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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The customs of Turkmenistan has prohibited the import of blond hair colors as well as highlighting and hair bleaching chemicals, the independent foreign-based news website Chronicles of Turkmenistan reports. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Starting from March, women employed by state agencies and organizations in the Turkmen capital Ashgabat have been “recommended” not to use nail polish, not to have nail and lash extensions, not to dye hair and wear gold jewelry items, independent foreign-based news website Chronicles of Turkmenistan reports. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan is planning to hold an international conference “Women empowerment in Afghanistan" in autumn 2018 in Astana, Kazakhstan’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Ambassador at Large Stanislav Vassilenko said at the UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan late last week, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — A youth network of gender champions, composed of 45 young adults, including 15 men and 30 women, was established by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on November 29. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has assisted fifteen women farmers from mountainous areas of Osh and Naryn Oblasts in Kyrgyzstan to launch greenhouse vegetable production. In 1800 square meters of greenhouses they plan to grow cucumbers and tomatoes to sell during the off-season. These partnerships promote women’s entrepreneurship in agriculture and provide much needed additional income while also improving nutrition by making vegetables easily available to households in the community during times when access to vegetables is scarce, the US Embassy in Bishkek said on October 5. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan has become the latest EBRD country of operations to join the Women in Business programme, which promotes women’s entrepreneurship through access to finance and know-how in order to stimulate business growth. This is made possible by a generous contribution from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs through the EBRD’s Small Business Impact Fund, the EBRD press office reported. Continue reading
