The “School Gardens” project was launched with the participation of IDEA leader Leyla Aliyeva.
On March 17, at the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of the IDEA Public Union, and FAO Goodwill Ambassador, the "School Gardens" project was launched.
Within the framework of the "School Gardens" project, jointly implemented by the IDEA Public Union, FAO, and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, it is planned to plant fruit trees in the yards of secondary schools in eight regions of Azerbaijan (Goychay, Shamkir, Hajigabul, Guba, Masalli, Oguz, Khazar, Zagatala).
During the first action of the project, 100 almond, pomegranate, and plum trees were planted together with students at School No. 234 in the Khazar district with the participation of Leyla Aliyeva.
The purpose of implementing the project is to promote the use of ecologically healthy food among students, as well as the effective use and greening of school yards.
It should be noted that Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of the IDEA Public Union, has been a FAO Goodwill Ambassador since 2015. The main directions of FAO’s activities include combating hunger worldwide, ensuring food security, and creating healthy food systems.
It should also be noted that the IDEA Public Union, which prioritizes ecological education and awareness activities in its work, has already implemented a number of projects together with the Ministry of Education aimed at engaging young people in nature conservation efforts, positively affecting the ecological condition of educational institutions, and increasing students’ knowledge about the environment.
Within the framework of the "School Gardens" project, tree-planting actions will also be gradually organized in other regions of Azerbaijan, continuing until the end of April 2017. According to the project plan, depending on the climate and soil cover of each region, approximately 5,000 fruit trees—including apple, pear, cherry, plum, walnut, hazelnut, pomegranate, persimmon, almond, and quince—will be planted in more than 40 schools.
