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Refugees and IDPs Work with IATP Bridge the Gap with Azerbaijani Society
From February 12 to 16, 10 Afghan refugees from
Refugee Women and Youth Center (RWYC) completed
photo editing course at the IATP access site in Baku,
Azerbaijan to obtain advanced computer graphics design
skills and create their own websites.
For the last few months, IATP had been focusing on integrating marginalized populations in Azerbaijan in cooperation with the United Nations Refugee Agency and local nongovernmental organizations Hayat (Life) and Karabakh Refugee Support. IATP has been providing Internet access and IT training to over 35 Afghan and Chechen refugees, as well as marginalized groups of IDPs, handicapped persons and minority citizens. Azerbaijan continues to serve as a safe refuge for at-risk citizens of the region, but they often fail to win full integration into the local population, and suffer discrimination, unemployment and other hardships. Furthermore, the unresolved dispute with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave has left almost 20% of Azerbaijan occupied by Armenians and some 800,000 Azerbaijanis as refugees or IDPs. IATP empowers these marginalized population groups with technology skills to help them improve their livelihoods and better integrate into society.
- Ten Afghan refugees from Refugee Women and Youth Center (RWYC) completed a photo editing course at the IATP center in Baku, Azerbaijan to obtain advanced computer graphics design skills and create their own websites. RWYC is sponsored by the United Nations Refugee Agency and local nongovernmental organization Hayat (Life). From February 12 to 16, IATP Administrator Azer Kerimov covered the basics of graphic design and taught participants how to use photo editing tools to optimize graphics and photographs for online display, helping the youth to obtain a new outlet for creative expression to help mitigate the effects of their plight. The series will continue throughout the coming months.
- Throughout January and February, over 15 IDPs have completed basic computer and Internet courses at the IATP centers in Sumgayit and Ali-Bayramli, Azerbaijan. Through these trainings, they have obtained necessary skills to prepare electronic documents, browse for information on the Web, and use Internet communication tools. IATP provides IDPs with the opportunity to feel that they are full members of the society by giving them the skills to catch up to local students whose education has continued uninterrupted, and to gain technology skills to improve their lives and livelihoods.
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