Osh, September 7, 2023 – A new cold storage facility in Osh Oblast equipped by the U.S. government – through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) – will boost incomes for 300 farmers, provide additional jobs to the region, and provide quality produce for Kyrgyzstani families.  Head of Japalak Local Administration Janybek Pasylov, USAID ... Read More»

Bishkek, August 25, 2023 – Twenty-six newly sworn in Peace Corps Volunteers will co-teach English with local teachers in secondary schools across Chui, Naryn, Issyk-Kul, Talas, Osh and Jalal-Abad regions over the next two years. This is the 29th group of Volunteers to serve in the Kyrgyz Republic.  In attendance at the ceremony were U.S. ... Read More»

The Ministry of Interior received 26 U.S. government-provided laptops and other equipment in a handover ceremony with U.S. Embassy Regional Security Officer Mark Richardson and Ministry of Interior Financial and Economic Support Office Director Ruslan Balmanov.  These new laptops were used during a Social Media Investigations Course July 31-August 4, in which 12 law enforcement ... Read More»

Twenty-five members of the Kyrgyz Republic’s creative industry, including screenwriters, film directors, and producers built leading-edge TV screenwriting techniques and skills with visiting American screenwriter Nora Winslow August 14-18.  Winslow’s visit is part of the U.S. Department of State’s American Film Showcase program implemented by the Central Asia Design Hub / IREX and supported by ... Read More»