USAID, DOD Renovate Primary School in Azerbaijan
On September 18, 2007, Kish Community in Sheki held the opening ceremony of a primary school renovated with financial assistance provided by USAID’s Community Development Activity and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) European Command. The event was attended by CHF Azerbaijan Country Director Neil McCullagh, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Karas, USDOD European Command, USAID/Azerbaijan representatives, Sheki Local Government Officials, and hundreds of citizens from the district.
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| Heads of US European Command, CHF, and the Sheki Education Department concluded the event with a presentation of a poster that recorded the progress of the project and red ribbon cutting ceremony |
McCullagh pointed out that the success of the project was due to the collaborative efforts of all stakeholders during the implementation, and especially thanked the U.S. European Command, Sheki Education Department, Kish Municipality, and Kish Citizens for their contributions. Karas thanked the Kish community for their warm welcome, noting that the financial contribution to the school projects is a direct investment to their children’s future and emphasizing that the U.S. European Command will continue to support similar initiatives in the future.
The ceremony concluded with a presentation of a poster that recorded the progress of the project and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. At the end of the ceremony, guests toured the six newly-constructed school rooms.
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