Baku, Finance Time.  On the occasion of the International Children’s Day, Bakcell – the First Mobile Operator and the Leading Mobile Internet Provider in Azerbaijan, has organized a festive event for the children in need for special care.

Approximately 100 children fostered by the “United Aid for Azerbaijan” and “SOS Children’s Village”have participated in the special entertainment program.

Children in need for special care are constantly in the spotlight of Bakcell’s Corporate Social Responsibility programs (CSR), carried out within the frames of partnership with various organizations.

Within the frames of the “ICT Academy” project implemented in association with SOS Children’s Villages, courses on computer literacy, accounting 1C, job interview skills, CV composition, cell phone and computer repair, audio video recording and other very useful trainingswere organized in the special training rooms of Baku SOS Children’s Village, equipped with technical facilities.

Bakcell, paying special attention to the corporate social responsibility programs, hasimplementedseveral successful projects over the last year. 20 children with different degrees of disabilityhave participated in trainings aimed at developing computer skills and knowledge within the frames of “A Way to Inclusion through Equal Opportunities” project implemented jointly with “Sport for Development” Organization.  The trainings were held at the Caucasus Research Resource Center of the Khazar University and served as a basis for the integration of children with disabilities to the institution of higher education for a period of 3 months. The next phase of this project implies the provision of Assistive Computer Technology (equipped to satisfy the special needs of children with disabilities) to secondary schools providing inclusive educationand Child Development Centers functioning in Azerbaijan.

Within the frames of cooperation between Bakcell and Junior Achievement Azerbaijan, the students of higher education institutions were provided with trainings on Business Ethics, work-readiness and other important components of career-building. Moreover,business simulation and special management programswere provided for the students. Along with obtaining knowledge within the frames of this project, the students were also offered an opportunity to obtain work experience atBakcell.

From year to year Bakcellexpandsthe list of CSR projects aimed at supporting the integration of the children in need of special care to the societyand programs that are useful for student’s future careers.