 Connecting
with Children in Azerbaijan
People to People International has joined the U.S. Department of
State and several other nongovernmental organizations to eradicate
landmines around the world. In support of this important partnership,
the PTPI School and Classroom Program has developed the project
Connecting with Children in Azerbaijan. This project pairs middle
and secondary classrooms in the United States with their counterparts
in refugee camps in Azerbaijan. The intent is to educate American
students about landmines and the significant, life-altering effects
these hidden killers have on the people who live with them. With
assistance from the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA)
and Relief Azerbaijan, the project introduces American students to
Azeri peers who have been displaced from their homes for many years,
and through interaction via letter exchange, and in some instances
teacher email accounts, enables students to share thoughts about
their lives, the world, conflict, and peace initiatives. Furthermore
the project cultivates cultural understanding and positive relationships
between American and Muslim people.
Middle and secondary classrooms or groups may join this project. Please
note partner classrooms in Azerbaijan are limited. Participating
classrooms are given a project guide with information about Azerbaijan,
the landmine crisis and refugees. Schools can also send basic schools
supplies to their Azeri partner classroom via PTPI's contacts. To
communicate with a classroom in Azerbaijan in support of landmine
awareness and global friendship, please register with the School and
Classroom Program by contacting
classroom@ptpi.org.
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