The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to announce Community Connections "Creating, Supporting and Managing Economic Think Tanks" exchange.  Eight professionals throughout Azerbaijan will participate in the "Creating, Supporting and Managing Economic Think Tanks" exchange, a three-week cultural exchange and practical training opportunity in the United States.  This exchange will expose participants to the ways in which businesses and government in the United States rely upon think tanks to inform business and economic decisions. Participants will be able to see how think tanks assist in developing economic policy, how they support government and business by providing non-partisan research and assessment and how think tanks are managed to become sustainable independent groups.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to announce Community Connections "Traffic Safety" exchange.  Eight professionals throughout Azerbaijan will participate in the "Traffic Safety" exchange, a three-week cultural exchange and practical training opportunity in the United States.  This exchange (employing a case study format) will allow professionals from the different sectors learn more about developing a culture of safe driving, based on US experiences; develop networks with US institutions/auto-motor unions; and learning how to improve public Awareness campaigns and advocacy for traffic safety, based on international best practices. 

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to announce Community Connections "NGO-Municipality Cooperation in Community Development" exchange.  Eight professionals from Ganja, Shamkir, Qazakh and Khachmaz will participate in the "NGO-Municipality Cooperation in Community Development" exchange, a three-week cultural exchange and practical training opportunity in the United States.  The partnership between Municipalities and NGOs thus can benefit both, as well as ensure stronger, more sustainable community development initiatives. The NGO-Municipality Cooperation in Community Development exchange will support the enhancement of community initiatives and broader-based support for local community activities by introducing participants to ways in which local branches of government in the United States partner with NGO counterparts to address the needs of the local community.