Diaspora Volunteers Public Union

The Diaspora Volunteers Public Union (Azerbaijani: Diaspor Könüllüləri İctimai Birliyi) is a volunteer organization in Azerbaijan that operates under the State Committee on Work with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It began as the "Azerbaijan Diaspora Volunteers" program, launched on 29 March 2019 on the initiative of the State Committee. The program was inspired by a speech by President Ilham Aliyev on 1 February 2019 dedicated to Azerbaijani Youth Day. A presentation of the program took place on 24 April 2019 at the Nizami Cinema Center in Baku, attended by Fuad Muradov, chairman of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora, and other officials. The organization's mission is to organize public support for state policy in the diaspora sphere, participate in various local and international projects, engage in events held by diaspora youth in different countries, and carry out educational actions. Its motto is "One step opens the way to 1000 steps." The organization operates from the building of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora. Members of the Diaspora Volunteers Public Union are young people aged 18–29. In 2019, according to an open call, selected volunteers underwent a two-month volunteer program at the state committee. Bakhtiyar Rahimov, coordinator of the "Azerbaijan Diaspora Volunteers" program, stated that 609 young people applied to the first announced call. Of these, 95% were in Baku, 3.5% in the regions, and 1.5% were Azerbaijani youth living abroad. Within the program, members received general information about volunteer activity, the diaspora, and the Azerbaijani diaspora movement. Young people who fully participated in the program were awarded certificates by the state committee. Applicants were invited in groups to the State Committee on Work with Diaspora and involved in trainings. During meetings held by relevant structural heads and employees of the State Committee with diaspora volunteers, the general activities of the State Committee, including its structural divisions, were discussed. The organization is closely tied to the State Committee on Work with Diaspora, which itself was established on 19 November 2008 by order of President Ilham Aliyev, building on the earlier State Committee on Work with Azerbaijanis Living Abroad created in 2002. The Diaspora Volunteers Public Union represents a youth-focused extension of Azerbaijan's state diaspora policy, aiming to strengthen ties between Azerbaijan and its diaspora communities worldwide.

The Diaspora Volunteers Public Union emerged from the "Azerbaijan Diaspora Volunteers" program, which was initiated by the State Committee on Work with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The program was launched on 29 March 2019, following a speech by President Ilham Aliyev on 1 February 2019 dedicated to Azerbaijani Youth Day. On 24 April 2019, a presentation of the program was held at the Nizami Cinema Center in Baku. The event was attended by Fuad Muradov, chairman of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora, Ulvi Guliyev, chairman of the Youth and Sports Committee of the Milli Majlis, Intigam Babayev, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Farid Jafarov, executive director of the Youth Foundation, Jamil Aliyev, representative of the "Regional Development Public Union" of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Azad Jafarli, head of the apparatus of "ASAN service," and volunteers. The organization's activities are carried out in the building of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora. Its members are young people aged 18–29. In 2019, according to an open call, selected volunteers underwent a two-month volunteer program at the state committee. Bakhtiyar Rahimov, coordinator of the program, reported that 609 young people applied to the first call. Of these, 95% were in Baku, 3.5% in the regions, and 1.5% were Azerbaijani youth living abroad. Within the program, members received general information about volunteer activity, the diaspora, and the Azerbaijani diaspora movement. Young people who fully participated in the program were awarded certificates by the state committee. Applicants were invited in groups to the State Committee on Work with Diaspora and involved in trainings. During meetings held by relevant structural heads and employees of the State Committee with diaspora volunteers, the general activities of the State Committee, including its structural divisions, were discussed. The State Committee on Work with Diaspora itself has a longer history. In 2002, by decree of President Heydar Aliyev, the State Committee on Work with Azerbaijanis Living Abroad was established. On 19 November 2008, by order of President Ilham Aliyev, the State Committee on Work with Diaspora was created on the basis of the previous committee. The Diaspora Volunteers Public Union represents a youth-focused initiative within this institutional framework, aiming to engage young people in diaspora-building efforts and to support the implementation of state policy in the diaspora sphere.

• Program launched as "Azerbaijan Diaspora Volunteers" on the initiative of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora.

• Presentation of the program held at the Nizami Cinema Center in Baku.

• First open call received 609 applications from young people.

State-backed youth volunteer organization supporting Azerbaijan's diaspora policy.

Product categories. Volunteer programs · Diaspora engagement projects · Educational events

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