Bishkek, June 5, 2020 / Kabar /. UN Women and the Government of Japan launch a project on protecting and empower women and girls in marginalized and vulnerable communities in Kyrgyzstan by responding to their urgent needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Japanese government provides USD 270 thousand for this project.
In Kyrgyzstan, the one-year project is aimed at improving women's access to livelihood opportunities, enhancing skills development and promoting gender-responsive policies for rural women affected by the COVID-19 crisis. It will also support women in vulnerable contexts, including migrants and displaced women impacted by the crisis, to restore their economic activities, strengthen security, rule of law and social cohesion.
A total of 845 people will directly benefit from the project, including 500 women from poor and vulnerable households in the Naryn, Osh and Jalal-Abad regions of Kyrgyzstan, including rural women, young women, minority women, female single mothers, women with disabilities and of ethnic minorities from three regions.
“We will work closely with groups of women, representatives of civil society and government agencies working to improve the status of women. The project will be based on existing partnerships and ongoing program work in the country, which is carried out by UN-Women,” said Ulzisuren Jamsran, the representative of UN Women in Kyrgyzstan.
In response to COVID-19, the Government of Japan is providing emergency support to UN Women in the Europe and Central Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Arab States, Eastern and Southern Africa regions. Moldova and Kyrgyzstan are receiving support in the Europe and Central Asia region.
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