Fact Sheets

The USAID Rural Water Supply Activity

Improving health and resilience in Tajikistan through increased sustainable access to safe drinking water in rural communities.

The Government of Tajikistan has taken concrete steps in passing legislation to improve the quality and accessibility of goods and services in rural areas, notably addressing access to drinking water. However, progress remains slow due to a lack of capacity and funds. The USAID Rural Water Supply Activity provides a range of technical support to the Government of Tajikistan, specifically local governments, to deliver sustainable drinking water services in under-served rural areas. Creating access to safe drinking water will lead to the improved health and resilience of communities, while also supporting Tajikistan on its journey to self-reliance.

Local Impact 

Poverty and conflict are multidimensional. Although sectoral development investments have helped, they have failed to deliver widespread improvements in the quality of life for many vulnerable and marginalized communities. For long-term impact, a multi-sector approach is needed, and communities must have ownership both in defining the problems they face and generating the solutions. Communities that are stable, resilient, and self-reliant are less likely to fall into cycles of poverty and conflict.

Prevention and Treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition Project

Funded by USAID and the World Food Programme (WFP), this project provides support to the Government of Tajikistan to address the root causes of malnutrition and strengthen its capacity to sustainably manage nutrition interventions in the country. It contributes to the Government’s progress on Sustainable Development Goals 2 (Zero Hunger), by providing access to appropriate nutritional support and health care in targeted rural areas.

 The Farmer-to-Farmer -- Europe, Caucasus And Central Asia Project

Within the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future initiative Farmer-to-Farmer -- Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Project generates rapid, sustained, and broad-based economic growth through short-term technical assistance in agriculture. Highly qualified American technical specialists come to Tajikistan for two-to-three-week assignments and work closely with farmers, agribusinesses, and institutions to share important knowledge and skills.

The USAID Agribusiness Competitiveness Activity in Tajikistan 

Working to improve and expand market systems in Tajikistan for increased employment opportunities and incomes for agribusinesses. 

A five-year, $18.6 million activity, USAID Agribusiness Competitiveness Activity in Tajikistan uses a market-driven, private sector-led approach to stimulate economic growth, increase employment opportunities and improve livelihoods, while enhancing the competitiveness of Tajikistan’s dairy and horticulture sectors.

 Thrive Tajikistan: Partnership for Socio-Economic Development

This five-year, $20 million program expands the partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) to improve the quality of life for people in 16 districts of Tajikistan along the country’s border with Afghanistan in the Khatlon province and Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO).

Feed the Future Agriculture and Land Governance Activity

As part of the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative, the Feed the Future Tajikistan Agriculture and Land Governance Activity will address the root causes of poverty, hunger, and undernutrition by accelerating agriculture-led growth, resilience, and nutrition in rural communities of Tajikistan. 

Disability and Rehabilitation Project 

USAID and the World Health Organization (WHO) partner with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection to strengthen and extend disability and rehabilitation services in Tajikistan. The goal of the project is to improve access to quality rehabilitation and assistive products for people with disabilities and improve their quality of life. 

USAID Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby

The primary goal of the USAID Healthy Mother Healthy Baby activity is to improve the nutritional status and prevent morbidity and mortality of mothers and children under two as well as improve the quality and availability of lifesaving, evidence-based health interventions for women and children in the Feed the Future’s geographic area in Khatlon province.   

TB Prevention and Care in Prisons

Tuberculosis (TB) in prisons and dropping out of TB treatment by post-released convicts along with the spread of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) and TB/HIV among prisoners are one of the most socio-medical problems in penal and civilian health sectors of Tajikistan. 

Improving Access of Population of Tajikistan To Adequately Iodized Salt 

UNICEF with USAID support aims at sustainable elimination of Iodine Deficiency Disorders through support for continued Universal Salt Iodization (USI). The emphasis of the support is on the establishment of a rigorous quality control and assurance system by major salt producers and government inspection agencies. 

USAID Assistance to Tajikistan for the COVID-19 Crisis

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supports the Government of Tajikistan’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing life-saving equipment, technical assistance, laboratory and medical supplies, and support to Tajik migrants in need. 

USAID Read with Me

The primary goal of the USAID Read with Me project is to improve the reading skills of primary grade students in targeted schools throughout Tajikistan. The five-year project (October 2016 – September 2021) increases the availability of quality reading materials; provides in-service training for teachers; creates innovations and partnerships that support literacy outcomes; and increases government support for reading. 

USAD Learn Together Activity 

The primary goal of the USAID Learn Together Activity in Tajikistan is to improve basic education skills for students in grades 1-4, with a focus on improving reading comprehension, critical thinking skills, and mathematics. Intended coverage is in at least 80 percent of primary schools with attention to regions with historically lower learning outcomes. The five-year activity (October 2020 – September 2025) will use an evidence-based instruction intervention to improve literacy outcomes and will provide training, coaching, and materials to teachers in grades 1-4. Supplementary reading and math materials will be made available to students to complement instruction and build academic and content-specific vocabulary and numeracy skills.