Project at-a-glance | |
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Project Name | Small and Medium Enterprises Development in Alai and Chon Alai |
Project Number | 7F08418 |
Sector/Subsector | Private sector development |
Country | Kyrgyz Republic |
Project Opening Date | 01 Dec 2012 |
Project Closing Date | 30 Apr 2018 |
Responsible Institution | |
Responsible International Financial Institution | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) |
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Objectives | |
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Strategic Agenda |
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Description | The project goal is to facilitate the growth of local and regional markets through (self-) employment in Alai and Chon Alai, particularly for women and youth to reduce rural/urban inequalities and improved living conditions. The project vision is that poverty in Alai and Chon Alai is reduced, in particular for women and youth, thus diminishing rural-urban inequalities and giving youth a more positive perception of a future for them in the region. The Project overall objective is to reduce poverty by re-orientating livestock farming towards farming entrepreneurship and by fostering local business initiatives. The project approach is to boost development of Small and Medium Enterprises (formal and informal) through improved functionality of existing value chains with stronger focus on livestock processing. It follows a “Making markets work for the Poor”(M4P)approach. |
Source of Funding | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) |
Amount of Funding | CHF 3’610’000 |
Project Outcome |
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Contact Information of International Financial Institution | |
Organization/Department | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Commonwealth of Independent States Division |
Address | Freiburgstrasse 130, 3003 Bern |
Postal Code | CH-3003 Bern |
Country | Switzerland |
Phone | +41 (0)58 462 44 14 |
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Contact Information of International Financial Institution - 2 | |
Organization/Department | Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic |
Name | Elena Zakirova |
Address | 21 Erkindik blvrd., Bishkek |
Postal Code | 720040 |
Country | Kyrgyz Republic |
Phone | +996 (312) 301 036 |
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Contact Information of Project Implementer | |
Organization/Department | Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation |
Name | Kambarbek Adishov |
Address | 7 Liniya Str., Bishkek |
Postal Code | 720044 |
Country | Kyrgyz Republic |
Phone | +996 (3234) 51468 |
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