Friday, January 13, 2012
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The Union of Azerbaijan Student Youth Organizations has raised $20,000 in a campaign to help famine victims in Somalia.The campaign, with its slogan "One manat - one life", has now ended.
Union chairman Shahin Ismayilov announced the $20,000 total and thanked campaign participants in an event at the union's office, Gun.Az reports.
"Though assistance to Somalia was intensive at first, it later weakened and our aim was to bring it back into the spotlight. The campaign involved private companies and structures as well as students. I am grateful to everyone who took part in the campaign."
Ismayilov said that $5,000 of the money raised had been spent on advertising.
The remaining $15,000 has been transferred to the Red Cross aid account for Somalia.