The success story of the “Sary-Sogot” cooperative
The Sary-Sogot cooperative is growing!
Thanks to the Good Neighbors program, income-generating projects, the Sary-Sogot cooperative is steadily developing, increasing honey production and the number of participants. In 2024, the cooperative participated in the “Honey” project with the support of Good Neighbors. By December 2024, the participants had successfully implemented the project.
Now the cooperative's goal is to produce more honey and create a sustainable future for its business.
- The success story of beekeeper Samat Musuraliev -
Samat Musuraliev, a member of the Sary-Sogot cooperative, with more than 10 years of experience in beekeeping, has achieved impressive results! In 2024, thanks to the support of our program and the loan received, he collected 117 barrels of honey (3429 kg) and sold it to international markets.
In 2025, he plans to improve conditions for bees by purchasing 100 new hives.
"Beekeeping is our family's main source of income, and over the past three years our income would have been significantly lower without the support of Good Neighbors Kyrgyz Republic." -Samat Musuraliev-
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Good Neighbors Kyrgyz Republic on February 2023 finished the improvement of the Health Center in Mirnoe village at Kok-Chu CDP* (Community Development Project). The heating system was installed, and a better water supply system was provided, also needful facilities were given. Most of the residents of Mirnoe village couldn’t stay inside the health center while receiving medical check-ups in the winter season due to the absence of a heating system. With support from the Branch nowadays Health Center can be comfortably operated in any season. Providing development of infrastructure with the main objective to improve access to necessary services for the community and children mainly is always one of the priorities of Good Neighbors Kyrgyz Republic while implementing of CDP* projects.
Good Neighbors Kyrgyz Republic implemented successfully My Village Project funded by KOICA from 2018 to 2022.
During the project, 30 villages in the Batken, Osh, and Chui regions actively participated in
developing village’s social infrastructure and creating income-generating projects.
As part of the post-project management program, a group of agronomists from the public association "AgroLead" conducted training
for farmers from the Batken region on vegetable cultivation in greenhouses and rice growing and drying techniques, including field visits.
The main goal is to enhance the potential of rural farmers and entrepreneurs, their knowledge, and skills
in the field of agriculture and business for the profitable operation of objects completed within the project.
Good Neighbors Kyrgyz Republic in collaboration with the administration of the Zhamgyrchiev school in Issyk Kul region, Ton district, carried out the refurbishment of 3 classrooms. After the renovation, new furniture and classroom equipment were purchased, and the school administration helped with the provision of labor. Through our joint efforts, we were able to renovate the classrooms and now the students can study in comfortable conditions.