Innovative project for rural women in Kyrgyz Republic
09 Feb '07
2 min read
“By empowering the women to market their products without the help of big businesses, this will eliminate exploitation and reduce marketing costs,” adds Ms. Chyngysheva.
The project will undertake nine pilot subprojects in Issyk-Kul, Naryn, and Talas oblasts, as well as subprojects in Batken, Djalalabat, and Osh oblasts afterwards.
The Government and beneficiaries will contribute $209,000 equivalent to the project's total estimated cost of $2.2 million. The Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism is the executing agency for the project, which will be carried out over about three years.
The JFPR was set up in 2000 with an initial contribution of $90 million, followed by additional contributions totaling $155 million in 2002, and annual contributions up to 2006 bringing the total amount to $360 million.