"HUMA GUSHU" Educational Charity Fund.
Huma quşu is a non-commercial, non-profit, non-governmental organization. This Fund was created by family members of Humay Guliyeva, who worked at various international organizations and passed away at a young age, to commemorate her memory and to continue her kind deeds. The name was inspired by a line from a poem Humay had written, “ After all, I am named after a bird living its entire life flying invisibly high above the Earth – Huma.” The motto of the fund is another poetic reference, from The Treasury of Mysteries by Nizami Ganjavi, - "You are a Huma bird, do honorable acts!" The mission of the Fund is to provide financial assistance to economically disfavored yet talented kids to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies in Azerbaijan and abroad, thus helping them to become kind, patriotic and fulfilled members of the society. At the same time, the Fund aims to assist Karabakh War veterans to pursue their studies in the field of information technologies and learn new skills. Humay had an endless passion for knowledge and education. Thus the main priority of this Fund was selected accordingly. For now, the only financial source of the Fund is Humay's savings which she accumulated during her seven years at the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Fund aims to spend these funds, which is the result of Humay's hard work, expediently in order to continue her noble deeds. The Fund also encourages other organizations and individuals to donate in order to expand its scope and further support educational aspirations of underprivileged youth. Humay's relatives and close friends participate voluntarily and on a pro bono basis in running daily operations at the Fund. Decisions are being made jointly, based on integrity, merit and other principles specified in the statute of the Fund. Grant aided students are selected based on their talent, work ethic, discipline, civic activity, patriotism and moral values. Shahla Vezirova, mother of Humay, is the founder and the president of the Fund. Board of trustees, consisting of three members, monitors the Fund's activities.