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Farmers learn modern artificial insemination techniques Uzbek farmers learned modern artificial insemination techniques at a USAID-funded seminar in Tashkent Oblast in March 2006. The training was organized by the USAID Participant Training Program, the Consulting Center for Small and Medium Business, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan.
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A credit union client The USAID Credit Unions Development Project, implemented by the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU), has supported 29 out of 45 Uzbekistan’s licensed credit unions since 2002. Credits unions currently have nearly 60,000 members and an almost $21 million in net loan portfolio.
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Young women finishing carpets Nearly 4,000 entrepreneurs in the Ferghana Valley received loans from the USAID-supported microfinance NGO FV-MARD. Loans ranging from $40 to $1,000 are primarily used for small commerce, greenhouse production, and livestock feeding. FV-MARD received assistance from the USAID Ferghana Valley Regional Microfinance Project, implemented by ACDI/VOCA.
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A farmer watering his field The USAID-funded Water Users Association Support Program is working with 30 water user associations in Uzbekistan. The program provides training in management, fair distribution of associations’ water resources, and modern business practices. Improved water distribution helps farmers increase their harvests and incomes.
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A USAID consultant shows how to prepare butter for packaging From 2003-2006 the USAID Enterprise Development Project provided business consultations to 300 small enterprises in Tashkent and the Ferghana Valley. Assisted businesses increased their productivity and sales by 60% on average. The project also facilitated nearly $6 million worth of trade deals for Uzbekistani companies.
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Man with access to potable water 140,000 residents in rural areas of Karakalpakstan have potable water in their homes due to assistance from USAID. At the request of the Government of Karakalpakstan, USAID delivered equipment, materials, and nearly 300km of the pipes to improve potable water supply in rural areas of Takhtakupyr, Khodjeili, Karauzyak, Kanlykul, Kungrad, Muinak, Turtkul, Chimbai, Amudarya, Kegeili, Ellikkala, Beruni, and Nukus districts.
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Accounting conference fosters discussion A round-table discussion “International Federation of Accountants and Development of Accounting and Audit in Uzbekistan” in February 2006, organized with USAID support. USAID’s Accounting and Certified International Professional Accountant project works with the Government of Uzbekistan to introduce international standards for accounting and audit in the country.
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A farmer examines his produce USAID’s AgFin+ project provided credits and training to greenhouse sector to introduce new production techniques, upgrade greenhouse management, and improve post-harvest handling. Such assistance helped Uzbek farmers grow larger tomato and cucumber harvests and better prepare the vegetables for shipping to customers.
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Doctor examines baby USAID’s ZdravPlus project is helping to reorganize management and financing of rural primary health care facilities in Karakalpakstan, Khorezm, Andijon, Namangan, Bukhara, and Surkandarya regions.
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Youth at the Tashkent Youth Center USAID is facilitating efforts to reduce demand for illegal drugs by supporting work with vulnerable youth. With USAID support, the Youth Power Center program offers peer-to-peer HIV education, creative alternatives to drug use, and promotes abstinence, faithfulness to one partner, and condom use.
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Girl being vaccinated USAID helps immunize youth against measles, rubella. Over 620,000 young people in Tashkent were vaccinated against measles and rubella in December 2006. The immunization campaign was carried out by Health Ministry, USAID, and UNICEF. USAID donated the vaccine with syringes and funded the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assist with monitoring.
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Woman working in lab USAID, through its partners Project HOPE and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has been assisting Uzbekistan to control the spread of tuberculosis since 2000. Currently, every tuberculosis patient in Uzbekistan can reach tuberculosis services. Joint donor and government efforts led to a better tuberculosis diagnostics as well as decrease in the number of deaths due to this disease.
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One healthy family To improve maternal and child health care services in Uzbekistan, the USAID Healthy Family project (implemented by Project HOPE) has trained more than 2,000 health workers from 2002-2007. Additionally, 450 mahalla representatives received training on community health topics.
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Children at school From 2003-2006 the USAID Participation Education and Knowledge Strengthening (PEAKS) project provided training to over 1,000 Uzbekistan’s teachers, supported the development of classroom-level learning materials; helped increase parent and community involvement in the education decision making, and funded rehabilitation of school infrastructure.
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Men work on school renovation Over 20,000 children in Khorezm, Ferghana, Karakalpakstan, and Tashkent study in schools renovated with support from USAID. The USAID Participation Education and Knowledge Strengthening (PEAKS) worked with local communities to repair floors, roofs, bathrooms, replace doors and glazing in 47 schools from 2003-2006.
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Man learning to use a computer From 2003-2004 USAID’s Computers for Uzbek Schools project equipped 110 schools throughout Uzbekistan with modern computers and access to internet, enabling children in remote areas to communicate with their peers around the world, expand their views, and enrich their lives.
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Assistance to victims USAID supports a network of nine shelters across Uzbekistan for victims of human trafficking. The shelters help women who suffered from human trafficking to return home, provide counseling and medical care. The women receive courses to develop their job skills and assistance to overcome social barriers that often face trafficking victims upon their return home.
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Supporting Religious Freedom Defense lawyers and human rights activists at a seminar on international religious freedom standards, organized by the USAID Legal Education Project, implemented by ABA/CEELI.
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Peaceful Communities Initiative USAID’s Peaceful Communities Initiative taught young people in two Fergana communities to bake and sell bread as a small enterprise. USAID’s project worked with communities in the Fergana Valley and the Southern Uzbekistan regions to increase job and economic opportunities for community members.
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Members of a housing association are renovating the communal area From 2002-2006 the USAID Local Government Initiative assisted housing associations in Tashkent, Kokand, Bukhara, Namangan, Andijan, and Samarkand to promote resident-controlled housing associations and improve their property management. USAID supported public awareness campaigns, provided training to residents of multi-unit buildings and assistance to regional housing associations.
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Food for Peace Program In May 2007, the USAID Food for Peace project delivered 75 metric tons of fortified dehydrated soup, valued at over $150,000, to Uzbekistan. USAID and its partner organizations delivered soup to orphanages, TB hospitals, retirement homes, mental institutions, and prisons, providing 20,000 people in 10 regions of Uzbekistan with six months worth of nutritious meals.
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After a soccer game From 2002-2006 the USAID Sport and Health Education Program organized Game Days for communities in the Ferghana Valley. Villagers were provided an opportunity to enjoy youth sports activities and participate in musical performances, exhibitions, and health education sessions.
USAID in Uzbekistan
USAID began providing assistance to Uzbekistan in 1993, soon after the country became independent. Since that time, the American people through USAID have provided over $300 million in programs that support development of a prosperous Uzbekistan. USAID programs cooperate with governmental organizations, businesses, and communities to create jobs, increase incomes, improve professional knowledge, and better manage available resources.
During the early years of assistance, USAID assisted the Government of Uzbekistan to restructure rural primary health care system and to make immunization more effective; improve water management and quality of basic education; and to reform the banking system, foreign exchange policy, fiscal analysis, and tax policy. More recently, USAID helped create credit unions and microfinance organizations to expand access to financing for small and medium-sized businesses. Currently, assistance focuses on improving private sector competitiveness and strengthening health sector in such areas as primary health care, mother and child health, and prevention and control of infectious diseases.
USAID operates under a bilateral agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan, and through the years has been one of the leading donor organizations in Uzbekistan. USAID programs in Uzbekistan are implemented through contracts and grants by approximately 20 local and international organizations, including U.N. agencies, for profit companies, and community organizations.
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