Azeri NGO support body to co-op with USAID
The Council of State Support to NGOs under the
Azerbaijani President signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the
US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday.
The memorandum envisages cooperation in studying and implementing best international practices on state financing for NGOs, increasing NGO knowledge and skills, promoting public awareness about civil society's role in Azerbaijan and involving NGOs in socio-economic development, the council's head Azay Guliyev told the signing ceremony.
According to USAID offical Jonathan Conley, USAID will be providing considerable assistance to the Council as part of bilateral cooperation. The agency will be closely involved in promoting the country’s socio-economic development and work to expand the scope of activities of the national NGO secretariat.*
The memorandum envisages cooperation in studying and implementing best international practices on state financing for NGOs, increasing NGO knowledge and skills, promoting public awareness about civil society's role in Azerbaijan and involving NGOs in socio-economic development, the council's head Azay Guliyev told the signing ceremony.
According to USAID offical Jonathan Conley, USAID will be providing considerable assistance to the Council as part of bilateral cooperation. The agency will be closely involved in promoting the country’s socio-economic development and work to expand the scope of activities of the national NGO secretariat.*
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