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“Stimulate Youth Participation in the Election Process”

Azerbaijani-American Youth Social Association successfully completed the US. Embassy-supported project entitled “Stimulate Youth Participation in Election Process in 23 villages of Fizuli district” from June 2003 to November 2003.

The project has been implemented to educate the young voters on election process in 23 villages throughout Fizuli region. Within the project the young population of Fizuli district has been educated on their voting rights and on the election process. The organized meetings and trainings stimulated active participation of youth in the conducted 2003 presidential elections and helped the young people to actively participate in building democratic and civil society in this region. Within the trainings and meetings have been organized lectures on the topics of election codex, the role and place of election in democracy development, election principles and citizen rights, the role of youth in election observation, the passiveness of young voters and other themes.

As the result of the enlightenment activity of Organization in this region, Fizuli district has been placed at the second place as an active region in participation level in previous 2003 presidential elections.

In general more than 500 young people have been involved to the 23 training courses within the project activity. The project played an important role in indirect enlightenment of Fizuli population about the voting rights, election process and building democratic and civil society. Within the project has been published the booklet titled “Election and Youth”.

At the end of the project has been organized a conference in the Fizuli district entitled “Stimulate Youth Participation in the Election Process” which involved the majority participants of the project to discuss the results and achievements of the project.