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Up to 40,000 pieces of men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing per day will be produced at Pasadena Moda’s new garment factory in Aravan with equipment provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Partnership with the U.S. government enabled the factory to employ more than 100 people, mostly local women.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided state-of-the-art equipment to leading hospitals in the Kyrgyz Republic that will strengthen their capacity to diagnose COVID-19 and other communicable diseases and prevent their spread. This assistance is a part of USAID’s ongoing support to the country’s response to COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Minister of Health Nuriyla Sherieva presided over today’s handover ceremony.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided new flash freezing equipment to Green Export KG, a fruit storage facility in Kadamjai district of Batken oblast. The new equipment enables Green Export KG to process up to 20 tons of raspberries per day. Flash freezing allows storage of raspberries for longer periods. This will help increase raspberry exports to neighboring countries.
In June more than 30,000 early grade students attended summer reading and math camps organized with support from the USAID Okuu Keremet! project and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic. More than 600 schools and 43 public libraries across the Kyrgyz Republic hosted these camps. The camps offered fun and practical learning experiences for children during their summer holidays to reinforce their functional literacy skills.
Residents of Kurshab village in Kyrgyzstan’s Osh region came together to repair and improve almost 3 km of pedestrian sidewalk in the village. The initiative was led by a group of local activists to improve the safety of pedestrians on the busiest street of the village. They managed to mobilize the community around this issue and raise funding. The process was supported by USAID’s Jigerduu Jarandar project that aims to support local initiatives.
The Ministry of Finance and USAID launched The Public Procurement Transparency and Accountability Forum in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Forum serves as a platform for civil society to come together and connect with the Government organizations of Kyrgyz Republic, exchange information, share citizens’ concerns and ensure accountability and transparency in contract implementation and management of public funds.
The Forum was organized as part of the Fiscal Accountability and Sustainable Trade (FAST) project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Today, USAID Mission Director Kaya Adams met with the Ombudsperson of the Kyrgyz Republic Atyr Abdrakhmatova to discuss partnership in improving citizens’ access to justice and promoting human rights and freedoms in the Kyrgyz Republic. USAID and the Ombudsperson’s Institute have a long history of cooperation. Currently, they are working together on the 115 Hotline to provide free legal advice to citizens. USAID’s Jigerduu Jarandar project has provided qualified lawyers who consult over the phone on a wide range of legal issues, such as land disputes, civil rights, citizens’ legal status, and family issues.
From May 30 to June 10, 2022, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project "Safe Migration in Central Asia" (SMICA), implemented by Winrock International, in cooperation with training centers for judges, prosecutors and lawyers and in partnership with UNODC in Kyrgyzstan, conducted training for 66 judges, prosecutors, investigators and advocates from all regions of Kyrgyzstan.
On June 8, 2022, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over modern equipment to SotsAgro poultry farm. The new equipment worth 6.8 million Kyrgyz soms will enable SotsAgro to double the production capacity of high-quality poultry and animal feed critical for agricultural production in the country.
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Last updated: April 14, 2022
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