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Soros communications manager: Open Society Foundations, of which OSIAF-Azerbaijan is a part, will continue to provide support from outside the country to efforts to promote open society in Azerbaijan

08 December 2011 14:56 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Habil Suleymanzadeh â€“ APA. â€œThe Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation (Soros Foundation) will continue grantmaking activity in Azerbaijan next year,â€ Soros communications manager Rachel Hart told APA. She said the Open Society Foundations, of which OSIAF-Azerbaijan is a part, will continue to provide support from outside the country to efforts to promote open society in Azerbaijan. Rachel Hart said the operations and structure of OSIAF-Azerbaijan are being renewed, but it is too soon to tell what, if any, major differences there will be in OSIAF-Azerbaijanâ€™s activity in the country.

The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a private operating and grantmaking foundation that seeks to promote the development and maintenance of open societies around the world by supporting a range of programs in the areas of educational, social, and legal reform, and by encouraging alternative approaches to complex and often controversial issues. OSIAF-Azerbaijanâ€™s supports civic initiatives in education, rule of law, public health and independent media.

The Foundation was established by philanthropist George Soros.