224:. In 1988 the struggle for independence in the Karabagh region started. AYF became involved in fund raising activities to supply much-needed funds to the people in Karabakh. Even after the independence of Nagorno-Karabagh in 1991 and the cease-fire in 1993, the AYF continued to help the region. In 1994 the AYF Western Region decided to create a program, called the AYF Youth Corps, that sent about ten youths that year and continues to send up to 15 each summer. The mission of the Youth Corps is to help rebuild schools, camps, churches, etc. in the various regions of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Turkish-American organizations in attempting to influence U.S. regional foreign policy. Because the
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works to initiate legislation on issues of concern to the
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promote economic and democratic development; securing direct U.S. aid to
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recognition. However, the two groups provide different approaches to promoting the
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model, which is very much centered on influencing foreign policy. The competition between these two groups creates a "hyper-mobilization" of resources in the
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