Over 2,000 war victims receive aid within Polish-Azerbaijani project

More than 2,000 Azerbaijani beneficiaries (including veterans, their families and other people affected by the consequences of hostilities) received various types of aid under the Polish-Azerbaijani aid project “We are here to help” project, Report informs referring to the Polish Embassy in Baku.

A conference summarizing the Polish-Azerbaijani project "We are here to help" was held in Baku.

The project was carried out in the years 2021-2022 by the ADRA Poland and ADRA Azerbaijan Foundations, under the Polish development cooperation program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland - Polish Aid.

“The project was aimed at supporting the civilian population and people affected by the consequences of hostilities. The project included, among others, rehabilitation, psychotherapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language pathology, behavioral therapy and cognitive therapy, trainings for medical staff, it even used the unusual atmosphere of the silver screen - all to help the beneficiaries to bid farewell to their war trauma. It was planned to improve the quality of victims' lives and their well-being, also to reduce physical and mental pain and restore faith in better tomorrow,” the embassy noted.

The conference in Baku was attended by representatives of institutions supporting the project (Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan, Baku Executive Power, Executive Powers of Nizami, Khazar and Pirallahi Districts of Baku, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Baku) and medical institutions involved in its implementation.