Kyrgyzstan
NOTE: As of March 2, 2008, assistance for Kyrgyzstan
has moved to the newly created Asia Bureau.
Kyrgyzstan in Action
 Key Inspections Law Provisions Receive Green Light
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic on October 18, 2007 approved the Provision on Realization of the Law “On Procedure for Conducting Inspections of Businesses,” developed with USAID support... Read More ...
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 Kyrgyz Family Medicine Celebrates 10th Anniversary
In October 2007, Kyrgyzstan’s medical professionals marked the 10-year anniversary of the nationwide introduction of the family medicine practice. The concept was brought to Kyrgyzstan in 1994 by USAID’s ZdravPlus project... Read More ...
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 Kyrgyzstan Develops Capacity to Conduct Antibiotic Sensitivity Studies
With USAID support, Kyrgyzstan recently became the first country in Central Asia able to conduct antibiotic sensitivity studies. Such expertise was developed during a USAID-funded study on drug resistance... Read More ...
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 Largest U.S. Humanitarian Aid Project in Kyrgyzstan Launches
A handover ceremony of donated medical equipment to four hospitals in Bishkek and the City Ambulance Service was held in August 2007 at Kyrgyzstan’s National Center of Oncology... Read More ...
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 Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Awards USAID Project
Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Almazbek Atambaev presented an honorary award to the USAID Business Environment Improvement Project on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade... Read More ...
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 USAID, Kyrgyz Supreme Court to Continue Collaboration on Reforms
USAID and the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic recently signed their third Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in judicial reforms to improve environment for businesses... Read More ...
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 Apprentice Program Teaches Unemployed Youth Marketable Skills
On June 16, unemployed youth in the community of Halmion, in southern Kyrgyzstan, received Category III status in electro-gas welding as part of the USAID-funded Collaborative Development Initiative (CDI) project, implemented by Mercy Corps... Read More ...
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 President, Minister of Education Endorse Kyrgyzstan’s National Scholarship Test
On July 3, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Kourmanbek Bakiev hosted an award ceremony for the National Scholarship Test, which was introduced and implemented in the country with support from USAID... Read More ...
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 Farmers, Machinery Producers Learn About Quality Equipment
On June 7, Jayil Farm in Alekseevka village became the stage for Kyrgyzstan’s first outdoor agricultural equipment show. The initiative was organized by the USAID-funded Kyrgyz Agro-Input Enterprise Development Project... Read More ...
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 Kyrgyz Scholarship Exam Registers Record Number of Test Takers
A record 34,000 students took Kyrgyzstan’s 2007 National Scholarship Test to compete for government stipends for higher education. The test was created with USAID assistance in 2002 to provide a fair and transparent way... Read More ...
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 Program Introduces Law and Democracy to Kyrgyz Islamic Schools
In the fall of 2007, the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA/ROLI) is planning to expand its USAID-funded Street Law Madrassa Program to additional Islamic schools across
Kyrgyzstan... Read More ...
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 Kyrgyzstan Green-Lights USAID Decentralization Reform Effort
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and USAID signed in April 2007 allowed for the continuation of USAID’s Decentralization and Local Government Program in the Kyrgyz Republic... Read More ...
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 Center Eases Tensions, Improves Information Exchange in Jalalabat Oblast
On April 25, the USAID Collaborative Development Initiative (CDI), implemented by Mercy Corps, celebrated the completed rehabilitation of irrigation water system in Kyzyljyldyz Village, Nooken District, Jalalabat Oblast, Kyrgyzstan... Read More ...
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 Microfinance Program Disbursements Hits $200 Million Mark
The Micro and Small Enterprise Finance Facility Program was established in Kyrgyzstan in 2002 by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development with support from USAID and other international organizations... Read More ...
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 Pilot Schools Stride Towards Sustainability
Over the past two years, the 11 pilot schools participating in the USAID Participation, Education and Knowledge Strengthening (PEAKS) project in Kyrgyzstan have received assistance to become high-quality training... Read More ...
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 New Law on Business Inspections to Empower Entrepreneurs
On March 27, the Kyrgyz Parliament approved the Law on Inspections of Businesses, marking an important improvement for the Kyrgyz business community. This law, drafted by the USAID Commercial Law Project... Read More ...
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 Orchard Management Project Promotes Organic Methods
In March, 40 agricultural service providers graduated from the first phase of a 12-month training provided through the Home Orchard Protection Project. The Project is implemented by USAID’s Collaborative Development Initiative... Read More ...
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 Study Tour Jumpstarts Kyrgyz Craftsmen Association
Upon return from their USAID-sponsored Community Connections study tour in the U.S., 10 female artisans organized an association of craftsmen of Naryn and Issykkul Oblasts, which they named “NAISK – Ohio” in honor of their site visit... Read More ...
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 Veterinarian Network Improves Cattle-Breeding in Southern Kyrgyzstan
On January 31, USAID, Mercy Corps, and local government representatives opened the Veterinary Service and Artificial Insemination Center in Nookat, Osh Oblast... Read More ...
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 Helping Kyrgyzstan Develop a Land Reform Policy
At a conference in February, the USAID Land Reform and Market Development Project presented to the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan, national and local government agencies, and the general public, its findings and recommendations... Read More ...
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 Local Primary Health Care Practitioners Launch Family Planning Initiative
A family group practice in Chon-Gara Village, Batken Rayon recently launched a community-based family planning counseling and training program to educate villagers about sexually transmitted infections and reproductive health issues... Read More ...
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 A Drawing Contest Promotes Water User Associations Work
The USAID-funded Water Users Associations Support Program (WUASP) organized a contest of drawings titled “How do I imagine the WUA?” in Kyzylai School, Bazarkorgon Region, Jalalabat Oblast, Kyrgyzstan... Read More ...
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 Media Tour Highlights U.S. Foreign Assistance
On December 13, a group of journalists took part in a media tour organized by USAID and the U.S. Embassy to improve media and public awareness about assistance provided to Kyrgyzstan by the American people... Read More ...
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 Young Apprentices Learn Marketable Skills
In December, 37 young people from Jalalabat area in south Kyrgyzstan completed vocational courses administered by USAID and the Mercy Corps Collaborative Development Initiative project... Read More ...
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 Campaign Seeks to Decriminalize Media’s Responsibility
A casual reader might have missed it, but as the news editor for START, a popular biweekly magazine, Eldin Karić is no casual reader. Early in 2005, a tiny news item about irregularities in audits of government agencies... Read More ...
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 Lawyers Advocate for Simplified Access to Defendants
In December 2006, the Voice of Freedom National Human Rights Group invited Kyrgyzstan’s lawyers and attorneys to express their support for a draft amendment to a law that would simplify the procedure for defendants to meet with their lawyers... Read More ...
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 USAID-supported Association Helps Change Microfinance Legislation
Starting in July 2006, the Association of Microfinance Institutions (AMFI), representing 11 microfinance institutions, including USAID-supported Bai Tushum, Frontiers, and FINCA, have cooperated with Kyrgyzstan’s National Bank... Read More ...
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 Addressing Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border Crossing Challenges
In November, the public association Ferghana Valley Lawyers without Borders began implementation of the Peaceful Borders Project, funded by USAID through the Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia... Read More ...
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 Progress Reported for Kyrgyz National Health Reforms
Directors of health facilities, vice-governors from oblasts, and international donor representatives gathered in September for the second biannual Health Summit to review the progress of Kyrgyz health reforms... Read More ...
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 USAID Continues Support for Kyrgyz National Scholarship Testing
On October 2, 2006, the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic and USAID signed an agreement to continue collaborative support in development of a national standardized test for university entrance... Read More ...
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 Kyrgyzstan is Recognized as a Leader in Appraisal Reform by Newly Independent States Appraisers
The Newly Independent States (NIS) Council of Appraisers elected Kyrgyzstan to chair the Congress of NIS Appraisers during 2007 in acknowledgment of the country’s leading role among their NIS colleagues in appraisal reforms... Read More ...
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 Kyrgyz Advocacy Association Awarded for Honest Elections Campaign
The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) recognized the USAID-supported Association of Civil Society Support Centers for Advocacy with its “Associations Make a Better World” Award... Read More ...
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 Kyrgyz Local Governments Share Best Practices
In September, USAID’s Local Government Initiative project, implemented by the Urban Institute, summarized the results of a competition that facilitated an exchange of ideas and practices among Kyrgyz local governments... Read More ...
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 Religious Leader Takes Lead in Improving Maternal and Child Health
Imam Abdinazar, a married, 30-year-old father of two, has worked as the assistant head of the oblast kazyat (“state” administration) in Jalalabad for three years... Read More ...
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 USAID-funded Program Rated Second Most Popular on Kyrgyz National Television
A survey conducted by the National TV and Radio Company rated the TV program “Demilge in Action” the second most popular TV program in Kyrgyzstan in 2005... Read More ...
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 USAID’s Grants Restore Looted Businesses in Bishkek
In March 2006, USAID completed its six-month Looted Business Loan Support Program (LBLS) that facilitated the recovery of businesses that were either looted or suffered the consequences of looting... Read More ...
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 USAID Facilitates Constitutional Debate in the Kyrgyz Republic
USAID’s implementing partners have been actively supporting the on-going public debate in preparation for a national referendum on the Kyrgyz Constitution... Read More ...
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 USAID Promotes International Religious Freedom Standards and
Dialogue on Religion and Government in Kyrgyzstan
In June, USAID funded a series of trainings and workshops to promote understanding of religious freedom and address the most pressing religious issues in the Kyrgyz Republic... Read More ...
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 USAID’s Civil Society Partners Celebrate Achievements in Kyrgyzstan
and Turkmenistan
USAID’s Civil Society Support Initiative held a Local Projects’ Fair in Turkmenistan to summarize successes of community development initiatives on June 20th... Read More ...
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 USAID to Help Kyrgyz Government Conduct Land Reform Pilot
On June 1st, the Government of Kyrgyzstan approved a list of ten pilot communities to test new principles for management and use of land contained in the Land Redistribution Fund... Read More ...
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 Entrepreneurship Center to Train Aspiring Kyrgyz Businesspeople
On May 12, 2006, an official opening ceremony commenced the work of the Kyrgyz-American Center for Entrepreneurship Studies (KACES) at the Osh Technological University... Read More ...
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 Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan Cooperate to Improve Education
In May 2006, USAID signed agreements with the Ministries of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan to extend the Participation, Education, and Knowledge Strengthening Program (PEAKS) in these countries... Read More ...
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 Training for Rural Council Members Enhances Local Governance
USAID’s Collaborative Development Initiative (CDI) Project has recently commenced a series of trainings for rural elected officials in southern Kyrgyzstan... Read More ...
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 USAID-Supported Local Testing NGO Wins World Bank Contracts
The Center for Educational Assessment and Teaching Methods (CEATM), established with USAID’s support to run the Kyrgyz National Scholarship Testing Initiative... Read More ...
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 USAID Helps Kyrgyz National University Hold its First Public Hearing
For the first time in the history of the country’s higher education system, the Kyrgyz National University held a public hearing on its annual budget on April 19... Read More ...
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 Regional World Bank’s Doing Business Report Identifies Necessary Reforms for
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Kyrgyz Republic was ranked 84th, Kazakhstan 86th, and Uzbekistan 138th among 155 countries, based on specific regulations that promote or constrain investment productivity and growth... Read More ...
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 Applied Epidemiology Training Program Graduation
Representatives from the Ministries of Health from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, together with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)... Read More ...
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 Kyrgyzstan Holds First Privately-Organized Textile Trade Fair
From March 1-7, 2006, the Association of Light Industry “LEGPROM,” with USAID support, held the first international textile trade fair organized by a private entity in Kyrgyzstan... Read More ...
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 New Anti-trafficking Program Launched in the Kyrgyz Republic
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) opened a new USAID-funded anti-trafficking program in Kyrgyzstan... Read More ...
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 USAID Provides Support to Non-Governmental Media Outlets in Kyrgyz
Republic
Six regional media outlets increased their revenues from advertising by up to 400%, sales of issues by 8% to 20%, and staff salaries by 5% to 50% as a result of a one-year USAID project... Read More ...
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 Migrant Registration Reduces Risk of Trafficking in Persons in Kyrgyzstan
In Kyrgyzstan, 82 community members have registered as labor migrants and subsequently received work permits as a result of a six-month project implemented with USAID assistance by the Nookat Civil Society Support Center (NCSSC)... Read More ...
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 USAID-Supported Incubator to Boost Small Business Development in
Kyrgyzstan
The lack of financial resources, business know-how, and the costliness of adequate space are but some of the formidable obstacles to small business development in Kyrgyzstan... Read More ...
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 Bishkek City Council Holds its First Public Budget Hearing
The Bishkek City Council held its first public budget hearing on December 9, 2005, organized with support from the USAID Local Government and Decentralization Project... Read More ...
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