Study of United States Institutes (SUSI) for Azerbaijani Student Leaders on Civic Engagement program recently put theory and knowledge into practice on community projects with topics ranging from environmental awareness, refugees, and disabilities, to women’s issues and orphans in Azerbaijan.