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DUSHANBE (TCA) — School bakeries installed by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in two schools in Norak and Roghun in Tajikistan will benefit around 3,600 children in schools throughout the two districts, the WFP said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Urban Initiatives’ Road Triangle outreach campaign, supported by the United States through USAID, emphasized the critical roles that traffic police, drivers, and pedestrians play in ensuring road safety in Kyrgyzstan. As part of this campaign, the Bishkek-based civil society organization Urban Initiatives developed an online test to help drivers improve their knowledge of traffic safety rules, the organization said. To date, more than 26,700 people have taken the test. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on April 27 approved International Development Association credit in the amount of US $42.2 million for the Modernizing Higher Education Project in Uzbekistan. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Elisabeth Millard on April 25 joined Tajik First Deputy Minister of Education and Science Rahmatullo Mirboboev, local education officials, and teachers in kicking off a massive book donation campaign to commemorate World Book Day. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Union supports Kyrgyzstan’s efforts to deliver democratic and credible elections and further improve the education system to include more children and deliver quality education, the European Union's Delegation to the Kyrgyz Republic said on April 20. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev on March 31 signed an agreement on extending the current operating modalities and academic independence of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. Continue reading