Leyla Aliyeva launches new charity project
By Nigar Orujova
Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and founder of the IDEA Public Union, Leyla Aliyeva has launched Baku Corner, a fair trade concept project operating for charitable purposes.
The non-profit project is designed to contribute to the global efforts to support talented individuals across the world. Baku Corner (www.bakucorner.az) is available for the society from November 13.
Baku Corner offers a diverse collection of fair trade products produced by local and foreign artists.
In addition to launching this unique charitable project, Aliyeva endowed her personal artworks to support the cause of improving human welfare.
Upholding globally recognized fair trade principles, Baku Corner offers economic opportunities and direct market access for the artisans from Azerbaijan and the developing world by helping to facilitate the trade of their handcrafted products.
Baku Corner endeavors to contribute by providing fair wages to local artisans’ labor and thereby providing a sustainable market for trading their products, most notably Azerbaijani traditional headscarves, called kelaghayi, woven from fine, soft silk to form a four-cornered shape.
Baku Corner’s store also offers artworks produced by children living in local residential institutions, such as orphanages and children’s homes.
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