The project titled "Initiative to Improve the School's Reputation through the Development of the School Community," conducted by "Umid" Support to Social Development Public Union ("Umid" SSD PU) in collaboration with T-NETWORK, an educators' experience and communication platform, funded by the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and supported technically by the Baku City Education Department, has reached successful completion. As an outcome of the initial project activities, secondary school No. 280 after M. Mehdiyev in Hovsan settlement, Surakhani district, Baku, and secondary school No. 262 in Turkan settlement, Khazar district, established 2 School Development Councils (SDCs), each comprising 11 members, with a gender breakdown provided for each school (School No. 280: 9 women, 2 men; School No. 262: 5 women, 6 men)...

The project titled "Enhancing Student Public and Social Engagement through the Improvement of Social Welfare Environments," executed by the "Umid" Support to Social Development Public Union ("Umid" SSD PU) with financial support from the Agency for the State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has been successfully concluded. As part of this initiative, two groups/clubs, namely "Music and Drama" and "Art and Culture," each comprising 15 members, were established at secondary school No. 280 after M. Mehdiyev in Hovsan settlement, Surakhani district, Baku, and school No. 262 in Turkan settlement, Khazar district...