"Umid” HSSC improved its performance in 2005 and added two new directions to its activities:
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Institutional capacity building of NGOs;
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Scientific researches.
The organization is the only NGO acting as a partner of an agency which won the bid on USAID's "Community Development Activity” Program, one of the long-term grants by USAID.
"Umid” HSSC is cooperating with international agencies as a partner, and shows an ability to compete with them. This is revealed in the quality, longevity, goals, and objectives of the projects implemented by "Umid” HSSC.
"Umid” HSSC is known in Azerbaijan as a body providing various educational and development activities. However, we simultaneously try to enrich our experience and acquire knowledge.
"Umid” HSSC's performance is based upon community approach. By 2005, it was operating in the following directions:
- Enlightenment and education
- Economic opportunities extension
- Organizational capacity building and capacity building of communities
- Management of community projects and Scientific-research.
In 2005, "Umid" HSSC was selected as a financial agent for GRINGO (network of an NGO working with refugees and IDPs in South Caucasus) and entered the coalition of International NGO on Transparency in Mine Industry.
During 2005, the number of regional and local networks "Umid” HSSC entered reached 4.
