Food Project
In February Naxcivan AR received 16 containers of its last shipment of flour. Ganja got 85 containers with the same commodity which finalized our shipment of veg. oil, rice, beans and flour for 1998. Flour will be included in the monthly ration of ADRA beneficiaries in the North- west (Khanlar, Samux, Goranboy, Naftalan, Ganja city) as of March.
Jan- Feb 1998 Distribution Report
USDA Commodities (MT)
| Location | Vegetable Oil | Beans | Rice | Flour | Total Food | Total Beneficiaries |
| North- west | 97,7 | 48,3 | 193,0 | 0 | 339,0 | 66,472 |
| Naxcivan | 147,3 | 72,8 | 254,5 | 400,8 | 875,3 | 100,205 |
| Totals | 245,0 | 121,1 | 447,5 | 400,8 | 1,214,3 | 166,677** |
| * Average number ** 23,6% accounts for IDPs. |
Family Garden Project (UNHCR); Location: North- west ; Director - Mike Fisher Market Garden Enterprises continued successfully into the new year.
Family Garden Project (USAID); Location: Naxcivan AR; Director - Ella BeaversADRA distributed all the greenhouse kits and tools, also began work to train the beneficiaries in greenhouse and gardening techniques. The people were taught sowing, planting and cultivating techniques. ADRA staff taught them how to prepare compost and organic fertilizers. During the training sessions the beneficiaries were distributed extra seeds donated by UNHCR.
ADRA carried out a lot of visits to the beneficiaries' gardens to evaluaten the success of the project. During the visits we noticed that most of the greenhouses were beig run well, and beneficiaries were taking the first income from sales of the surplus. The crops included young seedlings of tomatoes, onions, peppers, and large amounts of herbs.
Primary Health Care Project (USAID); Location: Naxcivan AR; Director - Robin Willison
Purpose:
To improve health and decrease morbidity /mortality from preventive causes among vulnerable population groups in the Naxcivan Autonomous Republic. To increase access to affordable, high quality health services among the vulnerable population and increase public health awareness and knowledge among the population generally.
Accomplishments:
Extensive preparation of training materials was made for medical staff, all materials being translated into Azery and produced on overheads for public presentation. Negotiations with government authorities continued to assure cooperation in the immunization program.
Medical supplies were distributed as were copies of all training materials for Village Health Workers, including guidelines for use of medicines to be used by Village Workers and Mobile Health Units.
Monetization Project (USDA); Location: Baku; Director- Bryan Cox
ADRA is introducing a new humanitarian assistance activity to Azerbaijan. Being tied into the Food Project its purpose is to partially cover the distribution costs of the Food Project. In December 1997 ADRA warehoused 275 tons of vegetable oil from USDA to be monetized in Azerbaijan.
Staff Changes
ADRA - Azerbaijan was sorry to say good-bye to Finance Director Robyn Bradford (Baku) and Office Manager Sally Fisher (Ganja) who left for home in January.
New arrivals to Ganja
| Abbreviations: (IDP) internally displaced person;(UNICEF) United Nations Children's Funds; (UNHCR) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; (USAID) United States Agency for International Development; (USDA) United States Department of Agriculture; |
| Staff Profile Aliyev Nusameddin was born on September 10, 1959 in Naxcivan City. While a small child he was orphaned, and was taken care of by his aunt. Difficulties in life shaped his character, and as he noets, made him a survivor, and a goal oriented person. After graduating from High School in 1976 he was admitted to the University of Oil and Chemistry. Upon completion of his higher education as a young specialist he engaged in the challenging work at the Naxcivan Electronic Factory as a Designing Engineer and a superintendent. The blockade Naxcivan terminated his career at the Factory. War and famine made him desperately search for any work In 1994 Nusameddin was employed by ADRA to work as a labourer at ADRA's Naxcivan Warehouse. Once again in his life he had to start his career at the bottom of the ladder. Patience and perseverance as well as accuracy in job performance contributed to his gradual promotion to Clerk, later on to Warehouse Manager, and further up to Food Coordinator for city of Naxcivan. Nusameddin is married, with two children. His son is especially very proud of him. He wants to learn English to help his dad. |
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