ASA

PROJECTS:

Implemented projects

Name	Description	Date	Sponsor	Resume
Survey and elaboration of methodology and program of communities' participation in the Project for rehabilitation and refurbishment of territories that suffered during the war	Refugee and IDP communities’ institutionalization opportunities and their role in the rehabilitation and refurbishment of the territories that suffered during the war were surveyed.	1997	UNDP	By the results of the survey self-administration organs in the refugee communities were created. They took active participation in rehabilitation and refurbishment of territories that suffered during the war.
Survey on knowledge, attitude and practice of adolescents in the sphere of reproductive health and family planning	About 4000 schoolchildren were questioned in all the regions of Azerbaijan. Existing problems in the sphere of reproductive health and family planning among adolescents were researched.	1998	UNFPA, Pathfinder International	Study guides for school on family planning and reproductive health were prepared. A program has been developed for study of these matters in the schools.
Pre-test of informational, educational, communicative materials on reproductive health and family planning	Opinions of more than 1000 women and men on informational, educational, communicative materials on reproductive health and family planning developed by Pathfinder International were studied.	1998	Pathfinder International	Materials were improved to better cover the problems of reproductive health and family planning. Changed materials were published and used for education of population.
Survey and preparation of a database on population of Azerbaijan	A lot of statistical and survey data was collected on population of Azerbaijan.	1998	UNFPA	Results of the survey were published in the Annual report on the population of Azerbaijan in 1998.
Preparation of a chapter about refugees and IDPs for an Annual report on population of Azerbaijan in 1998	Based on the survey of 1800 respondents and statistical data material was collected and systemized on the population of refugees in Azerbaijan.	1998	UNFPA	Chapter about refugees and IDPs was published in the Annual report on population of Azerbaijan in 1998.
Survey on the issues of health and development of adolescents in Azerbaijan	3600 adolescents in all the regions of Azerbaijan were interviewed. The problems of health and development of adolescents were covered focusing on AIDS and harmful habits.	1999	UNICEF	Program for smoking, drug, alcohol usage and AIDS prevention among adolescent in Azerbaijan was developed.
Survey on attitude of population towards development of oil industry in Azerbaijan	3500 people in Baku, Ganja, Sheki, Guba, Lenkoran, Sumgait were questioned. Opinion of different population groups was revealed towards oil exploration at the oil fields Azeri, Chirag, Guneshli and Baku-Tbilisi-Jeykhan pipeline lying.	2000	Statoil	Suggestions and recommendations on social aspects of oil projects realization in Azerbaijan.
Survey on effectiveness of the court reform in Azerbaijan	Two categories of respondents were questioned: those who use court services and those who provide them. Knowledge of people about court system in the country and their attitude towards the reform of the court system were revealed.	2000	World Bank	Suggestions prepared on the reform of the court system in Azerbaijan. Criteria developed for court system employees attestation through the country.
Training sessions with adolescents from risk groups on prophylactics of HIV/AIDS and usage of drugs	In the course of implementation of the project ASA has prepared and published a new interactive methodic manual, based on which training sessions were conducted for street children, institutionalized children, children conflicting with law and IDP/refugee children.	2000	Resource and Training Center of UNDP for Non-governmental Organizations	A manual book published with the methodic for training sessions with adolescents from risk groups on prophylactics of HIV/AIDS and use of drugs. Training of 120 children from risk groups conducted.
Survey of refugees and IDPs in the issues of reproductive health and family planning	3100 men and women out of IDPs/refugees placed in Baku, Sumgait, and Apsheron peninsula were interviewed. Knowledge, attitude and practice of refugees and IDPs revealed on the problems of issues of reproductive health and family planning.	2000	Pathfinder International	Medical and social help system improved for IDPs and refugees placed in Baku, Sumgait and Apsheron peninsula on the issues of reproductive health and family planning.
Measurements of weight and height indicators of physical and social development of children	Based on anthropometrical measurements and survey of parents and children analysis of physical and social development conducted of children in Baku-Apsheron, Guba-Khachmaz, Gandja-Barda, and Imishli-Bilasuvar regions of Azerbaijan.	2000	Mercy Corps International	Recommendations for medical, educational and social security institutions prepared on conduction of activities for physical and social development of children in Azerbaijan.
Consultation of creation and implementation of informational communicational system ‘Parliamentary Elections-2000’	Consultation on creation and effective usage of informational communicational system on operative receiving, entering, processing, analyzing and presentation of the data about the motion of elections in all regions of Azerbaijan was held.	2000	Central Election Committee	Modern, effective informational communicational technology on receiving, entering, processing, analyzing and presentation was created and functioned successfully. This system provided Central Election Committee, mass media and Azerbaijanian society with operative and full information about the motion and results of parliamentary election company of 2000.
Survey of public opinion related to elections to the parliament of Azerbaijan	9800 respondents - representatives of different social groups of electors in all the regions of Azerbaijan were interviewed. Rating of different candidates and parties participating in parliament elections was revealed.	2000	Azerbaijanian Sociological Association	Prepared ratings of different candidates and parties. Recommendations for Central Election Committee on more effective conduction of parliament elections were also prepared.
Survey on ways of conflict resolution in the Nagorno Karabakh	More than 30000 respondents questioned in all the regions of Azerbaijan. Attitude of the population towards different ways of Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution, and different international institutions activities conducting mediator function was revealed.	2001	Azerbaijanian Sociological Association	Recommendations prepared on fair resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
Client impact survey on community employment and economic opportunity program	700 CHF clients were surveyed who have passed trainings on small and middle size entrepreneurship development. Knowledge level of these people identified and their abilities to develop their own venture.	2001	CHF	Program for CHF prepared on the further improvements of trainings in the communities and increase of their effectiveness.
Conduction of monitoring learning achievement in Azerbaijan	There were questioned 17000 respondents, including 4th grade students in primary schools, teachers, and managers of education structures. 4th grade students were tested on literacy, numeracy, and life skills.	2001	UNICEF	Methodology and instruments were prepared for a constant annual conduction of a monitoring of quality of learning in primary schools of Azerbaijan.
Survey and research on Domestic Violence against Women in Azerbaijan	More than 5000 women questioned in all the regions of Azerbaijan. Conducted a survey of control group of men, adolescents, doctors, court and police employees. Reasons and specifics of violence against women in Azerbaijan identified.	2001	OSI	Recommendations prepared on prevention of violence against women in Azerbaijan. A book "Domestic violence against women: conditions and ways for overcoming" published.
Training sessions on prophylactics of drugs use and HIV/AIDS infection for adolescents from refugee tent towns	Training sessions conducted on prophylactics of drugs use and HIV/AIDS infection for adolescents from refugee tent towns of Bilasuvar, Saatli, Sabirabad, and Agjabedi regions. 210 IDP/refugee adolescents participated in these sessions.	2001	World Bank	Children from tent towns have obtained wide knowledge on prophylactics of drugs use and HIV/AIDS infection. Methodics for such trainings among IDPs/refugees was developed.
Intermediate survey of refugees and IDPs on the issues of reproductive health and family planning after a year of the implementation of the Project	500 IDPs and refugees living in Baku, Sumgait and Apsheron peninsula were questioned. Course of project realization and its effectiveness were researched.	2001	Pathfinder International	Recommendations prepared on correction of the project realization and further improvement of its effectiveness.
Survey on public opinion of Internal and Foreign Policy of Azerbaijan on borders of centuries and millennium	3600 respondents were interviewed in all socio-economic regions of Azerbaijan.	2001	Forum of Non-Governmental Organizations of Azerbaijan	Conference “Azerbaijan in the Mirror of Public Opinion on Borders of Millennium” was held. Program of activities of NGOs on upcoming 20 years was prepared.
Study on public opinion of broadcasting television channel “LIDER”	Content analysis of informational, public, popular scientific and artistic programs of television channel was held. 1000 respondents were interviewed among basic population, held focus group discussions with various groups of audience, held expert survey of television journalists.	2002	“LIDER” television channel	Recommendations on perfection of structure of television broadcasting, its information, raising actuality, artistic level of television programs and professionalism of personnel, improvement of connections with audience.
Qualitative survey for the Shah Dag rural environmental project	526 respondents were interviewed including basic population, community leaders, local intelligence representatives and executive powers of the Guba, Gusar, Ismailli, Akhsu, and Shemakhi regions of Azerbaijan. In the course of the survey was found how ready the population of Shah Dag project area is to adopt environmentally responsible practices of forestry, grazing and energy consumption.	2002	World Bank	Recommendations for the most effective realization of the Shah Dag Project were prepared. Concrete suggestions for activities on communities’ institutionalization in the region were prepared.
Assessment of the conditions of the medical help on the issues of family planning and reproductive health to the refugees and IDP's placed in Baku, Sumgait and Absheron peninsula	Analysis of the information collected by the Territorial Centers functioning in the frames of the Project of Pathfinder International and Azerbaijanian “Women and Development” Association Center on the family planning and reproductive health was conducted.	2002	Pathfinder International, “Woman and Development” Association	Conditions of the medical help on the issues of family planning and reproductive health to the refugees and IDP's placed in Baku, Sumgait and Absheron peninsula were improved and recommendations on this issue were prepared.
Evaluation and Monitoring of UNIFEM Project "Women for Conflict Prevention and Peace Building in the Southern Caucasus"	More than 2000 women were questioned in all the regions of Azerbaijan. Goal was to measure the increase in the knowledge and changes in attitude and behavior of different women groups towards conflict prevention and peace building in the South Caucasus.	2003	UNIFEM	Suggestions were prepared on increase of role of women in conflict prevention and peace building in the Southern Caucasus.
Evaluation study of the Azerbaijanian and Armenian population’s potential on peace building and post conflict cooperation.	1200 respondents in Azerbaijan and 1200 respondents in Armenia were questioned. The attitude of people about ways of conflict resolution in Naqorno-Kharabakh and the role of population of both countries in this process was studied. Also the factors, which could make possible the cooperation between Azerbaijan and Armenia in post conflict period were determined. The survey in Armenia was conducted by Armenian Sociological Association.	2003	American University. Washington D.C. USA	Recommendations for the use of Azerbaijanian and Armenian population’s potential for conflict resolution and post conflict cooperation were prepared.
Cluster survey of the “Safe Motherhood” project	Analysis of the knowledge, attitude and behavior of the community people regarding to the health of mother and child was conducted.	2003	German Technical Cooperation	Recommendations for the conduction of enlightenment in communities about the health of mother and child were prepared.
Training for staff activities of informational communicational system ‘Presidential Elections-2003’	Training for learning and formation of skills of operative management and usage of informational communicational system ‘Presidential Elections-2003’ was conducted.	2003	Central Election Committee	Result of training was successful work of staff on effective usage and management of informational communicational system ‘Presidential Elections-2003’
Evaluation Study of the ICRC School Program in Azerbaijan	Analysis of the effectiveness of the ICRC School program on International Humanitarian Law was conducted. 2200 respondents including students, teachers, parents and workers educational institutes were surveyed.	2003-2004	International Committee of the Red Cross	Recommendations for the improvement of education of International Humanitarian Law in schools were prepared.
Community awareness assessment of HIV/AIDS	1023 respondents were questioned in Ganja city, Khanlar and Goranboy regions. The goal was to study the effectiveness of project conducted by IRD on evaluation of community awareness assessment of HIV/AIDS.	2004	IRD, USAID	Suggestions were prepared on improvement of methods with different groups of community on awareness assessment of HIV/AIDS.
Survey on AZE/Yevlakh-Ganja Road Rehabilitation Project of Asian Development Bank	Assisted the international consultants in their respective areas with data collection through interviews, surveys, stakeholder participatory and consultation meetings, reviews of published documents and reports and other sources of information.	2004	Asian Development Bank	Recommendations for more rational construction of Yevlakh-Ganja road including structure of population, processes of migration, specification of their economic activity, poverty level, and relation to the rehabilitation of the road were prepared.
Determination of the “Woman of the Year 2004” in Azerbaijan	Survey includes the questioning of 1500 respondents in 12 regions of Azerbaijan, questioning of the population by mass media and analysis the opinion of experts.	2005	Leader Women Association of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijanian Sociological Association	The Woman of 2004 was determined by the results of conducted survey.
Survey on public opinion about political situation in Azerbaijan on the threshold of Parliament Elections	Survey includes the questioning of 5000 respondents in all regions of Azerbaijan.	2005	Azerbaijanian Fund for Democratic Elections	The rating of main political parties and deputy candidates was determined and their policy platforms were analyzed. Recommendations on upcoming elections were prepared.
Study on violence against children in school	Study includes qualitative survey of 1280 students in 128 focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with parents, teachers, school administrations.	2006	UNICEF	Situation assessment on violence against children in school and recommendations for future interventions were submitted to UNICEF.