Baku - On 27-28 June 2022, IOM Azerbaijan organized a small business training for vulnerable women in Baku within the “Counter-Trafficking in Persons Activity” Project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The training was attended by five vulnerable women who have passed the pre-selection stage. During the training, participants gained knowledge and skills in small business and business management. They also got acquainted with the development of business plans and received the right to submit a business plan to get additional support for the implementation of business ideas. Participants who successfully complete the training and whose business plans are positively assessed by the Business Plan Evaluation Commission will be provided with support in running a small business.

At the end of the training, certificates were distributed to participants.

It should be mentioned that the previous small business training for ten vulnerable women took place in Ganja. In total for 2022, 15 vulnerable women have been trained. Within the Project in total 21 vulnerable woman from different communities across Azerbaijan have completed small business trainings organized by IOM Azerbaijan and they also will receive small grants to start up their business plans.

USAID’s Countering Trafficking in Persons Activity, implemented by IOM, assists the Government of Azerbaijan and NGOs to further improve Azerbaijan's effectiveness in preventing and combating trafficking in persons and forced labor as well as addressing gender-based violence. This includes technical and financial support to civil society organizations operating shelters that assist potential and actual victims of trafficking and forced labor.

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