October 15 is the International Day of Rural Women, 16 October - World Food Day. In this regard, the World Food Organization organized a press tour for journalists to the village Madaniyat Chui region of Kyrgyzstan. The purpose of the visit was to familiarize journalists with successful women, who three years ago were on the edge of poverty, but because of that international aid agencies were able to get up and have started to grow such crops that they lack not only to support the family, but also for sale. Now, these women together in a cooperative, intend to establish preservation of vegetables and work is exported.
It is known that many Kyrgyz, especially rural people survive on relatives who have left to work abroad, or by cultivating their own plots. However, those who are on the edge of poverty, no money even to buy seed.
Three years ago, in 2010, the World Bank has helped unemployed women, women from large, poor families and those whose husbands have migrated for work - provided the seeds. Later joined by the World Bank WFP (World Food Organization) and UN Women . As a result of three years, many of those who receive the "first aid", were able to feed their own families.
With the support of international organizations, women have agrotreningi on crop rotation, fertilizer, training records management, business planning, accountancy whether accounting and so on. During this time, WFP provided a family of women products.
How to tell "Fergana" specialist PR WFP Elizabeth Salkind, having training, mastering the entirety of its holdings, women, especially, have proved their worth. "You should have seen the women of the villages were happy, holding their first euros in the sale of vegetables foreigners. And now they even have bank accounts, "- said Salkind.
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We came to the village of Madani. Women gathered to celebrate the holiday, prepare a small concert, covered mess and cooked pilaf.
For three years the international project became a personal business project for rural women. From the first crop, women are not only able to feed their families, but also a profit, part of which was sent to them by village funds. Any woman can now take out a grant for seed.
Implementing partner of the international agencies is CDA (Community Development Alliance). How to tell "Fergana" the coordinator of the Alliance of Community Development Bubumayram Sariyev only Chui now 10 such rural funds, the program covered 470 people. Total Kyrgyzstan similar funds established in 90 villages, is 4,100.
"In April 2011, we have combined all the funds and organized the NGO" Agency development initiatives ", based on which plan to set up a cooperative. For this purpose, the Ministry of Justice we need to register all rural funds, while only three were registered. Our main goal is to help fund rural women open their own businesses, to create additional space for the same unemployed women and help them to earn "- explained Sariyev.
Zharkyn Smanalieva, a mother of four whose husband unsuccessfully went to work in Russia, came to the program three years ago. Now she's one feeds the family of nine.
"When I first heard about this program, that the women of the neighboring village of distributing seed - and not some, but the best varieties of Dutch - I did not believe it - the beginning of his story Smanalieva. - She went and checked personally. Everything was true. Then I went to the program coordinator Chui, and he gave us a seed, and at the same time led to the training sessions. We created six self-help groups, for 6-7 people, which later became the foundation of our rural fund. In the first year we went to the Agency initiatives and have already received interest-free loans for the two types of vegetables: cucumbers and tomatoes. With the harvest money back and took an even greater credit, has 11 kinds of vegetables, and confidence to take effect. "
Smanalieva noted, especially their women pride themselves on account of their fund rural village (where only 1,300 people) is 69,739 soms (the fund involved only 57 women). The fund receives part of the proceeds received by women, and savings. For example, last year it was purchased wholesale dozens of tons of seeds (after the seeds are distributed separately to each household), and was obtained for the purchase of a 10 per cent discount. The money saved was decided to leave the fund.
Rising to his feet, women are going to expand your business. "Previously we just bought seeds and grew vegetables for themselves, now that yields exceed our needs, we started thinking about implementing or sale of products, - says the coordinator of the Alliance of Community Development Bubumayram Sariyev. - Our vegetables - organic. To do this, we conducted a series of trainings on conservation to women, even in the villages could well preserved vegetables and fruits that their products meet quality standards. We need to get a certificate and signing sanitary station to get permission to sell. After that, we want to draw up contracts with shops and sell their products through them. We think that by the end of the year we will prepare all the papers, and the new year will begin a full-scale output is for sale "- shared plans Bubumayram Sariyev.
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