"Umid” Support to Social Development Public Union has started to
implement the project titled "Expanding application of the principles of
openness, transparency and accountability through further strengthening the
role of civil society institutions in public life” under the Empowering Civil
Society Organizations for Transparency (ECSOFT) program funded by USAID
Azerbaijan Mission as of March 2, 2022. The success of this
project has been greatly influenced by the establishment of close cooperation
with all stakeholders, including Municipalities, Community-Based Organizations
(CBOs), NGOs, "Government-Civil Society Dialogue Platform on Promotion of
Open Government", central and local ExComs.
Talabigishlag CBO is one of the organizations that collaborated on the
project. Talabigishlag Municipality operates in Guba rayon. The municipality
includes 6 villages as Kucheyi, Kharosha, Jaghajik, Talabi, Tohmar and
Talabigishlag. There are 5390 people living there in total (2640 men, 2750
women, 692 young people). Its area is of 4000 ha. The municipality's territory
is devoid of any payment terminals. Helpless villagers have to regularly travel
to the rayon center to pay for their utilities, banking, insurance, internet,
cable TV, and other services. Consequently, their commuting expenses go up,
they waste time, and become physically exhausted. The municipality of this
community made a formal request to the relevant institution for the installation
of a "MilliÖn" payment terminal as a result of the advice provided
within the aforementioned project in order to soothe the villagers and to
somewhat lower their costs. The institution gave the Municipality's request a
favorable response and has begun collaborating with Emin Idrisov, the owner of
the business facility where the payment terminal will be located. The
villagers' comfort will be guaranteed and their ability to make payments
quickly and conveniently will be made possible thanks to the successful outcome
of this partnership.
