USAID/Kyrgyzstan

USAID Assistant Administrator for Asia Ms. Nisha Desai Biswal meets two Speakers of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic highlighting the cooperation between the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic. From right, Assistant Administrator Nisha Biswa

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.

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