Investing In People

Strengthening Health Care and Education Systems:

Improving the quality, scope, and coordination of health services in such priority areas as tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and primary health care;
Modernizing teaching, management, and financing at schools for quality primary and secondary education;
Expanding access to higher education;
Enabling access to school for vulnerable children and children with disabilities.

Programs

Project Name	Duration	Overview	Partners	USAID Contact
AUCA Move Forward	01/2010 - 01/2013	Support the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) to become an intellectual hub in Central Asia where students can receive a U.S.-style undergraduate education.	American University of Central Asia (AUCA)	Erkin Konurbaev (AOTR)
Cross-border Vocational Education in Badakshon Afghanistan (CVEB)	10/2009 - 09/2012	The project enhances local employment opportunities and improves the quality of the labor force in the Badakhshon Region. The project:	The University of Central Asia (UCA)	Marc Bonnenfant
Demographic and Health Survey	06/2010 - 06/2013	Conduct of a nationally representative household survey which provides data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of demographics, health, and nutrition...	ICF Macro	Nazgul Chokmorova (Kyrgyzstan), Malika Makhkambaeva (Tajikistan)
Dialogue on HIV and TB	09/2009 - 09/2014	Providing technical assistance, training and direct outreach services to increase access to quality HIV prevention and Tuberculosis prevention and treatment interventions among most-at-risk...	Population Services International (PSI)	Chynara Kamarli (Kyrgyzstan), Khorlan Izmailova; Kairat Davletov
Empowerment now!	08/2012 - 08/2014	The overall goal is to increase the participation of people with disabilities in USAID activities and strengthen...	Civil Society Development Association “ARGO”	Corey Hancock
Kazakhstan Infant Nutrition and Feeding, Nurturing Together (KZ-INFaNT) project	07/2012 - 07/2013	The KZ-INFaNT project focuses on the aspect of maternal and child health concerning improved nutrition and feeding for infants and young children. The project will help ensure...	Women’s League of Creative Initiatives	Sholpan Makhmudova
Maternal and Child Health in Tajikistan	09/2008 - 09/2013	Reduce infant and maternal mortality by improving the health of women and children under five. This project trains professional staff at departments of health to deliver MCH services and teach...	Mercy Corps	Malika Makhkambaeva (AOTR)
Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP)	05/2010 - 09/2014	Assistance in response to a polio outbreak in Central Asia to address:	John Hopkins Institute (JHPIEGO)	Nazgul Chokmorova (Kyrgyzstan)
Promoting ICT in Turkmenistan	09/2009 - 09/2012	Develop and institutionalize the use of innovative information and communication technologies (ICT) and approaches to promote student learning and professional development in institutes of higher...	International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)	Vepa Berdiyev
Quality Health Care Project	09/2010 - 09/2015	The project provides technical assistance, training, equipment and medical products to improve quality and expand the range and coordination of health services:	Abt Associates	Chynara Kamarli (Kyrgyzstan), Kairat Davletov; Dilorom Kosimova (Tajikistan)

Last Updated: 02-15-2013