IRDP Villages Recognized Nationally: 1st and 3rd Place in Best Aiyl Okmotu Awards
Proud Achievement for IRDP Villages: Zhoosh and Chon-Alai Win National Recognition! 🏆
We are proud to share some truly exciting news: the Zhoosh and Chon-Alai Aiyl Okmotus, participants in our Integrated Rural Development Project (IRDP), have achieved outstanding success in the 2024 National Best Aiyl Okmotu Contest of Kyrgyzstan!
Out of 235 rural municipalities across the country, Zhoosh Aiyl Okmotu secured 1st place, and Chon-Alai Aiyl Okmotu earned an impressive 3rd place! 🇰🇬✨
This prestigious annual contest honors the most effective, inclusive, and sustainable local governments in Kyrgyzstan. Winning such a recognition is a testament to excellent local governance, strong community involvement, and meaningful progress in rural development.
Since 2021, Good Neighbors, in partnership with KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency), has been implementing the IRDP in 30 villages across southern Kyrgyzstan, focusing on:
✅ Improving public infrastructure (such as schools, water supply systems, and roads)
✅ Supporting income-generating opportunities and small-scale entrepreneurship
✅ Empowering women to take active roles in decision-making and leadership
✅ Enhancing local policy-making and administrative systems
The success of Zhoosh and Chon-Alai showcases what can be achieved through the collaboration of local leaders, engaged citizens, and committed development partners. It is a shared victory that belongs to the entire community! 💪🏽🏡
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the people and leadership of Zhoosh and Chon-Alai for this remarkable achievement, and we look forward to continuing our journey toward inclusive and sustainable development together.
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On 14th October, the first launch ceremony of the multifunctional "Development Center" took place in the village of Borko, Osh oblast.
The ceremony was attended by Chun Hong Soo, Director of Good Neighbors in the Kyrgyz Republic, Lee Won Jae, Korean Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, Lee Jong Soo, Director of KOICA office in Kyrgyzstan, and Ernis Toltoev, Deputy Governor of the Kyrgyz Republic as well as civil servants from both countries and project managers.
Following the opening of the center in Borko village, in the villages of Chon-Alai district, Batken oblast, Tepe-Korgon and Masaliev villages, multifunctional "Development Centers" also began their work, it should be noted that in total 30 facilities are to be launched in Osh and Batken regions.
"The Development Center” is part of the Integrated Rural Development Project implemented jointly with Good Neighbors and KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Villagers can use the center to meet, develop their potential through various trainings; gender/financial/leadership trainings. The Development Centre also serves as a short-term kindergarten, which allows parents to leave their children in the temporary care of caregivers in order to set aside free time for socio-economic activities.
From next year, the “Kitchen Garden” program will also take place at the “Development Center”.
Meanwhile, in the Kyrgyz Republic, the Integrated Rural Development project is being implemented at a cost of 655 million soms over 4 years and 4 months from September 2021 to December 2025. The project aims to help 85,000 residents from 30 villages in 10 aiyl okmotu of Osh and Batken regions.
Good Neighbors in the Kyrgyz Republic will continue to work on improving women's rights and empowerment.
A Garage Sale was held at the Alykul Osmonov National Library on 29 October. The fair featured a variety of handicrafts, books, baked goods and much more. There was also a lottery where valuable prizes from our sponsors were raffled off. Young talents from the Kurenkeev College and the " Antre " ballet studio supported our fair with their great performances. Thank you to all our participants and sponsors for helping us in any way you could! At the Garage Sale, we collected 81720 soms. All collected funds have been transferred to our HOPE account and will be used for the infrastructure restoration project in Batken oblast. Thank you to all our volunteers for the work you have done with us! We have significant and exciting events ahead of us in the coming months, so stay tuned.
Our sponsors at the charity fair were:
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Last week, the director of Good Neighbors Kyrgyz Republic awarded scholarships to the best students in Talas region. This scholarship programme is initiated by a private sponsor from South Korea. Once a year, the Talas city administration draws up a list of the students who have performed best in their studies at the end of the academic year. Every year we provide scholarships and certificates, as well as a set of stationery, to talented and clever children from underprivileged families. This year, 30 schoolchildren were the recipients of the scholarships. We hope that the children will make better use of the awards and contribute to the development of education in the Kyrgyz Republic in the future.