BISHKEK – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$490,000 contribution from the Government of Japan to support women-led businesses and smallholder women farmers in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, 9 March 2015 – From 9 to 17 March 2015, the University of Central Asia (UCA) joined Child and Youth Finance International in engaging youth in Global Money Week (GMW).
Second Local Professional Development Workshop for Consortium University Professors: Developing 3rd Nonprofit Management (NPM) Course Syllabus on “Financial Management in NPM”
The Government of Switzerland and the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic have launched a CHF 4.6 million (around 297 million soms) new project “Health Facilities’ Autonomy in Kyrgyzstan” in three pilot rayons - Ton, Tyup and Jety-Oguz of the Issyk-Kul oblast in the Kyrgyz Republic.
In February 2015, the School of International Relations of the Kyrgyz National University (KNU) launched the 2nd Nonprofit Management (NPM) Course titled “Nonprofit Organizations in the Contemporary World” for the 4th year University students at KNU.
Representative Office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in Kyrgyzstan organized a training seminar on "Production of analytical radio toolkit" for journalists in Bishkek and regional media.
The United Nations in the Kyrgyz Republic calls on the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) to refrain from approving a bill that would introduce criminal and administrative sanctions for acts aimed at forming “a positive attitude towards non-traditional sexual relations”.[1]
On 25 February 2015, Ms. Maki Shinohara, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Kyrgyzstan handed over her Letter of Presentation to Mr. Askar Beshimov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
On February 5-6, 2015, USAID Collaborative Governance Program (CGP), through its partner Civic Participation Fund (CPF), organized a workshop on Successful Grant Proposal Writing for 18 representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Bishkek.
On February 18, 2015, Zainidin Kurmanov, PhD in History, Professor of Kyrgyz-Slavic University, Former Parliament member, Ex Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament gave a guest lecture on the theme“Issues of Government, Civil Society, and Business Interaction in Kyrgyzstan” for over 45 University Professors, students, and representatives of USAID Mission in the Kyrgyz Republic, and Collaborative Governance Program.