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USAID-supported Economic Opportunity Center in Tajikistan Celebrates its
One-Year Anniversary
The Isfara City Economic Opportunity Center, established by the USAID Alternatives to Conflict in Tajikistan (ACT) Project, celebrated its one-year anniversary this month and is currently working towards becoming self-sustainable. Implementer CHF International operates two centers in the Isfara and Istravshan districts located in the remote Sughd Region, which is plagued with a particularly high level of unemployment and outward labor migration.
Since their opening, these centers have helped more than 800 youth find permanent jobs. Over 2,500 unemployed young people have applied to the Economic Opportunity Centers and more than 60% directly benefited from trainings and apprenticeships. The centers work with local businesses to create additional jobs; offer youth various vocational and soft skills trainings; and organize consultations on job-hunting, resume writing, and interview skills to increase youth’s chances of securing employment.
Unemployment is a serious problem in Tajikistan. Every year, almost one million Tajik men find seasonal jobs in Russia and in Kazakhstan. By creating opportunities for at-risk youth to channel their energies into productive endeavors, USAID’s Alternatives to Conflict in Tajikistan Project helps to reduce social conflict and labor migration.
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Trainings and apprenticeships through the ACT programs help participants
gain valuable skills to enter the workforce
Photo Credit: ACT |
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