"Umid” HSSC conducted repair and construction works in IDP schools located in Sumgait and suburban areas densely populated by IDPs and forms Teacher-Parent Associations at schools under the support of UNHCR in order to improve the education condition of IDP children.
Apart from this, "Umid” HSSC organized apprenticeship courses for the IDP youth populated in Sumgait in order to help them receive vocational skills, find jobs or start up their businesses. For this purpose, "Umid” HSSC conducted surveys among 294 youth from 15 to 27 years old in 15 communities of Sumgait.
In July 2002, "Umid” HSSC started the implementation of the "Capacity Building of CBOs active in Sumgait" project within the framework of "Peace and Stability in Caucasus" (FRESTA) program under the support of DRC and Humanitarian Office of the European Union. Two partner NGOs - "Umid" HSSC (Azerbaijan) and UN Association (Georgia) participated in the project.
"Umid” HSSC was a winner of a tender declared by UNICEF for the purpose of identifying achievements and failures of "Early Childhood Care and Development" program implemented in 1996 by UNICEF, evaluating and gauging the impact of the project for the purpose of making suggestions on its future extension in May of 2002.
At the end of 2002, "Umid” HSSC started a cooperation with BP, one of the largest oil companies in the world on the projects of "Community Development in Sumgait" and "Improvement of the education condition in Davachi region Agalig and Dashliyatag villages".