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, and its author received the Journalist of the Year award. “Demilge in Action” was created by the USAID Land Reform and Market Development Project to educate viewers about land legislation, consult on rights and obligations of landowners, and demonstrate real-life solutions for land-related disputes. On average, six programs are broadcast each month, and the audience is rapidly expanding.
Starting in 2003, the USAID Land Reform Project established a network of 45 demilgechi, or volunteer rural activists, in 82 villages countrywide to inform rural population about their land-related rights and to help resolve land problems. Through 2005, demilgechi provided 26,000 consultations to rural citizens who faced with conflicts, and nearly 95% of these cases have been successfully resolved without court proceedings. As the policy and legal framework evolves, USAID’s project continues to train demilgechi on
land issues, covers limited expenses of demilgechi, and provides written land rights materials for distribution to rural citizens.
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| Recently, the TV program “Demilge in Action” presented to its viewers a new USAID publication about model contracts for land transactions |
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