New Year festivity for children from children homes and boarding schools, martyr and IDP families at Buta Palace
Heydar Aliyev Foundation held New Year celebrations at Buta Palace for children from children homes and boarding schools, martyr, refugee and IDP families, orphans, children deprived of parental care and schoolchildren distinguished in education.
December 30, Azerbaijan`s First Lady, President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO and ISESCO, MP Mehriban Aliyeva attended along with her daughter Arzu the next celebration, talked to children and were photographed with them.
First, film reflecting participation of national leader Heydar Aliyev in different years in children’s celebrations on World Azeris Solidarity Day and New Year, the care by President Ilham Aliyev and Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva to children was shown.
Santa Claus lighted the New Year Tree with his ‘magic pipe’.
In the party, which lasted more than 3 hours, actors did their best to cheer children whose faces reflected feeling of gratitude to Heydar Aliyev Foundation and its President Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva for presenting this wonderful festivity to them. Majority of participants was children from refugee and IDP families, living at children homes and boarding schools, needing daily care.
Children were entertained by famous singers, amateur bands of schools, dance groups, young talents, clowns, magicians.
Children and parents highly valued warm attitude and care by employees of the Foundation.
President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mrs Mehriban ALIYEVA addressed the celebration:
Dear guests,
Dear teachers and parents,
Dear children,
First of all, I cordially congratulate you on the World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day and New Year, wish you good health, successes, happiness and peace in the New Year.
Traditionally, we see the New Year together. Today we see New Year – 2010 and say bye to 2009, which went down in the history of our country with a number of necessary events and achievements. Economic growth in Azerbaijan goes on, despite the global financial crisis. We can see it almost in all fields of life. Our native Baku gets more beautiful day by day, new gardens, parks are built, monuments, seaside park restored. New educational, scientific, medical objects, roads, bridges are constructed in our country.
You all well know that Baku was declared the capital of the Islamic culture in 2009. In this connection, a number of international meetings, symposiums, festivals were held in Baku. The 1st International Mugham Festival was held in Baku in March. 7 days were a grand music festivity and once more proved mugham of Azerbaijan is the pearl of not our culture only but of the universal music.
2009 was the Children’s Year at the same time and a number of important steps were taken in the country in this sphere. In 2009, 68 new school buildings and additional buildings were constructed in Azerbaijan, 28 schools capitally repaired, over 10 children homes and kindergartens repaired and reconstructed.
Heydar Aliyev Foundation continues its activity in this field too. Children’s Music School was built and opened in Aghdash City this year. Foundation of the Nesimi Children’s Art School was laid in Shamakhy City. A number of international meetings were held. National conference on children’s protection reform in Azerbaijan, I Children’s Forum, Olympiad were held in October. In a word, a number of important works were done and achievements gained in 2009.
Dear children, all these works have one goal – to see your future in independent, stronger, more developed and more prosperous Azerbaijan. Future of every state is its children. So, all these works are done for tomorrow – for you.
I wish you huge successes, good health and good spirit in your education and life. This year Heydar Aliyev Foundation holds this celebration for you in a new place – Buta Palace that was opened in 2009. I believe you will love and remember this palace, this celebration.
I once again sincerely congratulate and kiss you.
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Children thanked President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva for the care on behalf of children of Azerbaijan and were photographed with her.
Every child was presented a gift by Heydar Aliyev Foundation and a new CD of 16 child songs by Azeri composers.
To assure safety of 3000 children attending Heydar Aliyev Foundation’s New Year celebrations, necessary measures have been taken upon recommendation by First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, buses allocated to take children to Buta Palace.
