Visit by American schoolchildren to Azerbaijan
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation continuously organizes trips for children from various
countries of the world to Azerbaijan in order to acquaint them with Azerbaijan, its history and
rich culture. Within the framework of this project, an essay competition about Azerbaijan was
held among American schoolchildren in joint cooperation between the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the United States of America and the World Affairs
Councils of America. Held among three thousand schoolchildren, the contest started on
December 1, 2011 and ended on March 1, 2012. 10 schoolchildren that were announced winners
of the contest and accompanying them persons visited Azerbaijan during June 20 - 28 June,
2012.
All cost of the delegation during the trip were covered by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
Visit by winners of the essay competition on the theme of “I discover Azerbaijan” to
Azerbaijan
Being an official partner of the Organization Committee of the Eurovision Song Contest
held in 2012 in Baku, the Heydar Aliyev Foundation announced an essay competition on the
theme of “I discover Azerbaijan” in participating counties. The essay competition was held
among 9 to 18 years old physically disabled children. As a result of the competition, a visit of the
winners and people accompanying them was organized to Azerbaijan, with 2 winners from each
participating country. A special program was drawn up for their visits and rest. Having closely
acquainted themselves with Baku, the guests watched the grandiose show of the Eurovision Song
Contest’s Final.