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.

#GoodNeighborsKyrgyzRepublic #KOICA #IRDP #CommunityDevelopment #SustainableDevelopment #VillagePride #AiylOkmotu2024 #TogetherForChange #Kyrgyzstan

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https://youtu.be/LlkzgK5di1I?si=gIukSD9BMwVKzUZ0

This video shares the story of Sergey Eremenko, a client of the Women’s Taxi – Inclusive Taxi project of Good Neighbors in Kyrgyz Republic. Sergey, a first-degree person with disabilities, relies on a wheelchair, and thanks to our inclusive service, he has been able to experience freedom of movement. Now, we aim to help him achieve an even greater goal — rehabilitation at the New Life clinic.

At the end of the video, the clinic’s director shares Sergey’s real chances of recovery, explaining that his muscles are still active and can be restored. Sergey needs our support, and we are announcing a fundraising effort for his treatment. This video is part of our fundraising project and an inspiring step toward meaningful change.

Help Sergey on his path to an independent life!

 

Our bank details

Demir Bank account 1180000103968042

Good Neighbors Kyrgyz Republic

 

#WomenTaxi #InclusiveTaxi

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Land Preparation: Training for Farmers

On November 29-30, 2024, in the village of Jer-Ui, Bolot Mambetov CDP, Ton district, Issyk-Kul region a two-day training was held on the topic of preparing land before processing Plots of steel from 35 farmers from the villages of AkSai, KokSai, Eshperov, Temir-Kanat and Jer-Ui.

 

The training was conducted by an experienced specialist Chang Pae Lee from the Global Impact Foundation. Precinct officer:

- We studied 4 key principles of land cultivation.

- We learned how to use local microorganisms (IMO) to improve soil fertility.

- We learned the preparation stages IMMO 1, IMMO 2 and IMO 3.

 

Thank you for the knowledge you have gained, the farmer will be able to convince of the effectiveness of his work and improve the quality of the poor. We are looking forward to how these Innovations will help in the development of agriculture in the region!

 

#IncomeGeneration #Agriculture #Training #TrainingforFarmers #Developers #LandPreparation #GlobalImpactFoundation

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Support for beekeepers

Watch the full video on YouTube to learn more about the initiative and inspiring stories!

https://youtu.be/XlpX7wVx-uU?si=h_JCZzm9Q2wte84P

 

This video shares the inspiring story of a Good Neighbors project aimed at supporting local farmers through affordable credit. Our heroes, Ruslan Toichubekov and Munarbek Zhamankulov, experienced beekeepers, received a low-interest loan to purchase modern beehives and bee boxes.

Thanks to this project, their beekeeping business has flourished. You'll get a glimpse of their apiaries, households, and learn how Good Neighbors' support has improved their lives and boosted local production.

 

About the Project: Toktogul honey is one of the income generation projects that we launched in 2022. During this time, we have allocated about 4.2 million soms. Our beneficiaries are 19 people.

The goal of this project is to increase the income of local farmers and the Toktogul honey brand.

 

#Honey #IncomeGeneration

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