Press Release # 4
Presentation ceremony of the project of "Rehabilitation of the fence of
the kindergarten #315 and organization of entertainment centers" having
implemented by "Etimad" community within "Zykh Community Development
Initiative" (Shah Deniz) project implemented under the finance of BP (Shah
Deniz) was conducted on May 14' 2004.
Mr. David Parums, representative of BP/Shah Deniz, Head of Khatai ExCom, Chairman
of the Education Department of Khatai region, representatives of the local and
international organizations, as well as the parents participated in the presentation.
"Etimad" community is the first community formed within the framework
of "Zykh Community Development Initiative" project aiming at increasing
self-mobilization and management skills of targeted communities. Formation of
this community was confirmed in the general meeting of March 04, 2004 conducted
with the inhabitants of the buildings in surroundings of the kindergarten #315,
and its Community Action Team (CAT) was selected through making a candidacy
of its activities via the open voting. CAT members discussed their priority
during their next meetings and round tables with UMID's staff and mobilized
their resources for its solution. Community members taking an active part in
all the process including the elaboration of the project estimate and painting
the fence and entertainment units are already organizing initial discussions
for identification of priorities to be targeted under the micro-project having
planned to be implemented in the community.
"Etimad" is one of the 11 communities planned to be formed in Zykh
settlement by UMID. 50 such kind of projects, identified by communities, has
planned to be implemented during the implementation of "Zykh Community
Development Initiative" project.
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