USAID/Kyrgyzstan

With USAID/Kyrgyzstan's support, Lailahan Abduraimova, Chairman of “Pesh-Kadam” Agricultural Cooperative in southern Kyrgyzstan, participated in USAID's Seed Assistance Voucher Program and doubled her yields in her first year.
USAID, through its Education Loan Program, held a Job Fair Osh–2012 that provided an opportunity to meet with employers, to register in the employment database, to receive practical assistance and specific training on the jobs available.
USAID/OTI in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science, and the Aga Khan Foundation reprinted over 90,000 copies of dual-language (Kyrgyz-Uzbek, Kyrgyz-Russian, Kyrgyz-Tajik, and Kyrgyz-English) books for children in 2,191 local schools.
The Kyrgyzstan Parliamentary Strengthening Program (KPSP) conducted a presentation on “Effective Communications Strategies and Supporting Activities between Parliament and Civil Society and the Public” for 42 parliamentary staff members.
Trainees celebrate their completion of the RTLC-designed export development training and the start of the core phase of the export partnership initiative.
Men walking through a field single file
An agrobusiness association in Kyrgyzstan supplies farmers with supplies and knowledge. More than 1,300 farmers annually attend demonstrations by a USAID-supported agricultural association to learn about new technologies.
Two women working with trays of drying tomatoes
Farmers in southern Kyrgyzstan learn how drying their tomatoes can diversify their business. A USAID-funded project is working with southern Kyrgyzstani farmers to dry tomatoes for export to the United States and Europe. learn more
Last Updated: 05-16-2012