Fund Forum presentation takes place at Mercy College
09/05/2013 15:24
Fund Forum presentation takes place at Mercy College
09/05/2013 15:24
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A seminar dedicated to modern development of Uzbekistan was held at Mercy College in New York (USA). The seminar included presentation of culture and art, as well as key projects and initiatives of Fund Forum.
Permanent mission of Uzbekistan at UN and Fund Forum organized the event in cooperation with United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Envoys Club at the UN.
Students of teachers of the educational establishment familiarized with history of Uzbekistan, unique cultural heritage, architecture monuments of Samarkand, Khiva and Bukhara, as well as art of Uzbekistan.
It was noted that Uzbekistan pays great attention to strong social policy, directed at increasing well-being of population and stable development of the county.
It was noted that Uzbekistan also pays attention to sustainable development and transfer to green economy. The participants received information on steps, made towards development and introduction of renewable energy. It was said that International Solar Energy Institute was created in Uzbekistan at the assistance of the Asian Development Bank.
Social Initiatives Support Fund has been implementing charity project “Alternative sources of energy for support of representatives of social sector”. Some 100,000 people benefited from the project.
The participants received magazines and booklets of Fund Forum, which briefs about its activities and projects.
President of Mercy College Kimberly R. Cline received a book “Fund Forum presents Uzbekistan”, which was created by photographers and designers from France, Italy and Uzbekistan.
Sheila Gersh, Director of the Center for Global Engagement, said that the college has experience on organization of such seminars and presentations with diplomatic missions at the UN. But this event allowed the participants to find about a lot about Uzbekistan, unique cultural-historic heritage, etc.
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