Press Releases

Over 40,000 Residents Gain Steady Access to Irrigation Water in Kulob and Vose Districts

 - 04/24/2013
Tajikistan

Representatives from the USAID Family Farming program participated in a ceremony to officially open “Selbur” Water User Association in Vose and “Obi Shirin-D” Water User Association in the Kulob district. These groups were formed through an open and participatory process involving small-scale and commercial farmers, community leaders, and government officials. 

Farmers in Vose and Kulob districts do not have regular access to irrigation water and many canals and drainage channels have fallen into disrepair.

U.S. Government Supports Tajikistan Statistical Agency in Health Data Collection

 - 04/10/2013
Tajikistan

United States Ambassador Susan Elliott, Head of Department of Health, Family and Women Affairs of the Presidential Administration, Lola Bobokhojieva, Director of the Statistical Agency, Bahtiya Muhammadieva, and the First Deputy Minister of Health, Saida Jobirova, participated in the presentation of an internationally recognized Demographic and Health Survey preliminary report.

Tajikistan showed positive improvements in some of their health indicators.

US GOVERNMENT SPONSORS MULTINATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY FINANCING SUMMIT

 - 04/03/2013
Kazakhstan

ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN April 3-4, 2013. Over 50 representatives of private and public companies from South-Eastern and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central, Northern, South-Eastern and Southern Asia, as well as the Russian Federation and Turkey, are gathering in Almaty to develop bankable project proposals for energy efficiency investment opportunities.

U.S. Government Celebrates World Water Day

 - 03/20/2013
Tajikistan

On March 22, the global community will celebrate World Water Day 2013, with the motto “Clean Water for a Healthy World.” In celebration of World Water Day, Ambassador Susan Elliott and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Director Kathleen McDonald participated in a ceremony to officially open the “Navruz” Water Users Association in the Shahritus district. Local government officials, local citizens and implementers of the U.S. Government’s “Feed the Future” initiative attended the ceremony.

U.S. Government Supports International Agricultural Exhibition in Khatlon

 - 03/01/2013
Tajikistan

U.S. Ambassador Susan Elliott, Deputy Prime Minister Murodali Alimardon, and Khatlon Region Chairman Ghaibullo Afzal officially opened the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) second Agricultural Inputs Fair - International Agro-Expo Khatlon-2013 – in Qurghonteppa today. The fair brings together farmers, agribusinesses, financial institutions, and international and domestic input dealers to facilitate business relationships and promote trade.

6,900 Residents Gain Steady Access to Irrigation Water in Qubodiyon

 - 02/06/2013
Tajikistan

Representatives from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) participated in a ceremony to officially open Havaskor-1 Water User Association in the Qubodiyon district.

U.S. Government Opens Resource Center

 - 12/18/2012
Tajikistan

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Tajik State Medical University’s department of Public Health and Medical Statistics celebrated the opening of the department’s new health resource center.

U.S. Government Reduces School Dropout in Khatlon

 - 12/12/2012
Tajikistan

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated the launch of its School Dropout Prevention Pilot Program in Khatlon oblast.  U.S. Ambassador Susan Elliot, Minister of Education of the Republic of Tajikistan Nouridin Saidov, and other Ministry of Education officials attended the event. The launch ceremony, held at Danghara School #2, marked the official kick-off of the school-based activities of the USAID program to reduce the dropout rate of grade 9 students.

U. S. Government Opens Water User Association Office in Khatlon

 - 12/10/2012
Tajikistan

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Director, Kathleen McDonald participated in a ceremony to officially open the office for the Nahri Kalon Water User Association in Yangiyul Jamoat of Qubodiyon district. The ceremony was attended by local government officials, U.S. Embassy representatives, local citizens, and implementers of the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future initiative.

U.S. Government Delivers New Waste Disposal Trucks to Jamoat Leaders

 - 11/30/2012
Tajikistan

The U.S. Agency USAID/Tajikistan Country Director Kathleen McDonald participated in the transfer of three specialized waste disposal trucks to the jamoats of Isfisor, Zarzamin, and Gafurov. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded and implemented the project through its Local Development Initiative. 

Ms. McDonald, Mr. Sodik Mirholikov, Chairman of the Gafurov District, and Mr. Gafur Hakimov, Deputy Chairman of the Sughd Oblast, presented the jamoat leaders with keys to the new trucks.

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