Supporting vulnerable women in Kyrgyzstan
| After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kyrgyzstan saw an enormous rise in unemployment, poverty and hardship.Women have been particularly affected. The crippling poverty experienced by many families has prevented girls from receiving an education, making it difficult for them to find jobs or provide for themselves or their families. | | |  | |
| Even when women are able to find work, they are often stopped from taking it because of a growing belief in Kyrgyz society that a woman’s place is at home.
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| Unable to fulfil their family duties they often become victims of domestic violence. A lack of education and poor job prospects mean rising numbers of women turn to prostitution, drug peddling and being trafficked for sex in order to feed their families.
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.jpg) | | | The British Red Cross is supporting the Kyrgyzstan Red Crescent in running education and vocational training courses to give vulnerable women access to recognised qualifications that will help them find jobs, earn a living to better support their
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| families, and become more integrated in everyday society. We need to raise £27,000 to ensure that this work can continue.
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| Project details
The project will improve the social and economic position of 1,600 of the most vulnerable women living in the Kyrgyz towns of Osh, Jalalabad and Bishkek by strengthening their skills in sewing or computing and teaching them about their basic rights.
£27,000 will fund:
- sewing courses for 600 women
- computing courses in Bishek for 200 women
- training for 800 women in first aid and family health
Trainees attend a 30 hour programme, following a curriculum developed by the Kyrgyzstan Red Crescent, providing them with education and information on areas such as first aid, health and family planning.
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| Trainees also attend a course in basic business and communication skills to support the practical work they have learned and help them find employment or start a business themselves once they graduate. | | | 
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| Of the 2,566 women receiving vocational training since 2003, 87% have been employed or are self-employed, and speak of raised self-confidence.
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