Arzu Geybullayeva
From Soviet style brigades to present day volunteers in Azerbaijan- where we are with volunteering
By Arzu Geybullayeva The concept of volunteering is a fairly new notion here in Azerbaijan. Unless you look at the Soviet period and the involvement of people, especially young people in various projects, community work and etc., through compulsory “brigade” style of work, volunteering in Azerbaijan is rather a new phenomenon. Given the various types … Continue reading
New Year Message from Imaginers! (video)
This video is made possible by the support of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) as a part of Eurasia Partnership Foundation’s Community Youth Peacebuilding Through New Media project. The contents of this article are the sole responsibility of its authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Eurasia Partnership Foundation, FCO or … Continue reading
Facebookmania
By Arzu Geybullayeva When Facebook first came to life, hardly anyone was expecting it to become something more than a social network. Back then; there was hi5 and other groups that socialized online. But we had never thought of Facebook, nor did we think it is going to become an integral part of our daily … Continue reading
Interview with the head of the NGO “Gender and Progress” Elhan Bagirov
By Arzu Geybullayeva – Could you please introduce your organization ? Our organization «Gender and Progress» deals with gender equality issues, informs LGBT community on events taking place in and outside of the country, provides legal aid, socio- psychological and medical assistance to the beneficiaries, as welll as develops its women’s program.
Violence at home, work and not only- do we have a choice?
By Arzu Geybullayeva and Phil Gamaghelyan In both Armenia and Azerbaijan, countries where patriarchal lifestyle holds profound ground, violence against women in all its forms- psychological, physical, whether it is at work or at home- is widely spread. Azerbaijan is among the list of those countries that only recently adopted the law to combat domestic … Continue reading
