Eng - UNDP in Tajikistan

Правительство Республики Таджикистан 

Государственный комитет по инвестициям и управлению 

государственным имуществом Республики Таджикистан 

Government of the Republic of Tajikistan 

State Committee on Investments and 

State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan 

ПАРТНЕРЫ ПО РАЗВИТИЮ 

DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILES 

2008 - 2009 

При сотрудничестве с 

Программой развития ООН в Таджикистане 

In cooperation with 

United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan 

Душанбе/Dushanbe 

2008

Справочник подготовлен в рамках Проекта ТП ПРООН 

«Поддержка национальной координации и управления внешней помощью» 

The directory is prepared under the UNDP TA Project 

«Support to Nationally Coordinate and Manage Aid» 

Партнеры по развитию 2008-2009 

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Development Partner Profiles 2008-2009 

Copyright © State Committee on Investments and 

State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan 

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Republic of Tajikistan 734025 

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E-mail: amcu@gki.tj 

Web-site: www.amcu.gki.tj

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen! 

I have the great pleasure of addressing you with my welcome in this periodical edition of 

the guide «Development Partner Profiles 2008-2009». For over five years this guide has 

been published in Tajikistan with the aim to assist the attraction and coordination of 

foreign aid in this country. 

This guide has been prepared based on information provided by all Development 

Partners and includes their organizational profiles, past and current programs, and 

areas of future activities. 

One of the objectives of this guide is to increase awareness of all parties interested in 

activities of Donors and International Organizations in the sphere of aid provision and 

the activities of Development Partners in the Republic of Tajikistan. 

The other objective of this guide is to facilitate elimination of duplication and improve the 

efficiency and effectiveness of foreign aid. We hope the information in this guide will 

promote increased cooperation, coordination of activities, and joint operations by 

different organizations involved in the process of aid provision and development 

assistance for Tajikistan. 

We would like to express our gratitude to all Development Partners for kindly submitting 

the required information necessary for the preparation of this guide. 

Taking this opportunity, I would like to note that Tajik people highly appreciate and value 

the assistance and support provided by the international community. 

We believe that further developing cooperation with our Development Partners will help 

to improve the wellbeing of our people. 

Sincerely yours, 

Chairman 

of the State Committee on Investments 

and State Property Management 

of the Republic of Tajikistan 

Farrukh Khamraliev

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................7 

II. METHODOLOGY OF PROFILE PREPARATION..........................................................................................8 

III. SCI IS THE CENTRAL BODY ON AID COORDINATION ........................................................................9 

IV. DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILES ......................................................................................................17 

Act Central Asia ..........................................................................................................................................................19 

Action Against Hunger-United Kingdom....................................................................................................................21 

Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) ...........................................................................................................22 

Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) ................................................................................................................23 

Aga Khan Education Service, Tajikistan.....................................................................................................................24 

Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan.................................................................................................................................25 

Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, Tajikistan ............................................................................................27 

Aga Khan Health Services Tajikistan..........................................................................................................................28 

Agency for Technical Development and Cooperation ................................................................................................30 

American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) ................................................................................31 

American Councils for International Education ..........................................................................................................32 

Asian Development Bank............................................................................................................................................33 

Association for Aid and Relief, Japan, Tajikistan Office............................................................................................34 

Branch of "Operation Mercy " in the Republic of Tajikistan ......................................................................................35 

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)* .............................................................................................40 

CARE Tajikistan .........................................................................................................................................................41 

Caritas Internationalis in Tajikistan.............................................................................................................................43 

Caritas Luxembourg....................................................................................................................................................44 

Caritas Switzerland......................................................................................................................................................45 

CESVI - COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................46 

Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Tajikistan......................................................................48 

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany............................................................................................................51 

Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Tajikistan ..............................................................................52 

Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia.............................................................................................................................54 

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ................................................................................................55 

European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (DG ECHO) in Central Asia.................................................57 

Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) USA .........................................................................................................58 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations..........................................................................................59 

German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) ....................................................................................................61 

German Development Service (DED).........................................................................................................................62 

Germany / KfW Development Bank (KfW Entwicklungsbank) .................................................................................64 

Global Partners Great Britain ......................................................................................................................................65 

Government of France*...............................................................................................................................................66 

Government of Islamic Republic of Iran*...................................................................................................................67 

Government of Japan*.................................................................................................................................................68 

Government of the People's Republic of China...........................................................................................................69 

Government of the Republic of Turkey*.....................................................................................................................70 

International Committee of the Red Cross ..................................................................................................................71 

International Fund Agricultural Development.............................................................................................................72 

International Monetary Fund.......................................................................................................................................73 

International Organization for Migration (IOM).........................................................................................................74 

International Public Organization Millennium - Development Partners .....................................................................75 

International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) ................................................................................................76 

Islamic Development Bank .........................................................................................................................................77 

JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency ...........................................................................................................78 

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) ......................................................................................79 

Mennonite Economic Development Associates - "MEDA Tajikistan" ......................................................................80 

Mercy Corps................................................................................................................................................................82 

Mission East in Tajikistan ...........................................................................................................................................83 

Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation - Tajikistan .........................................................................................84 

ORA Tajikistan (Orphans, Refugees, and Aid)...........................................................................................................86 

OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe) .................................................................................87 

Oxfam GB in Tajikistan ..............................................................................................................................................90 

Pharmaciens Sans Frontieres Comite International (PSFCI).......................................................................................92 

Relief International......................................................................................................................................................93 

Republic of India.........................................................................................................................................................94 

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Society in Tajikistan for Assistance and Research ......................................................................................................95 

Stichting AIDS Foundation East-West Representative Office in Tajikistan ...............................................................96 

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) ...............................................................................97 

Swiss Cooperation Office /Consular Agency in Tajikistan .........................................................................................98 

Tajik Branch of Regional Environmental Centre of Central Asia (CAREC TB)........................................................99 

The Branch of Save the Children Federation/US in Republic of Tajikistan..............................................................100 

The World Bank Group.............................................................................................................................................102 

Turkish International Cooperation Agency ...............................................................................................................105 

UK Department for International Development ........................................................................................................107 

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) ..............................................................................................................108 

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) .....................................................................................110 

United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan............................................................................................111 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ....................................................................................................112 

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for Central Asia ........................................................114 

United Nations Population Fund ...............................................................................................................................116 

United Nations World Food Programme...................................................................................................................117 

United States Agency for International Development in RT.....................................................................................118 

University of Сentral Asia (UCA).............................................................................................................................119 

Urban Institute Tajikistan..........................................................................................................................................120 

Welthungerhilfe.........................................................................................................................................................121 

World Health Organization Country Office in Tajikistan .........................................................................................123 

V. DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS IN REGIONS................................................................................................125 

VI. DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS IN SECTORS..............................................................................................129 

VII. DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS. DIRECTORY ...........................................................................................135 

Note: The titles of the Development Partners not updating information on their profiles are marked with *. 

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I. INTRODUCTION 

Being on its way to democratic and market transformations the Republic of Tajikistan, like any 

other transition economies, needs support of the international community. 

Development Partners represented by numerous international organizations provide Tajikistan 

with humanitarian, technical, financial and another assistance to support ongoing reforms in 

political, legal and socio-economic spheres. 

Presently about 80 Development Partners, including donor countries, international multilateral, 

governmental (bilateral) and nongovernmental organizations, are participating in the process of 

providing foreign aid to Tajikistan. 

The foreign aid flows received through such a number of international organizations and their 

activities require appropriate coordination and agreed actions in order to avoid duplication and 

improve foreign aid use efficiency. One of the main elements of coordination is distributing 

information among all participants of the process of attracting and using foreign aid. 

The purpose of the “Development Partner Profiles” is to raise awareness of all acting and 

potential participants of the process of aid provision to Tajikistan, of a specific character and 

directions of each Development Partner’s activities, taking into account their specialization in 

different regional and sector projects. 

The “Development Partner Profiles” directory is a brief review of activities of international 

organizations involved in the process of providing assistance to Tajikistan. The directory 

contains profiles of international organizations, information about their past and current 

programs and also the areas of their future activities. 

This directory is published for: 

• Ministries and Departments, local authorities and local self-government agencies, aid 

recipients in preparing and implementing measures under the National Development 

Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan over 2015 (NDS) and the Poverty Reduction 

Strategy for 2007-2009; 

• Government agencies and institutions involved in the process of preparing projects for 

the Program of Public Investments, grants and Technical Assistance (PIP); 

• Development Partners working in Tajikistan; 

• International organizations, which are planning to join the process of providing 

assistance to Tajikistan. 

The “Development Partner Profiles” provides the abovementioned users with sufficient 

information, which will minimize duplication and help identify “bottlenecks” in the sphere of 

foreign aid provision on the one hand. On the other hand the available information will 

contribute to increasing the level of cooperation, coordination and unification of efforts of 

different organizations involved in aid provision to Tajikistan. 

The “Development Partner Profiles 2008-2009” is the sixth edition of the directory. The previous 

editions were in demand by different domestic and foreign organizations and were highly 

evaluated by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and International Communities. 

This Guide was prepared on the basis of updated profiles of Development Partners, taking note 

of the changes occurred during the last year in their statements of service regarding aid provided 

to Tajikistan and detalization of the organization’s future plans. 

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The Directory provides information on tasks and authorities of the central government body 

responsible for coordination of foreign aid – State Committee on Investments and State Property 

Management of the Republic of Tajikistan (SCI), being the main Partner of Donors and 

international organizations in the sphere of providing and using foreign aid in the Republic of 

Tajikistan. One of the main tasks of SCI is improving coordination of the process of attracting 

and using foreign aid, developing regional and sector coordination, improving management of 

loan portfolio of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. 

Based on the Database information the directory provides summarized information on 

participation of Development Partners in different sector and territorial projects to briefly inform 

domestic and foreign organizations concerned about economic sectors and regions supported by 

different Development Partners now. For descriptive reasons and better understanding the 

information on the international organizations’ activities in sectors and regions is given as 

matrix. 

The Directory «Development Partner Profiles 2008-2009» was prepared under the UNDP 

Technical Assistance Project «Support to Nationally Coordinate and Manage Aid». 

The State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the RT would like to 

thank the UN Development Program in Tajikistan for their supporting the process of national 

coordination of aid and assisting preparation of this directory. 

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all Development Partners for providing us 

with the required information, their understanding and support of our efforts in preparation of 

this edition and, that is more important, for the assistance in their development of Tajikistan. 

II. METHODOLOGY OF PROFILE PREPARATION 

Information Sources and Forms of Submission 

The sources of information necessary for preparation of this guide serve Development Partners 

which complete a standard form of organization profile and submit it to the SCI. The information 

received in electronic format is entered into the SCI Database of Aid Coordination and Project 

Monitoring System (ACPMS) to form the DPs’ profiles that are regularly updated upon receipt 

of fresh data. 

The standard data form of the Development Partner Profile captures information under three 

main subheadings. The first section concerns general information about the organization (title, 

address and contacts of the organization and its representation and also information about its 

management and senior officials). 

The second section has the following categories: a) Brief information (Profile) about the 

organization; b) Past and Current Programs, c) Future Programming directions. 

(а) Organization Profile provides brief information on the background of the Development 

Partner, agency or subdivision of the Development Partner responsible for administrating 

foreign aid coming to the Republic of Tajikistan. 

This section provides the organizations of Tajikistan concerned with an opportunity to 

identify the Development Partners to contact with for the required type of assistance, and 

describes where it is necessary to address for such assistance and how to do it. 

(b) Past and Current Programs provides a brief narrative on both complete and current 

projects and programs including sector and type of the program (capital investment, 

strengthening potential, loans or grants) and the total amount of the rendered assistance. This 

information will provide both the organizations and the Development Partners concerned 

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with source of information on past and current aid allocations in different sectors, that can be 

helpful for planning future activities and establishing cooperation. 

(c) Future Programming Directions provides information about the DPs’ indicative plans for 

the future, including sector of allocation and its planned amount. Some Development 

Partners have provided detailed lists of projects/programs and approximate amounts of 

financing. This will improve coordination of foreign aid and programs and also allow the 

organizations and Development Partners concerned to speed up the process of finding the 

projects as well as sources of financing. 

The first section contains the following categories: 

- sectors where the projects/programs are being implemented; 

- regions where the projects/programs are being implemented; 

- contacts. 

Updating Development Partner Profiles 

In accordance with the ACPMS Database requirements, the data form is standardized at most. 

The form allows minimizing preliminary efforts in preparing the guide and using the available 

basic information on the organizations profiles just making necessary changes reflecting those 

occurred during the last year in the development Partners’ programs. 

It should be noted that according to the regulation the process of updating profiles of DPs should 

be annually carried out in January each year. During this period the Development Partners are 

envisaged to amend their profiles and submit them to the SCI. 

In view of the fact that some Development Partners have not submitted the updated information 

this direction provides information on the profiles of these organizations for previous years. In 

Section IV the titles of these organizations are marked with *. 

Besides, the matrixes of Sections V and VI lack information on the Development Partners which 

have not provided corresponding information on their activities by regions and sectors. 

III. SCI IS THE CENTRAL BODY ON AID COORDINATION 

In view of the fact that international support to Tajikistan is rendered by many donors and 

directed to various sectors of the country activities, and consequently there are many recipients 

of this aid, the issue of its coordination is of high importance. The President and the Government 

of the Republic of Tajikistan attach great importance to the process of attracting and using 

external resources to resolve the problems of poverty reduction and socio-economic development 

of the country. 

For the purpose of further extending the reforms of public administration, forming transparent 

system of administrative bodies’ activities, saving and effective using budget funds and 

providing for sustainable economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of 

Tajikistan, there was approved a new structure of the central executive bodies under the Decree 

of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan «On improving the structure of central executive 

bodies of the Republic of Tajikistan» № 9 dated November 30, 2006. 

In accordance with this Decree there was created the State Committee on Investments and State 

Property Management (SCI) of the Republic of Tajikistan which is mandated to implement the 

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functions of the former State Committee on State Property Management of the Republic of 

Tajikistan, Aid Coordination Unit under the Executive Administration of the President of the 

Republic of Tajikistan, the issues of the former Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan 

related to attraction of investments and the issues of the former Agency for Antimonopoly and 

Support for Entrepreneurship under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan related to 

support for entrepreneurship. Thus, the issues of creating a favorable investment climate and 

increasing the investment flow to the country, as well as the issues of foreign aid coordination 

and support for entrepreneurship development will be concentrated in a unified public 

management body that ought to ensure their effective management. 

The State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of 

Tajikistan implements its activities in accordance with the «Regulation on the Committee on 

Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan», adopted under the 

Decree of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan №590 dated December 28, 2006. The 

Decree states that the State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the 

Republic of Tajikistan is the central executing body which within its authorities implements state 

policy and normative and legal regulation in investment sphere, public property management, 

management and implementation of the process of denationalization and privatization of the 

state property in the Republic of Tajikistan representing the interests of the state as an owner, 

and conduction of activities on implementation of the programs of support for entrepreneurship. 

One of key subdivisions of the SCI is Investments Department which covers all issues related to 

investment activities and foreign aid. 

The Investments Department includes three divisions: 

- Aid Monitoring and Coordination Unit; 

- Investment Promotion Unit 

- Expert-Analytical Unit 

According to its regulation the SCI has the following responsibilities in the sphere of investment 

activities and foreign aid: 

• Developing and implementing measures on improving investment climate in the 

country, creating legal and other conditions promoting attraction of investments; 

• Participating in development and implementation of investment programs, formatting 

conditions of concession agreements and also representing interests of the state as an 

owner within the frameworks envisaged by corresponding normative and legal acts of 

the Republic of Tajikistan; 

• Promoting attraction of investments for implementation of state programs, priority 

social projects including loans and grants of international economic and financial 

institutions and donor countries; 

• Coordinating foreign aid provided to the Republic of Tajikistan; 

• Creating effective system of interaction with investors, assisting in ensuring 

adherence to guarantees established by the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan 

and also in protecting legal rights and investors’ interests; 

• Implementing coordination of public bodies’ work with investors; 

• Making investment flows analysis, studying and summarizing world experience of 

their attraction and stimulation; 

• Preparing proposals on implementation of measures directed at improvement of the 

investment climate of the Republic of Tajikistan including improvement of the 

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legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan as well as development of the international 

investment cooperation; 

• Participating jointly with corresponding ministries and departments in preparation 

and conclusion of international agreements on investment activities issues; 

• Conducting advertising and informational campaign on investment opportunities in 

the Republic of Tajikistan; 

• Summarizing, analyzing and providing further promotion of proposals and drafts 

submitted by foreign institutions of the Republic of Tajikistan in the order established 

by the legislation in central and local executing bodies of the Republic of Tajikistan; 

• Organizing records and accounts on attracting and using investments jointly with 

public bodies concerned; 

• Organizing and conducting summits, forums, seminars, presentations, conferences 

and other arrangements in Tajikistan and abroad for the purpose of popularizing and 

distributing information on achievements and investment opportunities of the 

Republic of Tajikistan jointly with public bodies concerned; 

• Implementing cooperation with investors, international and other organizations on the 

issues of its activities; 

• Organizing and conducting expertise of contracts and other documents within its 

authorities concerning investment projects; 

• Conducting analysis and organizing fulfilling of production-technical, economic, 

ecological, financial, tax and other conditions of the concluded contracts; 

• Ensuring reception of all conciliative and permitting documents necessary for 

investment projects implementation; 

• Conducting monitoring and control over implementation of investment projects 

including control over fulfilling contract conditions; 

• Ensuring publication in mass media of information on normative and legal acts 

related to implementation of investment projects, list of projects on which contracts 

were concluded, amounts of investment contribution to the projects and a number of 

created workplaces; 

• Interacting in the established order with public authorities of foreign states, 

international organizations in the established sphere of activities. 

The Government proceeds from the fact that the SCI should be the main Partner for all 

international organizations working in Tajikistan in the sphere of foreign aid provision. 

Based on its tasks and objectives the SCI implements multipronged activities including: 

• Coordinating foreign aid, including its regional and sector component and managing 

its flows; 

• Cooperating with Development Partners; 

• Maintaining Database of the Aid Coordination and Project Monitoring System 

(ACPMS) and its upgrading; 

• Maintaining SCI Website on aid coordination www.amcu.gki.tj; 

• Interacting with ministries and agencies, and local government authorities on issues 

relating to foreign aid and implementation of investment projects; 

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• Coordinating implementation progress of investment projects portfolio; 

• Interacting with donor organizations to increase foreign aid flows; 

• Participating in implementation of the Public Investment Program and Technical 

Assistance Program; 

• Annually preparing and publishing the “Development Partner Profiles” and “Foreign 

Aid Report»; 

• Advising organizations and communities concerned on the provision of foreign aid. 

Foreign Aid Coordination 

The important area of SCI activities is coordination of foreign aid. The effective implementation 

of this task requires implementation of the following: 

• Collecting and distributing information about Development Partners and foreign aid 

flows; 

• Interacting with donors on the issues of transforming their promises on providing aid 

to the Republic of Tajikistan into specific commitments supported by corresponding 

agreements and their further implementation within the framework of specific 

projects; 

• Coordinating and monitoring the international organizations’ activities regarding aid 

they provide to Tajikistan; 

• Monitoring the implementation of projects implemented using foreign aid; 

• Analyzing the situation with attracting and using foreign aid and formulating 

proposals and recommendations on its improvement; 

• Undertaking a series of measures for improving coordination of domestic and 

international organizations involved in the process of providing foreign aid, searching 

for financial sources for new projects, defining executing agencies and others. 

Cooperation with Development Partners 

The most important component of the SCI’s activities is establishing and developing cooperation 

with Development Partners that is coordinating the activities of the parties concerned on the 

issues of foreign aid provision to the Republic of Tajikistan, regular exchange of information, 

rendering assistance to each other in resolving the issues related to foreign aid. 

In accordance with the actual Regulation the SCI is functioning as the main government body 

which provides interaction with all Development Partners on all the issues related to foreign aid 

provision to Tajikistan. 

Cooperation between the SCI and DPs includes the following directions: 

• Coordinating interaction of Development Partners with government bodies at 

different levels; 

• Organizing interaction and conducting meetings and consultations with 

representatives of local government bodies; 

• Discussing the results of monitoring joint investment projects in order to undertake 

urgent measures to resolve the emerged problems; 

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• Assisting Development Partners to find and select priority projects of foreign aid 

provision, especially within the framework of PIP; 

• Submitting information by Development Partners including organization profile and 

project implementation reports to update the SCI ACPMS Database; 

• Conducting joint conferences, workshops and other arrangements related to provision 

of foreign aid provided to the Republic of Tajikistan; 

• Consulting and sharing opinions on foreign aid provision to Tajikistan by DPs, its 

purposeful and effective use, identification of priority sectors and projects etc. 

Database Exploitation and Maintenance 

The Database of Aid Coordination and Project Monitoring System was established and 

modernized under support of two ADB TA Projects to improve coordination and effective 

utilization of foreign aid. 

The Database contains information about all agreements on foreign aid provision and their 

connection to the Public Investment Program. The Database contains information on: 

• Actual commitments of Development Partners; 

• Loans and grants provided and their utilization; 

• Foreign aid allocation by disbursement categories; 

• Status of disbursements of Development Partners; 

• Project implementation status by economic sectors and regions; 

• Other useful information. 

The ACPMS Database is considered to be the most important tool of foreign aid coordination 

which, based on entering and processing information on external assistance provided by 

Development Partners and on the implementation status of all agreements and projects, allows to 

conduct comprehensive analysis and assessment of the situation in foreign aid, and undertake 

agreed measures to raise its effectiveness and purposeful usage. 

In this connection the SCI attaches great importance to cooperation with all Development 

Partners and hopes for their understanding of the issue and rendering practical assistance by 

timely submitting full information on the assistance they provide. 

Currently, under the UNDP Technical Assistance Project the SCI implements maintenance and 

update of Database so that it could more fully reflect the actual situation in attracting and using 

foreign aid in the Republic of Tajikistan. 

Interaction with Ministries, Agencies and Territories, Sectoral Coordination 

The SCI activities on foreign aid coordination is carried out in close cooperation and interaction 

with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economic Development 

and Trade, Ministry of Justice, line ministries and agencies of the Republic and also the local 

Khukumats. 

In particular the SCI interacts with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the RT 

on the issues of developing and implementing the Program of Public Investments, Grants and 

Technical Assistance (PIP). 

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On the other hand, the SCI should represent the interests of line ministries and agencies in its 

relations with Development Partners on the issues of rendering external assistance, facilitating 

promotion of the proposed projects, finding sources of financing and conducting joint monitoring 

of their implementation. 

The new stage of improving interaction of the SCI with ministries and agencies is connected 

with development of sector coordination of foreign aid which will allow increasing the amounts, 

improving effectiveness and purposefulness of foreign aid use for more successful 

implementation of strategic programs of sector development. 

Recently sufficient experience has been gained on sectoral coordination of foreign aid in priority 

economic sectors of Tajikistan: health care, education, social sphere etc. 

Presently the SCI takes measures to expand the spheres of sectoral coordination. As it is known, 

one of priority directions of reform extension in the Republic of Tajikistan is private sector 

development and support. To jointly address the challenges of this sphere related to coordination 

activities of all parties concerned, both national and international organizations, it is 

acknowledged advisable to create coordination structure aimed to support and develop private 

entrepreneurship in the Republic of Tajikistan. Jointly with representation of the International 

Finance Corporation in the Republic of Tajikistan and with support of all parties concerned, the 

SCI takes measures on creation of the Coordination Secretariat on improving business 

environment in Tajikistan. 

Interaction with Local Bodies, Regional Coordination 

According to the process of improving the management structure of central authorities, definite 

changes were made in the structure of management bodies of administrative-territorial units: 

regions, cities and rayons. Thus, on regional level there were created Investments and State 

Property Management Departments which are to facilitate implementation of functions of the 

State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan 

on the regional level. 

Being regional management bodies, these Departments are functionally subordinate SCI bodies. 

The regional Investments and State Property Management Department includes three divisions: 

- Investments; 

- Entrepreneurship support; 

- State Property Management. 

Foreign aid activities coordination of parties concerned on the regional level is carried out by the 

Investments Division of the Investments and State Property Management Department. 

Regional Investments Divisions establish contacts with international organizations involved in 

this sphere. They conduct meetings with the heads of these international organizations to discuss 

coordination of the process of attracting and using foreign aid in the corresponding region. In 

cooperation with other agencies concerned the Investments Division implements the work on 

defining the needs of the region in external resources for implementation of projects and 

programs directed to poverty reduction and economic development in the region. 

Thus, under preparation of the Program of Public Investments, Grants and Technical Assistance 

for 2008-2010, the regional Investments Divisions conducted activities on forming a package of 

project proposals. For this purpose, the regional Investments Divisions took measures for 

preparation of project proposals by rayon Hukumats and other organizations concerned, for their 

assessment and selection. By results of these activities, the regional Hukumats submitted 

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corresponding documents on investments projects requiring funding from foreign aid for their 

incorporation into the PIP. 

To promote these projects the Investments Division jointly with initiators of project proposals 

takes measures on searching for financial sources through preparing and distributing 

corresponding letters to different donor agencies and diplomatic representations of foreign 

countries. 

Presently the SCI takes measures on improving regional coordination of foreign aid, processing 

mechanisms and procedures on regional and rayon levels which help to increase aid flows, 

promote their more targeted and effective use directly in the required regions. 

Coordination of Implementation Progress of Investment Projects Portfolio 

The important objective of the process of attracting and using foreign aid is effective use of loans 

received by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan from donors and international 

financial institutions. 

Loan portfolio coordination envisages implementation of a wide range of activities by the SCI 

including: 

• Coordination of projects preparation and implementation processes within the 

framework of investment portfolios of international financial institutions; 

• Analysis of reports and other information received from ministries and agencies of 

the Republic, international donor organizations as well as project implementation 

units on the usage of credit resources provided to the Republic of Tajikistan; 

• Cooperation with representations and missions of international financial institutions 

on the review and assessment of loan portfolio use, development of join action plan 

with the Government of the RT and its implementation; 

• Monitoring and assessment of joint investment projects. 

The SCI role in monitoring the progress of joint investment projects implementation carried out 

by the government agencies lays in providing systematic analysis and assessment of the actual 

projects implementation process and the results of the Projects Implementation Units’ activities 

informing the Government of the RT and undertaking corresponding measures to resolve the 

problems emerged in the process of projects implementation. 

For this purpose the SCI carries out regular collection and processing of information on all of the 

aspects of the actual investment projects and the PIUs’ activities, controls the projects 

implementation progress and provides timely and qualitative implementation of the planned 

activities. 

Information Activities and Reports Preparation 

To ensure open and transparent process of foreign aid provision the SCI informs the 

Government, International organizations and public community on the situation in attracting 

external resources and achieved results. 

According to the regulation, the SCI should quarterly and by the end of the year submit the 

information on the executing agencies’ activities regarding implementation of joint investment 

projects to the Government and the Executive Administration of the President of the Republic of 

Tajikistan. 

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The directories “Development Partner Profiles” and “Foreign Aid Report” are prepared and 

published annually. The first one contains information on Development Partners and specificity 

of their activities and the latter analyses the situation in foreign aid provided to Tajikistan based 

on the ACPMS Database information. 

In order to increase a level of information awareness of participants concerned and transparency 

of aid process, in 2007 there was opened an official SCI Website on foreign aid 

www.amcu.gki.tj. 

This Website contains general information including information on the country and SCI, 

strategic documents of the Government and key donors, the guides “Development Partner 

Profiles” and “Foreign Aid Report”, legislative and regulatory framework, information on 

meetings of the Consultative Groups on Tajikistan, monitoring of implementation progress of 

investment projects etc. The Website contains a newsline with the regularly updated information 

on the SCI current activities. 

To implement the main areas of its activities and achieve the goals the SCI makes efforts and 

takes concrete measures to considerably improve the level of activity coordination of all 

organizations concerned to improve efficiency and purposeful usage of foreign aid. 

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IV. DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILES 

Note: The titles of the Development Partners not updating information on their profiles are marked with *. 

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DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILE 

NGO 

Act Central Asia 

Contact: Ms. Surayo Yuldasheva 

Country Representative 

Tel: 221-85-27, 227-43-41 Fax: 

E-mail: syuldasheva@actca.tj 

Website: 

Organization Profile 

Act Central Asia is the Representation of Christian Aid, United Kingdom and has been working in Central Asia since 1996. The general 

objectives of Act Central Asia are to enhance the quality and impact of work in the region by improving the service and support to our 

partners - local NGOs. 

The programmes in Tajikistan involve around fifteen partner organizations of differing size and at various stages of development. The major 

priorities and themes of these programmes are the provision of basic services with a rights-based approach to vulnerable and marginalised 

urban and sub-urban groups such as pensioners, street children and settlers, community development with a strong focus on self-help groups 

as a basis for mobilization and empowerment and micro-finance development, rural livelihood development which includes micro-crediting, 

work on land rights, health and reproductive health education, HIV and AIDS and work on improving gender relations and reducing violence 

against women. 

Act Central Asia principles: 

The principles underlying our activities are to work for the eradication of poverty and the fulfillment of human dignity and human rights 

through a commitment to: 

• Supporting and strengthening local development actors and their initiatives with a long term perspective 

• A rights based approach to development aimed at empowering the poor and marginalized to secure a life with dignity and their 

basic human rights 

• Solidarity with the poorest of the poor even if the impact of our support is not immediate and may be hard to demonstrate 

• Gender-sensitive development which promotes greater equality in gender relations across the whole programme 

• Work with institutions, organizations, communities and individuals, which are faith-based or secular. 

Past and Current Programmes 

HIV/AIDS 

Act Central Asia started its HIV and AIDS interventions in Tajikistan in 2005, mainly with financial and technical support of Christian Aid 

and with a strong focus on mainstreaming the issue within the work of local Aсt Central Asia partners. Supported interventions in Tajikistan 

are not limited to mainstreaming HIV and AIDS but also include interventions aimed at the prevention of the further spread of HIV and at the 

improvement of the social and economic position of people living with HIV. 

Act Central Asia has identified some areas in which it is particularly interested, these choices are based on a variety of factors: the HIV/aids 

policies of the different Act Central Asia members; the type of partners Act Central Asia is actually working with; earlier context studies 

done; and information of external sources: 

• Effective awareness raising and education, including gender and sexual violence issues 

• Strengthening networking movement 

• PLHA inclusion in developing programme work, PLHA care and support, PLH rights 

• Stigma reduction through faith-based and PLHA-led approaches 

• Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS 

• National/International advocacy 

Currently three main NGO partners are working on HIV prevention and mainstreaming projects. Act Central Asia intends to continue 

developing its HIV programme in the country. 

Accountable Governance/Advocacy 

Act Central Asia partners work on PRSP monitoring as well as civil society strengthening through Self-Help Groups and Mahalla 

Committees, networking, rights of most vulnerable groups; such as children’s rights; rights of elderly; women (women-headed families), etc. 

The strategy developed on advocacy is related to work on children rights in the country. this mainly includes writing of shadow reports on the 

Child Rights' Convention. 

Сapacity development 

Act Central Asia is actively working on Capacity Building of its partners both on organizational and programmatic development. This 

programme is running since 2004 and is expected to be reviewed and strategized during this year and beyond. the Capacity Building program 

includes such activities as: exposure and exchange visits; trainings and workshops support based on needs assessment and expected agenda; 

networking cooperation strengthening; organizational assessment; etc 

Secure Livelihoods 

Act Central Asia is running and on the way to develop the Secure Livelihoods programme in Central Asia. Secure Livelihoods it is one of key 

corporate priorities for the agency and there are vast numbers of partners of Act Central Asia are grouped under this theme, especially in the 

Source: Aid Coordination and Project Monitoring System Database 

© State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the RT 

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rural setting. Though Secure Livelihoods programme has been running for a long time at least last 4-5 years. All current corporate goals of 

Christian Aid including SL run until 2010. However, taking into account the recent developments in Act Central Asia the agency needs to go 

back to overall strategy and see how it fits with current portfolio of partners and in country/region priorities. CPSP review (after 2008) can be 

one of the ways to do this as CAID requires CPSP for each programme. 

Disaster Risk Reduction Program 

Act Central Asia started a disaster risk reduction (DRR) programme in 2005 in Kyrgyzstan and extended it to Tajikistan in 2006. This 

involves DRR mainstreaming amongst partners, building the capacity of NGO partners on Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation; information 

and awareness about risks and developing community-based response/rescue teams and advocating for increased resource to respond to and 

prepare for disasters. Act Central Asia is a member of REACT. 

In 2007 Act Central Asia sponsored research into community perceptions of the effects of climate change. This survey was done in Tajikistan 

and Kyrgyzstan. Based on the survey outcomes pilot projects will be developed in 2008 on issues relating to climate change adaptation and 

environmental protection including further raising awareness of the issue and alternative and energy conservation. 

Future Programming Direction 

In 2008 Act Central Asia will continue to work with its current partners. The immediate programme direction will remain the same as now 

with more focus on programmatic approach. During 2008 the current strategy will be reviewed and a new strategy paper produced for 2009- 

11. The review is likely to suggest consolidating work in perhaps fewer partners or developing a stronger and more focused portfolio. Key 

lead themes for CAID include work on Disaster Risk reduction, climate change, gender, HIV and Sustainable Livelihoods. 



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NGO 

Action Against Hunger-United Kingdom 

Contact: Ms. Shakhnoza Muminova 

Head of Mission 

Tel: 221-551-73 Fax: 224-72-00 

E-mail: aah@aah.tajnet.com 

Website: 


Action Against Hunger is an international, non-governmental, humanitarian organization with programmers in 43 countries worldwide. Its 

vocation is to save lives, especially those of malnourished children, and to work with vulnerable populations to preserve and restore their 

livelihoods with dignity. 

Action Against Hunger implements the following programmers: Nutrition, Food Security, Water and Sanitation, Health Education. 

According to the programmers has been set up feeding centers to treat severe malnutrition, organized monitoring to control malnutrition and 

conducted nutritional surveys. Health education in communities has been provided to prevent malnutrition. 

We help rural communities regain their self-sufficiency by revitalizing the local economy through the distribution of agricultural tools and 

seeds and by conducting training programs in income-generating activities such as farming, gardening, and animal breeding. 


-Nutrition 

-Food Security 

-Water and Sanitation 

-Health Education 

-Breast Feeding Support 

- Civil Society Development 

- National Nutrition Survey 


- Food Security 

- Income Generation 

- Small scale agriculture development 

- Disaster preparedness and risk reduction 



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NGO 

Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) 

Contact: Mr. Jacques Gilman 

Chief Executive Officer 

Tel: 228-93-11 Fax: 251-02-27 

E-mail: jacques.g@fmfb.com.tj 

Website: www.akdn.org, www.fmfb.com.tj 


The Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) seeks to alleviate economic and social exclusion, diminish the vulnerability of poor 

populations, reduce poverty and help people become self-reliant. AKAM operates in both urban and rural settings and offers a range of 

microfinance services, including micro-insurance, savings services, housing credits and education loans. 

The major AKAM institution in Tajikistan is CJSC “The First MicroFinanceBank”. 

The CJSC "FMFB" was established in August 2003. It is the first commercial bank in Tajikistan with a principle focus on the provision of 

microcredits. The Bank has a national mandate to provide a comprehensive range of financial services to the poor throughout the country. In 

addition to its Head Office in Dushanbe, the Bank has branches in Khorog, Gharm, Khujand and Kulyab. These branches are supported by a 

far-reaching network of district offices serving urban and rural areas. 


The Bank has developed and introduced a range of lending products to further credit access in a variety of forms to clients in Tajikistan. 

These products include individual entrepreneur loans, individual agricultural loans, agricultural group loans, and livestock Rearing Loans 

(TJS). SME loans (TJS and USD) and revolving lines of credit are also offered. 

In addition to its core microfinance loan products, FMFB encourages its borrowers to save and offers a range of deposit services to its 

microfinance clients. FMFB believes that the poor can save, and is committed to facilitating savings and wealth accumulation as part of its 

poverty reduction initiatives. The Bank offers demand deposits as well as fixed-amount time deposits. 

The Bank is also an outlet for the transfer of emigrant’s remittances from abroad. Beginning in November 2006 the Bank began working with 

three Russian-based money transfer systems (MTS): Anelik, Contact, Migom. Emigrant’s remittances are extremely important to the Tajik 

economy and contribute to both economic development and the reduction of poverty. 


CJSC "FMFB” will expand its services to rural and semirural areas of the country. The new branches and district offices will be opened in 

Khatlon, Sogd provinces and in Dushanbe city. 

In 2008, FMFB will look to introduce housing microfinance and leasing product to better serve the needs of its client base. It also intends to 

develop further its cooperation with the IFC in the cotton sector, and strengthen outreach efforts toward female target segments. Continuing 

its ongoing efforts in 2007, the Bank will seek to automate its regular transactions through electronics means, particularly through the 

introduction of ATMs. Automating bank transactions enhances the accessibility and convenience of the Bank’s services, thus enhancing the 

social impact of the Bank’s operations. 



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NGO 

Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) 

Contact: Mr. Munir M. Merali 

Resident Representative 

Tel: 224-65-00 Fax: 251-00-66 

E-mail: munir.merali@akdn.org 

Website: www.akdn.org 


The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a group of private development agencies working to empower communities and 

individuals, often in disadvantaged circumstances, to improve their living conditions and opportunities, especially in Africa and Asia. The 

Network's agencies work for the common good of all citizens, regardless of their gender, origin or religion and its underlying impulse is the 

ethic of compassion for the vulnerable in society. AKDN aims to contribute to the development of an economically dynamic, politically 

stable, intellectually vibrant and culturally tolerant Tajikistan. 

The Network works towards this goal by supporting the establishment of programmes and institutions that can allow the government, private 

sector and civil society to play complementary roles in increasing prosperity and creativity within a pluralistic society. As in other parts of the 

world where it has substantial programmes, AKDN operates in Tajikistan under an Agreement of Cooperation signed with the Government of 

Tajikistan in 1995 and enjoys diplomatic status. The Agencies/Affiliates of AKDN that are currently implementing programmes in various 

parts of the country and in various sectors, are Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), Aga Khan 

Foundation (AKF), Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), Aga Khan Humanities 

Project (AKHP), Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), University of Central Asia (UCA), FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance, and Mountain 

Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP) which is a project of the AKF. 

A more detailed description of the AKDN Agencies is provided in their individual sections (please see the reports from each of the agencies). 


AKDN and its Agencies and Affiliates support programmes and projects in different domains, including humanitarian assistance, rural and 

agriculture development, education, health, banking and micro credit, telecommunications, energy, infrastructure, tourism, culture, disaster 

preparedness, amongst others. 


The AKDN and its Agencies and Affiliates will continue their national programmes; look for opportunities to expand where feasible; engage 

in policy dialogue with the Government, donors and other agencies and actively seek to promote regional cooperation. 



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NGO 

Aga Khan Education Service, Tajikistan 

Contact: Ms. Shelina Karmali 


Tel: +992-35-222-2410 Fax: +992-3522-2-24-10 

E-mail: shelina.karmali@akdn.org 



The Aga Khan Education Services is a private non-profit organization that is part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). AKES 

focuses on providing high quality education and manages over 300 schools - ranging from pre-primary to higher secondary schools. More 

than 50,000 pupils are enrolled in these schools in 11 countries around the world including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, 

Tanzania, Madagascar, Syria, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic and Afghanistan. 


Aga Khan Education Service Tajikistan operates one private school in GBAO. The Aga Khan Lycee Khorog provides quality education for 

953 students in grades 1-11 in three mediums of instruction (Tajik, Russian and English). 

AKES supports GBAO students with high academic records to attend university in CIS countries through annual scholarships since 1993. It 

also provides scholarships to students from GBAO Districts to attend Khorog State University. 

AKES is engaged in school improvement programmes supporting schools in Khorog and in six GBAO districts. 

AKES provides accredited professional development courses to government school teachers and its own teachers. The courses are accredited 

by the Aga Khan University. 


AKES is conducting a feasibility study to continue to support school improvement programs and to support the development of Early 

Childhood Education programs. 



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NGO 

Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan 

Contact: Mr. Yodgor Fayzov 


Tel: 224-76-50 Fax: 251-00-61 

E-mail: yodgor.faizov@akdn.org 



AKF Tajikistan Vision 

AKF shares AKDN's long-term vision for Tajikistan, to contribute to the development of an economically dynamic, politically stable, 

intellectually vibrant and culturally tolerant society. 

AKF Tajikistan Mission 

The mission of AKF Tajikistan is to improve living standards of people in Tajikistan by promoting health, education, rural development and 

civil society in a participatory and inclusive manner. 

AKF works with government at oblast and districts levels in GBAO, Rasht Valley, Khatlon and Sugd oblast and at the national and ministries 

level in Dushanbe, drawing on the resources and expertise of the international donors, locally registered organizations and AKDN partner 

organizations including MSDSP, Institute for Professional Development (IPD), Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM), Aga Khan 

Education Services (AKES), Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), Aga Khan Trust for 

Culture (AKTC), FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS), University of Central Asia (UCA). 

AKF implements programmes in Tajikistan in collaboration with international donors, which include: His Highness Aga Khan, Government 

of Tajikistan, Act Central Asia (ACA), Aid to Artisans, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Canadian International Development Agency 

(CIDA), Department for International Development (DFID), European Commission Humanitarian Organization (ECHO), European Union 

(EU), German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ/GTZ), Netherlands Organization for International Development 

(NOVIB), Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), Swiss Agency for International Development and Cooperation (SDC), 

Technical Assistance for Commonwealth of Independent States (TACIS), The Christensen Fund, The OPEC Fund for International 

Development, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), World Bank 

(WB). 


Programmes financed by AKF include: 

1. Rural Development 

- Agricultural and nature resource management 

- Enterprise Development Programme 

- Social Infrastructure and Irrigation Programme 

- Community Development Programme 

- Tourism Promotion 

- Regional cooperation 

2. Health 

-Community Health Project (CHP) 

-Essential Hospital Support Programme (EHSP) 

-Health Sector Reform Project (HSR) 

3. Education 

- Building Capacity for Restructuring and Reform (BCRR) 

- School Improvement Project (SIP) 

- Education, Diary and Nutrition Project (EDNP) 

4. International Scholarship Programme (ISP) 

5. Civil Society Development 

6. Construction of Tajik-Afghan Bridge across the Pyanj River in Vanj district of GBAO 



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Rural development: continuous support to enterprise development, agriculture, infrastructure development, community based organization, 

tourism and regional cooperation. 

Health: launch of the HIV/AIDS prevention programme, further expansion of the community health programme to Rasht Valley. 

Education: continuous support to the Ministry of Education on the development of National Training Modules, expansion of the Whole 

School Improvement programme to the secondary level. 

Civil Society: support to the Civil Society organizations and continuation of the programme implementation. 

Construction of Tajik-Afghan Bridge across the Pyanj River in Vanj district of GBAO. 



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NGO 

Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, Tajikistan 

Contact: Mr. Ozodkhon Davlatshoev 

Deputy Manager, Project Development Manager 

Tel: 224-65-65, 224-74-61 Fax: 224-65-65, 224-74-61 

E-mail: akfed_dushanbe@tajnet.com, 

ozodkhon.davlatshoev@akdn.org 

Wbit kd 


The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) is an international development agency dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship 

and building economically sound enterprises in the developing world. AKFED focuses on building enterprises in parts of the world that lack 

sufficient foreign direct investment. It also makes bold but calculated investments in situations that are fragile and complex. 

AKFED operates as a network of affiliates with more than 90 separate project companies employing over 30,000 people, with annual 

revenues in excess of US$1.5 billion. The Fund is active in 16 countries in the developing world: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, the 

Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Senegal, Syria, Tajikistan, 

Tanzania and Uganda. 


In Tajikistan AKFED is working in two areas: Tourism promotion Services (TPS) and Industrial Promotion Services (IPS). 

- TPS seeks to develop tourism potential in selected areas in the developing world, particularly in under-served regions. It builds, rehabilitates 

and manages hotels and lodges that contribute to economic growth and the overall investment climate in an environmentally and culturally 

sensitive manner. Along with these services, AKFED owns and manages a six-room Serena Inn Hotel in Khorog and started the construction 

of one 120 room Dushanbe Serena Hotel and 40 room Pastchid Serena Hotel in Khorog. These hotels will contribute to the local economy 

through the training of skilled manpower, the reinvigoration of artisans and craft industries, and through sensitive conservation or 

development of the surrounding area. This includes placing priority on the hiring and training of local residents for employment at all levels 

of the organization. 

- Through IPS, AKFED has signed a 25-year concession agreement with the Government of Tajikistan and International Finance Corporation 

(IFC) under which Pamir 1 Power Plant, a major (28 Mega Watt) hydro electric power project for GBAO, was completed in November 2005. 

After completion of the project, it was the first time after the independence of Tajikistan that Khorog and surrounding districts had 24 hours 

power in the winter months. 

In the area of telecommunications, AKFED has set up and operates Indigo Tojikiston and Indigo Somoncom in partnership with TeliaSonera, 

a Swedish/Finnish telecommunication company. The company is a leading GSM provider in the country, with approximately 610,000 clients 

nationwide. 


AKFED will continue to support existing companies, as well as developing new projects in energy and tourism. Possible areas of interest for 

AKFED include aviation and industry. 



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NGO 

Aga Khan Health Services Tajikistan 

Contact: Dr. Khujanazar Soibnazarov 

Acting Country Director 

Tel: +992-35-222-3128/3018/6580 Fax: +992-3522-2-31-28 

E-mail: khodja.soibnazarov@akdn.org 



The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), with 325 health centres, dispensaries, hospitals, diagnostic centres and community health outlets, is 

one of the largest and most comprehensive private, non-profit health networks working in the developing countries of Afghanistan, India, 

Kenya, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan and Tanzania. 

AKHS's overall major initiatives currently include: 

- Assisting communities to develop, manage, and sustain the health care they need. 

- Providing accessible medical care in modern, efficient, and cost-effective facilities. 

- Working in partnership with other agencies in the development of communities and the enhancement of their health. 

- Educating physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals. 

- Conducting research relevant to environments in which AKHS institutions exist. 

- Contributing to the development of national and international health policy. 

AKHS in Tajikistan works to improve the health status of the communities in GBAO, Garm and in selected districts in Khatlon 

Region.(Khovaling, Shurabad, Muminabad, Nurek) It focuses on training of the Ministry of Health staff in basic health topics to increase their 

capacity for quality care, Management of Health facilities, involve communities to increase their responsibility for their own health, and 

develop a cadre of community health volunteers/promoters who work with Government, community based organizations and departments of 

health to advocate for addressing health issues of their communities. 


Community Health programme: 

- Upgrading skills of Primary Health Care staff to build their capacity for provision of high quality first health care 

- Establishment of a network of Community Health Promoters to disseminated health related information and serve as a link between 

communities, health facilities and CBOs 

- Joint planning of activities with relevant DoH institutions to promote synergy and improve coordination 

- Growth Monitoring Programme 

- Joint programme monitoring with DoH to build its capacity for monitoring and information based decision making 

- Promotion of Family Medicine 

- Behaviour change communication - development and dissemination of health messages through mass media, distribution of IEC materials 

and health fair 

- Provision of technical support for conducting of Cardio vascular and Health Nutrition Survey. 

Rationalising Pharmaceuticals Policy and Management: 

- A cost recovery mechanism for pharmaceuticals by using of a pricing policy to ensure access to essential drugs at affordable prices 

- Promotion of Essential Drugs policy 

- Training of health professionals on rational use of drugs 

- Informing general population about appropriate use of essential drugs through CHPs and mass media. 

- Policy dialogue at Oblast and National level to ensure that National support is available and MoH learns from the experience of GBAO 

Health Professionals Training Unit (GBAO and Garm): 

- Nursing Development project working to improve curriculum for teaching of nursing, improve nursing practice at Khorog General Hospital, 

promote nursing leadership and introduce a Nursing Quality Assurance concept 

- English and IT courses for health professionals to enable them to access medical information through Internet, both in Russian and English 

languages 

- Professional development of health staff through accessing relevant courses at Post Graduate Medical Institute in Dushanbe and courses 

outside Tajikistan. 


- AKHS will continue its current activities in the Community Health Programme, Pharmaceuticals field and professional development of 

Department of Health staff. 

- Starting from 2008 AKHS will increase its focus on Family Medicine implementation in GBAO that will include introduction of clinical 

excellence concept. 



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- AKHS will continue provision of high quality essential drugs in GBAO, to ensure that PHC facilities have access to Essential Drugs. The 

Drug Revolving Fund will be used for procurement of drugs from reputable suppliers. 

- AKHS will start the implementation of the Health Sector Reform project from 2008 



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NGO 

Agency for Technical Development and Cooperation 

Contact: Dr. Rano Mansurova 

Country Director 

Tel: 221-92-89 Fax: 

E-mail: dushanbe@acted.org 

Website: www.acted.org 


The Agency for technical cooperation and development (ACTED) is an apolitical, and non-confessional international relief agency created in 

Afghanistan. ACTED’s vocation is to save lives, to support vulnerable populations and to bring hope of a brighter future for those who are in 

need. All programs implemented by ACTED aim at supporting the populations most deeply stricken by crisis, by integrating actions on a midterm 

logic that takes into account the social, political, and economic environment of the country or the region in which we intervene. The final 

and long-term goal is to strive for poverty eradication in those countries through support to civil populations, which have been left aside and 

are in acute distress situation in times of transition and upheaval. 

ACTED currently implements approximately 160 projects a year covering emergency, rehabilitation and development in countries of 

intervention. 


Main activities implemented around Tajikistan include: 

1. Economic development 

- Rehabilitation of Road Infrastructures 

- Rehabilitation of Shelters 

- Small Business Support 

- Disaster Preparedness 

2. "Advocacy", institutional support and regional dialogue 

- Decentralization and Local Governance 

- Support to Minorities 

- Fair Trade 

- Peace Promotion and Cross-border Cooperation 

3. Cultural promotion 

- Cultural Heritage Protection 

- Cultural Activities Promotion 

4. Food security 

- Agricultural Support 

- Income Generation 

- Irrigation 

5. Health promotion 

- Health Education 

- Malaria Prevention 

- Water and Sanitation 

6. Education and training 

- Basic Education Support 

- Vocational Training 

- Support to Children in Precarious Situation 

- Gender 

- Rehabilitation of Education-based Infrastructures 


- Community Health Promotion 

- Malaria Prevention 

- Land Reform 

- Forming Agricultural groups and cooperatives 

- Agro-business 

- Cultural promotion 

- Agricultural technical support 

- Local Governance Initiatives 

- Poverty Alleviation 



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NGO 

American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) 

Contact: Ms. Marit Rasmussen 


Tel: 221-15-02 Fax: 224-15-05 

E-mail: mrasmussen@elcat.kg 

Website: www.abanet.org 


The Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. The Rule of Law Initiative was created in 

1990 as the Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (CEELI) and opened its first overseas office in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1991. The ABA 

launched sister initiatives in Asia in 1998, and in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean in 2000. In 2003, the ABA launched its Middle 

East program. These regional programs were recently consolidated into a single entity now known as the ABA Rule of Law Initiative. The 

Rule of Law Initiative promotes legal reform efforts in over 40 countries around the world in such fields as anti-corruption, criminal law 

reform, gender equity, human rights/conflict mitigation, legal education reform, judicial reform and legal profession reform. 


Over the past few years ABA/ROLI in Tajikistan has been promoting a number of legal education initiatives for youth, legal professionals, 

and local government officials. The initiatives have been aimed at increasing the opportunities for law students to receive practical education 

and improving their analytical and legal skills, increasing availability of legal information to needy citizens, equipping local governments' 

employees with legal skills, and developing the professional skills of lawyers. Currently ABA/ROLI is involved in activities in the area of 

criminal law reform. The programs aim to advance criminal law and procedure reform, in particular support for drafting of a new Criminal 

Procedure Code, the development of a manual for defense attorneys, and technical support for implementation of the national action plan on 

combating human trafficking. Related activities include establishment of legal research centers for advocates through free access to the legal 

database, development of trial advocacy skills courses for law students at the Tajik State National University's faculty of law, as well as 

development of law courses at the Tajik Islamic Institute. 


ABA/ROLI plans to continue providing technical assistance and support for reform in the criminal justice sector. Follow-up initiatives will 

focus on improving the quality of attorneys' legal services, providing continuing education for advocates and legal professionals generally, 

improving the understanding of new developments regarding the Criminal Procedure Code both among legal professionals and the general 

public. 



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Bilateral 

American Councils for International Education 

Contact: Ms. Mamajanova Matluba 


Tel: 221-21-03 Fax: 221-17-95 

E-mail: americancouncils@americancouncils.tj 

Website: www.americancouncils.tj 


American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, an international not-for-profit organization, believes in the fundamental role 

of education in fostering positive change for individuals, institutions and societies. Building upon over three decades of regional expertise and 

development experience, American Councils advances education and research worldwide through international programs that provide the 

global perspective essential for academic and professional excellence. In collaboration with partners around the world, our dedicated team of 

professionals designs and implements innovative and effective programs responsive to the cultures and needs of the international communities 

in which we work. 

Founded in 1974 as an association for area and language professionals, American Councils has focused its expertise on academic exchange, 

professional training, distance learning, curriculum and test development, delivery of technical assistance, research, evaluation, and institution 

building. 


American Councils administers a variety of cultural exchange, study abroad, and research programs on behalf of both public and private 

funders. Participation in these programs is through an open, merit-based competition, and facilitates mutual understanding between the United 

States and Tajikistan provides the programs like: Community Connections, FLEX: an Exchange program for Secondary school students, 

Open World, JFDP - Junior Faculty Development Program, USCAEF.. 


American Councils for International Education will develop and create favourable conditions for current programs also involve new projects 

as far as possible. 



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Multilateral 

Asian Development Bank 

Contact: Mr. Makoto Ojiro 

Country Director for Tajikistan 

Tel: 221-05-58 Fax: 224-49-00 

E-mail: adbtjrm@adb.org 

Website: www.adb.org 


The work of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is aimed at improving the welfare of the people in Asia and the Pacific. ADB is a 

multilateral development financial institution owned by 67 members, 48 from the Asia and Pacific region and 19 from other parts of the 

globe. ADB's vision is a region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality 

of life of their citizens. ADB's main instruments for providing help to its developing member countries are: policy dialogue, loans, technical 

assistance, grants, guarantees, equity investments. ADB's strategic priorities are: economic growth; human development; gender and 

development; good governance; environmental protection; private sector development; regional cooperation. 


Tajikistan joined ADB in 1998. As outlined in the Country Operations Business Plan for 2008-2010, ADB assistance program in Tajikistan 

focuses on rural development, and the three priority areas under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program 

(transport; water and energy; and trade facilitation). As of end 2007, Tajikistan has received $352.50 million in loans, $33.00 million in 

technical assistance, and $39.50 million in grants. 


ADB's lending program for Tajikistan for 2007-2008 based on the country performance assessment exercise is $63.24 million. The proposed 

2008-2010 lending and grant program comprises three programs and three projects worth a total of $185.0 million. Eight technical assistance 

projects totaling $4.7 million are in the nonlending program for 2008-2009. The proposed 2008 lending program includes the Agri-Cotton 

Sector Restructuring Program I. This proposed program would complement the work already done and ongoing by other donors and ADB to 

avert a significant crisis facing the cotton industry of Tajikistan and the risk of market collapse. 



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NGO 

Association for Aid and Relief, Japan, Tajikistan Office 

Contact: Mr. Kakutani Ryo 

Programme Coordinator 

Tel: 221-79-17 Fax: 221-79-17 

E-mail: aartajik@tajnet.com 

Website: www.aarjapan.gr.jp/english/ 


Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR Japan) is a Non-Governmental Organization ( NGO ) aiming to provide emergency assistance, 

assistance to people with disabilities, and mine action, among other operations. It was established in 1979 as an organization with no political, 

ideological, or religious affiliation. AAR currently has offices in 10 countries. 

AAR office in Tajikistan was established since 2001 and is focused mainly to support people with disabilities and health sector. 


From 2001 till present, the AAR had implemented the following projects: 

1. Project in 2001 - Khatlon region, in cooperation with ACTED food distribution project to Afghan refugees 

2. Project in 2002 - Provision of Heating Equipment and Clothes to Boarding School for Orphans with Post Effects of Poliomyelitis and 

Cerebral Paralysis in Hissar District. 

3. Project in 2003 - Provision of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Equipment to Scientific-Research Institute for Rehabilitation of Disabled in 

Dushanbe city. 

4. Project in 2003 - Provision of Farming Machines (Tractors, Flourmills and Minicombines) for the Associations of Disabled in Darband and 

Gharm Districts 

5. Prroject in 2003 - Construction of District Health Center in Nurabad (former Darband) and Provision of Generator to Central Hospital in 

Nurabad District 

6. Project in 2004 - Provision of Medical Equipment and Generator to Raghun Central District Hospital 

7. Project in 2005 - Provision of Medical Equipment to Nurabad District Health Center (constructed by AAR in 2003) 

8. Project in 2006 - Proviision of Farming Machines (Tractors, Land-diggers and Potato-planters) for the Associations of Disabled in 

Tajikabad 

and Jirgatal Districts (including provision of 12 tons of potato-seeds and fertilizer for both Associations) 

9. In 2007-2008 - Empowerment Project for Local NGOs in Rasht - Tavildara to Develop Beekeeping (provision of beekeeping 

equipment/tools for local NGOs in both districts and provision of 2 tons of honey for vulnerable disabled households) 


1. Under the Grant Aid Program of the Japanese Government to support health care facilities in the remote areas of Rasht Valley. 

2. Under the Grant Aid Program of the Japanese Government to continue supporting the disabled population through expansion of 

beekeeping projects in other districts of Rasht Valley (Nurabad, Tajikabad and Jirgatal Districts) and job creation for disabled population. 



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NGO 

Branch of "Operation Mercy " in the Republic of Tajikistan 

Contact: Mr. Peter McCrindle 

Acting Director, Operation Mercy, Tajikistan 

Tel: 221-22-10 Fax: 224-70-50 

E-mail: gimaeva@opmercytj.org 

Website: www.opmercytj.org 


Operation Mercy Tajikistan (formerly the Central Asian Development Agency or CADA), an international humanitarian organization, was 

established with a vision to work along side the peoples of Central Asia in meeting their needs. Incorporated as a Non-Government 

Organization (NGO) in the USA in 1992, Operation Mercy Tajikistan began its work in Tajikistan in early 1993. 

During the year 2006, however, CADA officially re-registered with the Ministry of Justice as the “Branch of Operation Mercy in the 

Republic of Tajikistan.” Operation Mercy’s international headquarters is located in Orebro, Sweden. 

In Tajikistan, Operation Mercy has established itself as a pioneer in information communication technology, English language training, 

emergency relief and community development. While supported by donors and volunteers from across the world, Operation Mercy actively 

promotes its policy to train and develop local staff. 

Operation Mercy continues to be one of the longest-serving International NGO’S in Tajikistan and one of the most experienced development 

organizations in the country with 14 volunteer expatriates and 24 local employees working in Dushanbe, Khujand and Khorugh. Until 

recently, OMT also had Branch offices in Kurgan-Teppa, Kulob, Panjkent and Istrafshan. As part of OMT’S strategy to foster and encourage 

the development of sustainable local enterprise, 3 of these operations were handed over to local NGO’S who continue to offer email/internet 

services and courses in computer software applications. 


This report will focus on the humanitarian activities of Operation Mercy Tajikistan around the Republic of Tajikistan in the areas of 

Community Development, Information Technology, English Language and Small Business Development in 2007. 

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES 

I . Community Development Program 

Since May 1997, our Community Development Program has been working in several village areas, providing development opportunities for 

the people of Tajikistan. Our Community Development Program worked in three regions: Regions Under Republican jurisdiction, and in 

Sugd and Badakshan Oblasts of Tajikistan: 

Community Health and Education; 

The village training programs increase people’s capacity to respond positively to their experience of poverty and illness. Operation Mercy 

seeks to raise community awareness of basic hygiene, disease prevention and health promotion; and to encourage village people to take 

ownership of projects. These programs equip village people to become facilitators for further programs within their communities. 

· We held HIV\AIDS prevention training in the Darvoz Region, Sagirdasht Jamoat, in the summer. More than 50 men participated in 

our training. Other HIV\AIDS training was held in the Rudaki Region for high grade students in Schools#60, #57, Rasul Gymnasium in 2007 

(for 150 boys and girls). We have two trainers; one man and one lady who teach boys and girls respectively. In spring 2007, we held 

HIV/AIDS prevention training at the Dehmalik school and in two schools in Hissor region. 

· Rural computer training was held in July 2007 in the Varzob Region, Takob, for students and teachers. 

· Community Education Project worked in the Rudaki Region, Karakhon Sardorov Jamoat, teaching children how to respond before 

and during disaster (for more than 200 children). 

· Optical Work with Children in Khujand 

During the period August-December 2007, Bodil Lind (Swedish Eye-nurse) has focused on: 

1. Finding out what medical resources there are in the area of eye care in Khujand. 

2. Developing relationships with optical professionals and finding out if cooperation is possible in the future. 

3. Finding out what resources the opticians have in the city. 

4. Eye-examinations of children in the Operation Mercy special groups for disabled children. 

5. Developing teaching material about vision for teachers of the special groups. 

Bodil Lind also exchanged knowledge concerning methods used at the eye hospital in Khujand and methods used in the west. 

The doctors find themselves in a situation of being able to diagnose what is wrong with the patient but not having the means and resources for 

treatment. 

We have found that one basic need that children have is glasses. The eye hospital is willing to help measure and examine the children’s eyes 

with objective methods, which requires medical eye drops. They are also willing to do regular follow up’s on children for which this is 

needed. 

OpMercy will be providing frames to the very small children as we have been unable to find frames small enough to suit them in Khujand. 

2. Projects for Children and Youth: 



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These projects raise the knowledge of children in different areas. We instruct them in basic skills which they then, as volunteers, teach to 

other children. In this regard we also work with and encourage disabled children. 

- Summer Camps, Child - to - Child and School Teen Health Projects are to teach children 

how to prevent different diseases such as: Flu, Typhoid, Tuberculoses, Brucellosis, Drug addiction prevention, Birds Flu and to increase their 

awareness of hygiene, disease prevention and health promotion, immunization, and first aid. In previous years we prepared volunteers who in 

2007 ran camps by themselves. Additionally we provided the food. These projects encourage children to learn basic health messages and 

communicate their knowledge with other children. Summer camps were held for children in the Varzob Region (Dehmalik - 25 children and 

Pishanbe villages - 30 children) and the Hissor Region (Khodja Childiyor 25 children and Tuda villages - 25 children). Only in Pishanbe we 

organized the camp by ourselves and the local teachers assisted us. 

- Child - to - Child was held in Dehmalik - 14 children and Takob Jamoat - 14 children of the Varzob Region; Tuda - 14 children and 

Khodjachildiyor villages - 12 children of the Hissor Region and 26 children in the Rudaki Region. Child - to - Child methodology introduces 

active learning methods and promotes accurate health instruction. 

- School Teen Health Project ran in the Varzob Region (Dehmalik village - 70 children), Hissor region (Khodja Childiyor - 90 children and 

Tuda villages - 90 children) and continues to be taught in the Rudaki Region Schools #60 - 100 children, #57 - 30 children and Gymnasium 

Rasul - 60 children. 

Seminars for English Teachers in Village Schools 

This project runs in the Rudaki Region with the goal to introduce the new and effective ways of instruction for school teachers, encouraging 

them to think more creatively about their lessons. 

The Schools are #57, #58, #61, #116 and Gymnasium Rasul. In each school we have held a two-day seminar. 

Children in Need 

This project made a lot of children happy through giving them books, food and toys. Children in Need works basically with disabled children 

and orphans. On the Day of Children Protection we gave presents to more than 70 disabled children; and together with the Ministry of Health, 

Endocrinology Center, presented additional gifts to 40 diabetic children at the end of 2007 

Khujand Disability Project - Special Groups of Preschool Children 

The disability project, now located in Kindergarten 26, entered a new and exciting phase during the year. The early intervention program 

moved from an apartment in August into the rooms provided by the Department of Education. Three sets of classrooms were beautifully 

renovated by Operation Mercy giving the potential for 6 classes to be held at the same time. Early intervention classes, children aged 0-4 

years of age began in the new rooms in September with Kindergarten-aged classes (4-7 year old) beginning in December. Early intervention 

classes are concentrating on the youngest of children, developing them to their maximum potential by getting the children as early as possible. 

We are working with the children through education and physical therapy. Kindergarten aged children are also being taught through means of 

education and physical therapy with a view to getting the children ready to integrate into school life at the age of seven years old. (Normal 

school age) 

Early intervention classes are teaching 52 children. These classes are for 2 hours duration, and the children attend classes twice per week. We 

are running a total of eight early intervention classes every week. 

Pre-school students began their program in the closing weeks of 2007; we currently have 17 children in this program. We have the facilities 

and potential to increase these classes by another 50-60 students, however we are in need of funding to implement these classes. 

During the early intervention classes, while the children are busy learning, a mothers’ meeting is held in the adjoining classroom. A program 

of education and development for the mothers helps them understand the methods and processes being used by the teachers and how they can 

maximize the development of their children by implementing the techniques at home. 

The project is staffed by seven teachers; these teachers have been trained in the area of disability by Operation Mercy. We are blessed to have 

two physiotherapists and an occupational therapist with expertise in the area of disability as a part of our team. 

3. Community Enterprise\Economic Development 

This project allows many girls and women from needy families and widows to gain knowledge and also money. After short-term courses girls 

and women began crafting and knitting different products from wool. In the bazaars they were able to sell them and in this way earn money 

for living and to invest in future businesses. · 

The Handicraft Project in Takob was started in 1999 to address the critical financial position faced 

by village women. Many husbands were missing; either killed during the civil war or had left seeking work in Russia. Now more than 100 

village women produce handcrafts for sale. We closed this project in 2007, but the women are continuing on their own. 

The Knitting Machine Project in Tajikistan was started three years ago. The girls and women have now reached an advanced stage and are 

making different items and selling them. There has also been an exchange of knowledge between girls in different villages. 

Approximate number of girls and women involved: 22 

Number of Machines in the Villages: 29 

In 2007 this project worked in Dehmalik, Takob, Tuda, and Khodjachildiyor villages; and Karakhon Sardorov Jamoat. We also gave five 

machines to our Khorog branch to use for yak wool and other wool. 

The Furniture Project is making a big contribution in repairing old furniture such as desks and 

chairs in different schools. Through this project we are also giving carpentry knowledge to the students. In 2007 we had this project in the 

Shuriyon village of the Karakhon Sardorov Jamoat of the Rudaki Region. There we repaired 20 tables and 50 chairs for two classes and had 

carpentry courses for 10 students of the school. We also gave tools and instruments to this school. 

Other Community Development Projects 

We provided paint for 4 classrooms in Dehmalik and 4 classrooms in the Shuriyon schools. 

We provided books for schoolchildren of the Dehmalik village and School # 60 of the Rudaki Region. 

We, together with “Tajik Kimiyo Reaktiv” Company, made an agreement to spray fire protection liquid on the roof of the Pishanbe village 

school of the Varzob Region. 

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Khorugh Branch Office 

Needs Assessment 

The Operation Mercy Tajikistan Khorugh Branch began the Survey aspect of the Needs Assessment in November 2006 after developing the 

various survey tools (interview questionnaires for families, Village Organizations, Jumoats, District and Regional Hukumats).residents of 

these regions. January 2008, they will finalize the data processing and analysis and prepare its final report. 

II. ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

1. DUSHANBE ENGLISH LANGUAGES CENTER (ELC) 

Operation Mercy offered the last English classes for a broad range of students of all ages from the period of January-March 2007. It was an 

intensive course for two new groups that started in January. Two local instructors offered the courses.We were required to stop teaching 

because of the revocation of permission for educational activities. The application for this license was submitted in December 2006. To date 

we have not received official permission from the Ministry of Education (MOE) to begin new courses in English. 

2. English language in Khojand 

The Branch of Operation Mercy in Khojand has conducted English language classes during 2007 as in previous years, however due to the 

suspension of our educational permission in March we were asked to discontinue them. Courses were run in January - March in which time 

179 students completed the course at different levels. 

3. English Language Program in GBAO (Khorugh) 

In February 2007, work began on the development of a pilot English language program. There were to be three courses offered initially: 

Beginners; Pre-Intermediate; and an Introduction to Conversational English. Classes had just begun after some delays due to power outages 

when the Court ordered temporary suspension of OMT activities brought the pilot to a close. OMT Khorugh has been unable to resume the 

pilot because of the difficulties in obtaining an MOE license. 

III. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 

Since 1995 Operation Mercy (formerly CADA) was developing the IT sector of Tajikistan. During this time Operation Mercy provided free 

and affordable internet access to the people of Tajikistan. The increase of computer knowledge was a major factor in developing other sectors 

like medicine, academic or business. Over the years the work changed to meet the needs of a modern country in the 21st Century. Computer 

training became the major focus of Operation Mercy. Courses for different computer programs were held and a project for an affordable 

computer with Linux was started. 

The plan for 2007 was to increase the number of training courses. As there was (and still is) a great interest in the Linux affordable computer 

project this was the major focus for our work. This plans had to be changed as the ministry of education didn't grant Operation Mercy a 

license to hold further courses. 

Сomputer training center in Dushanbe 

The computer training center in Dushanbe is Operation Mercy’s main tool to improve IT knowledge in the country. We have the possibility to 

give computer training up to a class size of 20 students. On recent hardware we can teach almost any up to date software. 

We conducted 8 courses for 64 students in Photoshop, Computer Literacy, Linux and Microsoft Excel in Russian and Tajik languages. From 

April 2007 the courses were stopped due to the not granted license of the ministry of education. The number of local staff was reduced to a 

minimum as there were no further courses to hold. 

The computer training center was used to give training to our own employees. 

Computer Distribution 

Through the work of Operation Mercy the need for computer hardware and other electronic devices was met over the years. Especially the 

Linux affordable computer project was a way to equip Tajik people with good computers. In 2007 this work was limited as there was no 

license of the ministry of education. As Operation Mercy couldn't hold the Linux courses some computers were given to partner organizations 

like ORA and other NGOs who would use them for non-profit purposes. We also fulfilled requests from government including the Ministry 

of Justice of the republic of Tajikistan. The total number of distributed computers in 2007 was 114 CPUs, together with monitors, mice and 

keyboards. 

IT Program in Khujand 

In Khojand, Information technology classes began by teaching the “Linux“program in January with the first class of 10 students being 

representatives of the city “Hukumat”. A second group of students completed the course in February. Classes of IT were stopped in 2007 due 

to the suspension of the Operation Mercy Educational activities. 

Prison relief and education 

Before the suspension, Computer teaching continued in 2007, in two prisons in the Sugd region. A total of 22 students were trained through 

the program in the January and February Courses. It is expected that some form of training would be provided in the prisons during 2008. 

Kulob office report till March, 2007. 

During 2007 the Kulob branch office of OpMercy Tajikistan was closed. Computers were donated to the NGO “SOSON” which has been able 

to offer suitable computer training and other humanitarian services to the people of Kulob. 

We had done the following work until March 2007. Our office served 403- persons of the Kulob region including: 

a) President’s quarter -20 students 

b) Boarding schools -12 pupils 

c) Invalids and from the poor families -10 persons 

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We also installed MS Windows and necessary programs to the computers of the Kulob secondary school # 51, school #53, school #12 and 

school #1. And we brought 5-computers Pentium I, from Dushanbe and we set up the necessary softward and gave them to the Republic 

boarding-school in Kulob 

Computer Training in Khorugh 

In August 2006, OMT Khorugh received a small donation to set up a 10 computer training centre in KhorughThe first training session was an 

“Introduction to Computers” course carried out during the period November to December 2006. It was carried out under contract to the UN 

to train local police and armed forces personnel stationed in GBAO. Nine graduates completed “Introduction to Computers” course. 

Following this, a similar course was offered to the general public. In January 2007, 12 graduates finished this course. 

Difficulties with electrical power outages delayed the introduction of the new Course, “Learn Linux - take home a free computer” program, an 

exclusive OMT computer training offer. Before the Court ordered a temporary shut-down of OMT activity, 20 students were able to take 

advantage of this unique offer. Classes were not resumed after this decision since a license from the Ministry of Education was not granted. 

We are hoping anticipating that a license will finally be issued in early 2008. 

In the meantime, OMT Khorugh, in an effort to keep its commitments, has passed on the training for the Linux Course program to a local 

organization. A total of 70 computers were donated for this project 

IV. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 

Operation Mercy’s Business Development Program was started in 2004. The goal of program is to guide and assist local entrepreneurs in 

establishing and operating profitable small businesses. 

This is mostly done by the following offering: 

1) Business Training 

2) Business Consultations 

3) Business Resources 

Business Training 

The following is a brief overview of the Business Development Program activities for 2007. 

In 2007, during 2 months, 50 participants completed our course: “Start Your Business”. The first group of 15 participants was from 

Communication College 55. They had training from 15 January until 26 January of 2007. Another 15 participants, from Technological 

College #5, had training from 12 February until 23 February of 2007. Last 20 participants were from NGO “ORA International”. We had 2- 

days seminar from 19 until 20 of November 2007. All of these participants were from Dushanbe. 

Business Consulting: Our program offers consulting services to those who have completed our training courses. Consultations are available 

in a variety of specialty areas such as financial management, marketing and personnel management. 

Business Resources: The Business Center maintains a small library of resources such as books, reports and videos to assist entrepreneurs in 

starting and operating their businesses. Materials are available primarily in Russian and English. 


Community Development Program Goals and Objectives for 2008: 

1. To build capacity for people to respond to the situations in their communities; 

2. To increase community awareness of hygiene, disease prevention and health promotion, including use of water filters; 

3. To encourage village people to take ownership of projects in their community 

4. To continue to partner with schools providing teacher and students with training and resources. 

5. To support those who have a micro business or wish to start one (among groups with whom we already have contact) 

6. To include more of the most needy (disabled, orphans) in our project work 

Plan for 2008 for Republican Jurisdiction Regions: 

Health and General Education: 

· Strengthen and expand Child-to-Child teaching programs for children aged 8-14 in the villages of Rudaki Region 

· Provide Summer Camp for diabetic children in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Endocrinology Center 

· Facilitate health discussions for teenagers (grades 10 & 11) and women (focus: Rudaki region) 

· Prepare and distribute appropriate health education literature primarily in Rudaki region 

· Support English teaching clubs for children aged 10-14 by doing short seminars for teachers and providing materials 

· Explore the feasibility of supporting vocational education (for example, sewing) for grades 10 & 11 girls 

Knitting Project 

· Provide spare parts for machines currently used by village women and school programs (and also yarn) 

· Together with Business Centre Program of Operation Mercy conduct a short two days business course for the ladies (Hissor & 

Rudaki regions) doing knitting so that they can learn how to make their knitting into a viable business. 

Children - in - Need 

· Working with disabled children and orphans helping them with food, educational materials and other needed resources. 

· Writing a proposal for a pilot project (perhaps in partnership with one or more other NGOs) that will include more disabled 

children and orphans in our programs. One simple example: to do HIV/AIDS prevention training we do for grades 10 & 11 at the orphanage 

in Obi Garm. 

Furniture Project 

· Facilitate repairs of furniture (desks and chairs) in village schools 



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· Provide tools for carpentry class and materials for repairing of desks and chairs 

· Help schools offer short-term carpentry courses for the upper grade students 

Microenterprise 

· Hold a follow-up seminar (two days) and provide coaching for prior business seminar students (from technical colleges in 

Dushanbe) to enable them to start or expand a micro business 

Clean water 

· Facilitate the use of water filters in at least two villages in the K. Sadorov Jamoat (Rudaki Region) 

Plan for 2008 for GBAO 

· Yak Wool Project - One important finding from the village family survey is that most villagers own sheep, goats or yaks but rarely 

use the wool. A lot of wool is simply thrown away. Op Mercy hopes to conduct training and provide poor villagers with spinning wheels and 

knitting machines. Currently, women use potatoes on sticks as simple hand-spinners. However, with better spinning wheels, their 

productivity would be greatly increased. Similarly, knitting machines enable the production of knitted goods in a fraction of the time to do 

the same work by hand. We would also like to explore developing felt making, introducing new techniques. Operation Mercy will act as an 

important bridge between local production and marketing of those products, creating high-quality garments that can be sold to the local tourist 

market and, in the future, exported. There is very little manufacturing taking place in GBAO and this project will help generate rural income. 

· Wireless Internet Project - Initially, the focus will be on exploring the possibility and feasibility of providing affordable wireless 

internet connectivity in Khorugh and eventually, throughout GBAO. The work at the moment is exploratory and includes looking at and 

testing appropriate equipment and at the licensing and permission requirements of Government. If this research and development phase 

shows promise, the idea would be for a local for-profit business to take on the work as a provider or sub-provider of this type of service 

depending on what type of licensing and permissions are needed. 

· English Chat - Also apparent from the Khorugh City aspect of our survey was the need for activities that appeal to young people 

and give them meaningful leisure pursuits. English Chat provides a venue and forum for youth and others in Khorugh to practice and develop 

their English language skills. English Chat began in November 2007 and has been well received by students, teachers and local NGO staff 

involved in teaching English. We hope to develop English Chat further and conduct our first English Chat activity club during the summer of 

2008. 

· Training Medical Personnel - This would include providing information and communication techniques around a variety of medical 

and social issues such as HIV/AIDS, Alcohol and other Drug abuse, quitting smoking, immunization, family violence, STD’S, etc. With a 

medical doctor on staff, we hope to work in partnership with the local and regional health and social services authorities in the near future. 

II. Future Plans for ELC 

It is our expectation in 2008 to be granted a license to provide instructions in both English and other languages. We would recruit local and 

foreign teachers who will work to continue to improve the lives of the Tajik. 

Should a license be issued, Operation Mercy Tajikistan in Khorugh will consider restarting the pilot in 2008. 



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Bilateral 

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)* 

Contact: Ms. Jan Sheltinga 

Counsellor (Development) and Head of Aid 

Tel: 7-327-250-5011/52/53 Fax: 7-327-258-2493 

E-mail: jan.sheltinga@international.gc.ca 

Website: www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca 


The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is the agency responsible for the delivery of technical cooperation programs of the 

Government of Canada. The mandate of CIDA is to promote sustainable development solutions that address the linkages between poverty, 

social inequality and environmental degradation; to implement programs that target Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in cooperation 

with other partners; and to advance Canadian values and global citizenship. 

CIDA has provided approximately CDN $40 M in support to Tajikistan since 1993. CIDA's mandate is expressed in terms of poverty 

reduction, human security and economic growth in rural areas. CIDA strongly supports initiatives that promote donor harmonization and aid 

effectiveness. CIDA's technical assistance programs are implemented through bilateral and multilateral mechanisms as grants. Project 

disbursements are based on the Canadian fiscal year which runs from April 1 to March 31. Requests for assistance should be addressed 

directly to the Canadian Embassy in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 


CIDA's programs focuses on two specific areas drawn from Tajikistan's National Development Strategy: governance and private sector 

development in the framework of agrarian reform. All programming initiatives take into consideration aspects related to gender and 

environment. Specifically, support is provided for democratization and public sector capacity building, promoting rural entrepreneurship and 

supporting connections for rural markets. 

Over the medium term, CIDA's program aims to create legitimate and sufficiently remunerative economic opportunities for Tajikistan's rural 

poor and to contribute to the formation of an open society actively involved in the design and implementation of the country's governance. A 

Country Program Strategy for Tajikistan was developed in 2006. 

In 2003, CIDA disbursed $8.6 M in Tajikistan; in 2004, $8.0 M in support was provided; in 2005, $8.0 M was disbursed; in 2006, a total of 

$9.25 M was provided as official development assistance to Tajikistan. All figures are in Canadian dollars, and all disbursements were 

provided as grants. 


Canada's approach to its foreign policy emphasizes the integration of development, diplomacy and defense issues. Based on the approved 

country program strategy, CIDA's future programming interventions will address sustainable development primarily in rural areas, focusing 

on good governance (in particular related to land reform and promoting professional management of agricultural enterprises) and private 

sector development (small and medium agro-processing enterprises). Technical assistance programs will be implemented in the form of 

grants to a variety of governmental and non-governmental organizations through representatives of civil society and multilateral institutions. 

In 2007/8, CIDA intends to provide $10 M in support to Tajikistan. In 2008/9, $4.0 M will be available, and $4.0 M in 2009/10 (all figures in 

CDN dollars). CIDA intends to open an office in Dushanbe in 2007. 



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NGO 

CARE Tajikistan 

Contact: Mr. Louis Alexander 


Tel: 221-00-91, 221-17-83, 224-43-06, 221-75-42 Fax: 221-17-78 

Email: care@care.tj 

Website: www.care.org 


CARE International has been working in Tajikistan since 1994, conducting emergency relief, rehabilitation and long term development 

projects in 14 different districts. In 2007 it implemented interventions in the areas of relief emergencies, rehabilitation.and infrustructure 

improvement, education, food security, basic and reproductive health, community civil society development, agriculture, climate change and 

biodiversity protection, microfinance, potable water and irrigation systems, small income generation activities. CARE seeks in all its work 

tolerance, opportunity, and social justice, when poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. CARE’s mission in 

Tajikistan is to work with poor and vulnerable populations in the country. Through integrated development programs implemented in 

partnership with communities, local organizations and local government CARE seeks to strengthen the self-help capacity of communities to 

work together for improved conditions. 


The following is a brief overview of various program areas of CARE Tajikistan for 2007 reporting period. 

Varzob Highland Foood Security Project (VHFS) 

The VHFSP is an EC funded project has been implemented in three sub-districts of Varzob district. The beneficiaries included rural 

households, villagers, small scale farmers, entrepreneurs and female headed households. The project goal was to help meet the food security 

needs of its participants in three “jamoats” (sub-districts). CARE focused on food insecurity through: a) Sustainable increase of household 

food security by raising agricultural production and productivity, improving food preservation and processing, and appropriate management 

of natural resources; b) Sustainable increase in non-farming income through the expansion of income generating activities; c) Enhancing the 

capacity of the target population to address development issues and to effectively participate in the planning and management of community 

development projects. The project completed in June 2007. 

Land Market Development and Tenure Reform in Tajikistan Project (LMDTRT): 

As a subcontractor to Chemonics, CARE helps to strengthen the development of modern agricultural markets through more productive 

ownership, use and management of farmland, and by facilitating the creation and development of an urban land market through effective land 

management use and transactions. CARE provides support to public information campaigns and training activities to help educate rural 

citizens on their rights as well as monitor farm reorganization and land distribution. The expected impact is - to increase awareness of rural 

citizens about the ongoing land reform process, clarify farmer's legal rights, improve the land reform process and increase land tenure 

security. CARE terminated its contract with Chemonics effective from July 15'07. 

The Jilikul Food Security Project ( JFS): 

This EC funded project operates in the Jilikul district of Khatlon region in southern Tajikistan and is improving food security through 

improved access to food at the household level among poor and marginalized private collective « dehkan » farmer households. The project is 

enhancing the capacity of the farmers in target communities to address development issues including community organization and planning, 

land reform, land and farm management and rights. Improvement of land use and introduction of new farming technologies along with crop 

diversification will lead to increase of agricultural productivity. The project also covers several other social networking areas such as gender, 

human rights and environmental protection. 

Development Assistance Program (DAP) 

This USAID funded project is helping to decrease chronic food insecurity and vulnerability of households and communities in Tajikistan. 

DAP is an integrated program working in the field of education, health and agriculture. It focuses on: a) increasing utilization of food through 

the adoption of key maternal and child health and nutrition practices, b) improved sustainable availability of nutritious food in communities, 

c) increased current levels of educational achievement as a means of reducing vulnerability to food security threats, d) distribution of 

supplementary rations to pregnant, lactating and referral women. The project operates through a consortium of four international NGOs 

(CARE is prime) in 12 districts. 

The Sexual and Reproductive Health for Youth project (SRH). 

This EC funded project is improving sexual and reproductive health in Tajikistan through better access and advocacy for sexual and 

reproductive health services among youth. The specific objective is to improve the sexual and reproductive health of 350,000 youth between 

the age of 10 and 24 years in Dushanbe city as well as Yovon and Vahdat districts. CARE’s efforts are focused on: a) Increased access to 

youth-friendly clinics and counseling services, b) Increased individual knowledge, attitudes and key behaviors of youth on sexual and 

reproductive health, c) Improved policy and social environment for youth sexual and reproductive health. 

Participatory Rural Adaptation Pilot in Response to Climate Change (PRAPRCC) 

This CIDA funded project has been implemented in three sub-districts/jamoats of Varzob district. The target beneficiaries include rural 

households, villagers, small scale farmers and female headed households as well as small entrepreneurs and civil society organizations. The 



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project has been enabling rural communities to effectively respond to climate change by strengthening their adaptive and innovative 

capacities. They have been developing sustainable livelihood approaches in response to identified vulnerabilities due to climate change by 

avoiding resource-use and traditional practices that negatively affect the conserved areas and biodiversity. The project’s objectives have been 

to: a) develop and pilot a cost effective participatory adaptation and development framework which will enable rural communities and 

households to effectively respond to the direct impact of climate change in their communities, b) increase awareness of links between climate 

change and vulnerabilities and facilitate necessary and direct linkages between the communities and institutions and specialized agencies in 

Tajikistan for implementation of adaptation plans, c) transfer appropriate technology, ecological, technical, socio-economic knowledge and 

practices for reduced vulnerability to adverse effects of climate change. The project completed in September 2007. 

Protected Areas and Biodiversity Management (PABM): 

This project is funded by GEF through UNDP, and is helping to improve conservation of globally significant biodiversity in Tajikistan 

through demonstration of new mechanisms and approaches to effective management of Protected Areas (PA) and their natural resources. The 

project is strengthening the management effectiveness and sustainability of three protected areas located on the southern slopes of the Gissar 

Mountains, and thereby provides models and best practices replicable throughout the national system. The project is also strengthening the 

overall enabling environment for PA management in Tajikistan and disseminates lessons learned and best practices for their introduction in 

the remaining PAs. As such, the project will indirectly support an additional 2.5 million hectares of PAs. In addition, the project is 

developing robust approaches to biodiversity conservation by integrating conservation with the sustainable use of natural resources and 

livelihoods of rural communities. 

Integrated Community Disaster Risk Project (ICDR): 

This ECHO funded project covers four districts and focuses on community based organizations (CBOs) and schools located in the most 

vulnerable communities in the vicinity of two protected areas to better protect themselves from disasters with appropriate and sustained 

disaster preparedness activities and sustainable natural resource management that effectively reduce disaster risk. The main interventions 

include: 1) sustainable natural resource management activities that mitigate hazards, augment economic assets of households and improve the 

natural environment; and 2) preparedness activities that include community contingency planning, community-based early warning systems, 

risk and evacuation mapping, simulations and drills, awareness-raising activities in communities and schools, organizing communities and 

building organizational capacities. The program promotes social equity and inclusion by ensuring women, children and other vulnerable 

groups have equal opportunities to participate in project activities. 


The future directions of CARE Tajikistan’s program is to continue enhancing all program areas offered in its working regions. CARE will 

seek to expand its programs oriented towards people who experience vulnerability in diverse areas that affect their personal, household and 

community livelihood security. These people may live under conditions of territorial isolation, geographical constraints, ethnic and religious 

conflicts, gender discrimination etc. Specifically, CARE’s program targets needy female-headed households, laborers with unreliable sources 

of income, marginalized farmers and the socially excluded. In order to address such circumstances, CARE follows an integrated approach to 

development that builds on the rights and the needs of every person, the elimination of poverty, a discrimination free atmosphere, gender 

equity, respect for human rights are all elements considered under CARE’s program. 

CARE recognizes the need to more decisively adopt and follow a Rights Based Approach - RBA to all development programming. This 

approach should help strengthen as well as create new capacities and opportunities among the target population and their communities, so that 

they can claim and fulfill their rights and responsibilities. Furthermore, CARE Tajikistan is implementing RBA with a focus on gender equity 

and diversity and incorporates strategies that influence policies being applied in Tajikistan that affect gender equity. 



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NGO 

Caritas Internationalis in Tajikistan 

Contact: Mr. Juan Carlos Sack 

Director 

Tel: 226-38-50, 223-42-69 Fax: 

E-mail: caritas.tj@ive.org 

Website: www.tajikistan.ive.org 


Caritas Tajikistan is a brunch of CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS in Tajikistan. 

Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organizations working to build a better world, 

especially for the poor and oppressed, in over 200 countries and territories. 

Caritas works without regard to creed, race, gender, or ethnicity, and is one of the world's largest humanitarian networks. 

Caritas' mandate includes integral development, emergency relief, advocacy, peace building, respect for human rights and support for proper 

stewardship of the planet's environment and resources. 

The Caritas approach is based on the social teaching of the Church, which focuses on the dignity of the human person. 

Caritas believes that the weak and oppressed are not objects of pity, but agents of change leading the struggle to eradicate dehumanizing 

poverty, unacceptable living and working conditions, and unjust social, political, economic and cultural structures. 

What makes Caritas unique is its ongoing presence in communities, before, during and after crisis situations. Important, too, is that being part 

of civil society and incorporating the perspective of the poor, Caritas can continuously adapt its strategies to an ever changing environment. 


Past and current program portfolio of Caritas Tajikistan includes projects on water and sanitation, health and social protection targeting 

children with special needs and old poor people. 

Caritas Tajikistan programmes included following projects: 

• Social support project for old poor people, Shohmansur district, Dushanbe 

• Renovation of sanitary units for children in Sister's care hospital, Dushanbe; 

• Renovation of sanunits in secondary school, Norak. 

• Improvement of sanitary conditions in hospitals (childrens hospital #1, Republican Heart Surgery Center) 

• Renovation of canteen and provision of equipment for the internat gymnasium Hotam&PV, Dushanbe; 

• Sport development project for the schools of Kurgan-Nube; 

• Individual cases of provision of medical equipment (Oftalmology center). 


Caritas Tajikistan envisions its program strategy in the same sectors plus has intention to open projects, in case of need, in the emergency 

response field. 



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NGO 

Caritas Luxembourg 

Contact: Ms. Nicole Stolz 

Head of Delegation 

Tel: 224-00-12, 224-00-71 Fax: 

E-mail: caritas_luxembourg@tjinter.com 

Website: www.caritas.lu 


Caritas Luxembourg is member of the confederation Caritas Internationalis, one of the world’s largest humanitarian networks working in over 

200 countries and territories without regard to creed, race, gender or ethnicity. It is registered as non-profit and non-governmental 

organisation in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, where also the central office is based. Caritas’ mandate includes integral development, 

emergency relief, advocacy, peace building, respect for human rights as well as support for proper stewardship of the planet’s environment 

and resources. It fights poverty, exclusion, intolerance and discrimination. More importantly, it empowers people to participate fully in all 

matters affecting their lives, and it advocates on their behalf at national and international forums. In the tradition of Christian charity (lat. 

caritas) the foreign department of the foundation tries to motivate the public in order to obtain funds to improve the situation of people in need 

efficiently, sustainable and without delay. Interventions often start as disaster response or rehabilitation projects and turn later into long-term 

development co-operation. Beside private donations financial support is mainly given by the Luxembourg Government. Based on a strategic 

partnership Caritas Switzerland and Caritas Luxembourg are sharing one regional office for Central Asia in Dushanbe, since April 2006 

headed by a common representative. 


•Nationwide TB-Programme (in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice) to bring the epidemic under control, specifically in the country’s 

prison segment. In January 2006, after several months of exploration and preparation, the first main phase of the core project for 

implementing the WHO recommended DOTS scheme started. In addition there exist different satellite projects like distribution of 

supplementary nutrition and hygienic items to inmates as well as urgent repairs of infrastructure. Medical on-call expertise and on-the-job 

training are offered by the field office in Chisinau, Moldova, where Caritas Luxembourg runs a similar programme since more than five 

years. 

•Funding of rehabilitation of sanitary facilities in Dushanbe Elementary & Middle School № 23 


Beside continuously provided assistance to the local Caritas sister future action will concentrate on TB/AIDS control by expansion 

respectively consolidation of existing field activities. It is intended to integrate these soon as possible in the National Tuberculosis 

Programme. 



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NGO 

Caritas Switzerland 

Contact: Ms. Nicole Stolz 

Regional Representative of Caritas in Central Asia 

Tel: 224-00-12, 224-00-71 Fax: 

E-mail: caritas@caritas-ch.tj 

Website: 


Caritas Switzerland is a Swiss NGO, founded in 1929 with its headquarters in Lucerne, Switzerland. It assists people in need in more than 50 

countries abroad as well as in Switzerland (political refugees). Caritas does its own fund raising, mostly through donations from people or 

private institutions and is supported by the Swiss government. Caritas is involved in implementing a number of development and disaster 

preparedness / prevention projects in all over the world. Caritas Switzerland has its focus on rural development (community based water 

supply, extension services and seed production), local governance, disaster preparedness and prevention (water related disasters) and social 

justice e.g. pension reform and home care. 


1) Humanitarian and Response to Natural Disaster Programs 

2) Social Sectors: Protection of Elderly people 

3) Disaster Prevention preparedness 

4) Local Development of Muminabad 


1) Humanitarian and Response to Natural Disaster Programs 

2) Social Sectors: Protection of Elderly people 

3) Disaster Prevention preparedness 

4) Local Development of Muminabad 



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NGO 

CESVI - COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT 

Contact: Ms. Laura Morisio 

Coutry Representative 

Tel: 221-37-23 Fax: 

Email: tajikistan@cesvi.org 

Website: www.cesvi.org 


Cesvi, established in 1985, is a secular, independent association, working for global solidarity. 

In the values which guide Cesvi, the moral principle of human solidarity and the ideal of social justice are transformed into humanitarian aid 

and development, reinforcing an affirmation of universal human rights. 

Cesvi believes strongly that helping the underprivileged in developing countries, or those in difficulty due to war, natural calamities and 

environmental disasters, does not help only those who suffer, but contributes also to the well-being of all of us on the planet, our “common 

home” to be looked after for future generations. 

In the acronym Cesvi, the words cooperazione e sviluppo (Cooperation and Development) underline the fact that Cesvi bases its philosophy 

on the idea of giving the recipients of aid a leading role, working together for their own natural benefit. It is for this reason that Cesvi is 

strongly committed to making sure that international aid does not become mere charity, and nor is it influenced by the donors’ self-interest. 


CESVI starts its activities in 2001, mainly working in water and sanitary. 

2001-2002: Reducing the incidence of waterborne diseases, Upgrading of drinking water quality in villages of Gissar and Shahrinav. Funded 

by ECHO: ECHO/TJK/210/2001/01017 

Project overview: 

The main goal of this project was to reduce the incidence of water borne diseases by improving the quality and the quantity of safe drinking 

water in Gissar and Shahrinav districts. In order to achieve the project objective, CESVI selected two options to provide water for the 

members of the communities: 

- 546 shallow hand pumps in the villages where there was no water available at all; 

- 140 slow sand filters with tank where it was impossible to find water with shallow hand pumps and instead water was always available from 

a near stream, canal, or river. 

The reduction of the incidence of water borne diseases could not be realized by only improving access to safe drinking water in sufficient 

quantities without increasing the awareness of the target population upon hygiene issues. 

Therefore the following sub - objectives were included within the project activities: 

- to improve both the quality and the quantity of domestic water supplies, 

- to develop awareness of the target population through seminars upon: 

- Water borne diseases and transmission mechanisms, 

- Prevention of the water borne diseases. 

Also, CESVI established water committees in each village in order to increase the capacity of beneficiaries on management and maintenance 

of CESVI implementation 

2002-2003: Reducing the incidence of water borne diseases by improving quality and quantity of safe drinking water in Gissar, Shahrinav, 

Kofarnihon, Varzob and Leninski districts. Funded by ECHO: ECHO/TJK/210/2002/01018 

Project overview: 

The main goal of this project is to reduce the incidence of water borne diseases by improving the quality and the quantity of safe drinking 

water in Gissar, Shahrinav, Kofarnihon, Varzob and Leninski districts. While the project long-term goal is to eradicate water borne diseases in 

the project area, the overall project objectives are: 

- To facilitate the access to safe drinking water for vulnerable rural population of the selected areas by: 

- Construction of spring captures; 

- Construction of slow sand filters; 

- Installation of hand pumps. 

- To promote hygiene education through intensive seminars: 

- Selection in each village of at least one field assistant selected among school teachers and/or village doctor; 

- Training of field assistants by CESVI health workers; 

- Promotion of hygiene/health education by field assistants; 

- To establish in each village a solid network for the management of water: 

- Selection of the representatives for each water committee; 

- Training of water committee and beneficiaries’ workers on construction of spring captures and slow sand filters, and installation of hand 

pumps; 

- Training of water committees’ members on maintenance of CESVI implementation; 

- Strengthening the capacity of each water committee on revolving fund and management of income from usage of water by beneficiaries. 



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The goals have been reach through the building of 45 spring catchments with 157 water distribution points, 39 slow sand filters and 165 

shallow hand pumps. Moreover 64 Village Water Committees have been settled down. 

2003-2004: Reducing the waterborne diseases by improving the availability and accessibility of safe drinking water supply to rural 

mountainous areas of Regions of Republican Subordination (Leninski, Varzob, Kofarnihon districts) and Sughd region (Penjakin district). 

Funded by ECHO: ECHO/TJK/210/2003/01004 

Project Overview: 

The main goal of this project is the same than other projects implemented by CESVI in Tajikistan: reducing the waterborne diseases by 

improving sustainable safe drinking water supply. But all implementation within this project could be one of the best alternatives in term of 

water supply and water quality. 

CESVI introduces two alternatives in order to increase the water quantity and quality in these areas: 

- Construction of spring captures: with an appropriate number of distribution points in the selected villages (for each 300 beneficiaries, one 

distribution point); totally 105 spring capture have to be built during this implementation, with 467 water distribution points. 

- Rehabilitation of boreholes: Drilling of borehole is an extraction of underground water by a method of boring. Depth of borehole depends of 

horizon of underground waters. Methods of drilling are various - they depend of sort of deposited soil. The most widespread method of 

drilling in Tajikistan is a method of shock-rotary. Depth of drilling changes from 25 up to 150 meters. Also, as the boreholes water is found 

deeply, there is no risk of contamination by bacteria or chemical substance. Rehabilitation of one borehole will facilitate access to safe 

drinking water for 7 villages and an equivalent of 40.000 beneficiaries in the city of Kofarnihon. 

Concerning the health education and the establishment of water committees: 123 Village Water Committes have been established; 158.000 

people participated at the health education program and 41.898 students participated at the training in the school using materials furnished by 

UNICEF. 

2004-2005: Support to the sustainable safe drinking water supply system for the vulnerable population of the Vahdat, Somoniyon (RRS 

oblast) and Istarafshan (Sughd oblast). Funded by ECHO: ECHO/TJK/BUD/2004/01001 


As previous projects, the main goal is the reduction of waterborne diseases through the provision of safe drinking water. This is obtained 

with: 

- Construction of spring captures: with an appropriate number of distribution points in the selected villages (for each 300 beneficiaries, one 

distribution point); totally 29 spring capture have to be built during this implementation, with 140 water distribution points. 

- Rehabilitation of boreholes: Rehabilitation of one borehole will facilitate access to safe drinking water for the city of Somonyion and 8 

villages and an equivalent of 42.671 beneficiaries. 

2005: Integrated water management for improved livelihoods of vulnerable people and development of local community of Abdurakhomi 

Jami district, Khatlon Oblast, Tajikistan. CIDA/LIP 09/TAJ 04-05 

The overall goal of the proposed intervention is to improve management of water resources by communities, thereby providing sufficient safe 

drinking water to vulnerable population of a pilot area in Jamoat 50 Let Tajikistan, villages 1st May and Komunist, Abdurakhomi Jami 

district, Khatlon Oblast, Tajikistan. The purpose is to build capacity of rural communities towards establishment of sustainable water 

infrastructure management systems through: 

- The provision of and access to safe drinking water for communities willing to contribute toward capital costs and pay for all recurrent costs 

of improved water delivery systems; 

- The establishment of Village-based Water Committees (VWCs) that will enhance village level capacity to plan and maintain water supply 

facilities in a sustainable way; 

- Strengthening the role of women in management of water supply systems; 

- Initiating changes in behavior related to environmental health, hygiene and sanitation; 

- Improving drinking water supply and hygiene condition in the selected villages. 

This pilot proposal will permit CESVI to start to cooperate with CIDA and to put the base for future cooperation. CESVI is now waiting for 

an answer. 

February 2005 - July 2006: Improving living standards of vulnerable population in Baljuvon and Khovaling Districts, Khatlon Oblast. 

TACIS/2004/090/981 


The project founded by EU-TACIS aims at supporting the economic and social development of vulnerable population in Tajikistan’s Khatlon 

Oblast, Baljuvon and Khovaling districts, through the improving of living standards of the rural communities, with special attention to women 

and vulnerable households in remote areas.. The integrated approach is based on three main components: (a) the support to small-scale water 

infrastructure supply including training for hygiene and maintenance; (b) the set up of business incubators according to local resources, skills 

and demand; (c) the sustain to local agricultural associations in terms of increased awareness on land reform. 

Target group for this intervention is the vulnerable population in rural villages, which is mainly composed by female-headed households, 

unemployed, disabled or elder-headed household or large households. A special emphasis will be given in strengthening the rural 

communities organizational capacity through community-based capacity building, marketing strategies and technical skills. 

In 2007 CESVI did not implement any activities due to lack of funds for the year. 


A proposal has been submitted to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) regarding the water management with rehabilitation of 5 

borehole pump stations in Abdurahmon Jomi district, Khatlon region. At the moment the approval is on going and the project is planned to 

start in 2009. 

Two new proposals has been approved by EU and both of them are supposed to start in 2008, they will be focused on the food security issues 

of Tajikistan, especially wat&san activities and agriculture inputs in Khatlon and Sughd Regions. 



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Multilateral 

Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Tajikistan 

Contact: Ms. Charlotte Adriaen 

Charge d'Affaires a.i. 

Tel: 221-74-07 Fax: 224-91-32 

E-mail: Charlotte.Adriaen@ec.europa.eu 

Website: http://delkaz.ec.europa.eu 


The European Union (EU) is a family of 27 democratic European countries, committed to working together for peace and prosperity. The EU 

Member States (MS) have set up common institutions such as the European Commission (EC) to which they delegate some of their 

sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level. 

External assistance is central to the EU’s role in the world. By pooling their resources in the EC budget for this common purpose, EU MS 

have shown their commitment to a Union defined by the value of external assistance. In turn, the Commission strives to reinforce the impact 

of the EU’s external assistance and its other policies. The funds devoted to external assistance are managed by various services of the EC, 

including the External Relations and the Development Directorates, EuropeAid, which manages external assistance projects together with EC 

Delegations in the world, the Humanitarian Aid Office - ECHO, which manages humanitarian and emergency assistance through its Brusselsbased 

Service and through its field offices in the world. 

The over-arching objectives of the EU’s cooperation with the Central Asian countries are to foster respect for democratic principles and 

human rights and to promote transition towards a market economy. They are based on contractual relations under the Partnership and 

Cooperation Agreements (PCA) that is in force between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan (the PCA has been signed with Tajikistan 

and Turkmenistan but has not yet entered into force). 

Following on from the Council's conclusions of 17 October and 19 November 2001 and the EU Troika visit at Ministerial level to the region, 

the General Affairs Council (GAC) of 10 December 2001 decided to strengthen bilateral relations between the EU and the countries of 

Central Asia by: 

• Pursuing enhanced political dialogue with all countries in Central Asia, through Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCAs) 

or Trade and Cooperation Agreements (TCAs), and through Member States' local presence. 

• Inviting the Commission to resume Tacis assistance to Tajikistan and to open discussions on upgrading contractual relations with 


• Targeting assistance to a reduced number of priority areas including poverty reduction, social and economic development, good 

governance, and environment and water management. 

• Combating drug trafficking, making full use of the Action Plan on Drugs between the EU and Central Asian Republics. 

• Considering action on border control and border management, including arms smuggling and non-proliferation. 

The GAC also underlines the importance of developing cooperation between the five states of Central Asia on key issues of common concern 

and enhancing its coordination with relevant international organizations (UN, OSCE), international financial institutions (IMF, World Bank, 

EBRD, and ADB) and other partners. In this context, the European Commission decided to double the annual Tacis allocation for Central 

Asia from around 25 million of Euro to 50 million of Euro. 

The GAC also instigated the resuming of Tacis assistance to Tajikistan. Since then Tacis has re-launched activities based on the Indicative 

Programme for Central Asia with Action Programmes for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. 

The implementation of a deconcentration programme in 2002/03 strengthens the Commission’s presence in Central Asia. 


EC assistance totaling over one billion Euros has been provided to the countries of Central Asia over the past decade, representing an average 

of 100 million Euro per year. Tajikistan received approximately one third of all EU assistance to Central Asia. 

Aid is provided through several financial instruments, and the main ones relating to Tajikistan are: 

1- Technical Assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States (TACIS) 

The TACIS Programme is a European Union initiative for the New Independent States and Mongolia. Its aim is to support partner countries 

develop societies based on political freedom and economic prosperity. 

TACIS provides Know-How from a wide range of public and private organizations, which allows western experience to be combined with 

local knowledge and skills. 

Following on from the Council's conclusions of 17 October and 19 November 2001 and the EU Troika visit at Ministerial level to the region, 

the General Affairs Council (GAC) of 10 December 2001 decided to strengthen bilateral relations between the EU and the countries of 

Central Asia. 

2- Food Security Programme (FSP) 

Budgetary Aid: In Tajikistan, the FSP programme secures a number of expenditure areas in the state budget which are priorities for improving 

food security. These include land reform, agriculture and social allowances. In terms of support for structural reforms, the programme focuses 



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on accelerating the land reform process, improving agricultural services and enhancing the targeting of the social safety net for the most 

vulnerable. 

Technical support in the country takes the form of two long-term technical assistants, one being based in the Ministry of Agriculture and the 

other one in the Ministry of Finance. 

NGO Food Security programme: In addition to its foreign exchange facility and budgetary support, the FSP also supports a number of 

agricultural projects carried out by European NGOs. These projects are being implemented since 1996. 

3- European Commission Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) 

This programme, launched in Tajikistan in August 2003, aims at supporting small-scale initiatives in the fields of promotion and protection of 

human rights; promotion of penal reform and prisoners' rights; support to democracy and good governance, media freedom, rule of law and 

security structures (police/armed forces); conflict prevention. The EIDHR budget for 2003-2005 was EUR 1.1 million and supports 21 

projects, 7 of which are in the process of submitting final reports, 6 on-going projects and 8 projects are under preparation. 

4- Macro-Financial Assistance 

The EC has provided exceptional financial assistance to Tajikistan in the form of a loan of EUR 60 million, which was disbursed in March 

2001 soon after Tajikistan had settled its outstanding loan arrears of EUR 79 million towards the EC. Under the exceptional financial 

assistance, the EC also made available a total maximum grant amount of EUR 35 million which has been paid in several tranches over the 

past five years. 

The assistance is conditional on satisfactory implementation by Tajikistan of the economic programme supported by the IMF through its 

Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement. Secondly, specific conditionality on structural reforms is attached to the 

payment of each grant tranche. Finally, Tajikistan shall reduce its indebtnedness towards the Community by an agreed amount before further 

grant tranches are released. 

5- European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) 

ECHO provides funding to international organizations implementing humanitarian assistance programmes. ECHO’s mandate is to respond to 

emergency humanitarian crises in the immediate aftermath of a natural or man-made disaster, or conflict, with the aim of saving lives. All 

funding is in the form of cash grants, paid at headquarters level to implementing agencies (EU-based non governmental organizations, UN 

agencies and Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 

The budget/fiscal year is January-December. The programming year for Tajikistan is currently May-April. The priority sectors of intervention 

are health (medical, training), drinking water and sanitation. Household food security. ECHO also funds some disaster preparedness activities 

in Central Asia, with a focus on Tajikistan, through its programme DIPECHO. 

Since 1992, close to EUR 160,000 have been allocated to Tajikistan to cover humanitarian needs. In addition, some EUR 7.5 million have 

covered disaster preparedness activities in the country through DIPECHO since 2003. 

Apart from these five main financial instruments, programmes in the areas of mine action, migration, cross-border cooperation and 

contributions to the Global Fund against AIDS, TB and Malaria are executed. 


As of 1 January 2007, the European Commission is implementing its external aid through new instruments, whereas the old ones have been 

ended. The main instrument for external aid to Tajikistan will be channeled through the Development and Cooperation Initiative (DCI). The 

new DCI provides more types of measures of support, and does not only focus on technical assistance. The new programme foresees also the 

possibility to provide budget support, investments, contributions for loan, financing and targeted administrative measures and twinning. 

The European Commission's 2007 - 2013 Regional Assistance strategy for Central Asia was informally endorsed by the EU Member States 

on 28 November 2006. Focal areas are the promotion of good governance and economic reforms; development of regional cooperation and 

poverty alleviation. The strategy is at present under scrutiny by the EP and it is planned that the document can be formally approved by the 

Commission in March 2007. 

To reflect greater engagement of the EU in the region, the EC assistance budget under 2007-2013 for Central Asia will be significantly 

increased to a total € 719 mio - an increase of over 90% compared with 2000 - 2006 allocations, with average annual allocation to the region 

up from € 54.5 mio in 2006 to € 139 mio in 2013. During the Indicative Programme 2007 - 2010, a total EC grant of ~ € 315 million is 

planned for Central Asia under DCI, i.e. an average annual budget of € 78.4 mio per year. A total amount of 66 million Euros has been 

earmarked for the period 2007-10 for Tajikistan. Out of the 66 million Euros for 2007-2010, 23 million are dedicated to a budget support 

programme in the sector of social protection. The remainder goes to Private Sector Development, health and poverty alleviation. 

The bulk of EC assistance to Central Asia - 78% will be directed at bilateral assistance, including 8% for education and S& T cooperation. 

For the first time an explicit financial envelope has been made available (€ 4.4 mio) to allow mobilization of teachers and students under the 

Erasmus Mundus programme - part Central Asia. For bilateral cooperation with Tajikistan, around EUR 66 million are foreseen which is 30% 

of the bilateral envelope. 

Attention will be paid to supporting Central Asian regional cooperation to link Caspian basin States with the Black Sea and the Western 

Newly Independent States which will benefit from the European Neighbourhood Policy financing instrument (ENPI): 22% of assistance will 

be dedicated to facilitate closer inter - state cooperation both within Central Asia and between Central Asia, South Caucasus and the EU, 

particularly in the energy, transport, environmental sectors. Provision will also enable the participation of Central Asian countries in ENPI 

East regional programmes: the alignment of regional cooperation priorities for Central Asia with the ENPI East regional strategy lies at the 

heart of future assistance policy and programmes and will strengthen links with Eastern Europe. 



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Regional programmes such as: INOGATE (energy), TRACECA (transport), BOMCA/CADAP (border management and fight against drugs) 

as well as work under the Central Asia Regional Environment Centre (CAREC) in Almaty will continue. 

The INOGATE work programme for the coming years was adopted on 30 November 2006 in Astana. The TRACECA work programme was 

adopted in Sofia in May. BOMCA will concentrate on the Tajik - Afghan border and two new corridors are under development to strengthen 

impact and focus. CADAP will include more activities aimed at reducing demand in drug use. 

Apart from the DCI, Central Asia will also benefit from other new EU financial assistance instruments: the Democracy and Human Rights 

Instrument; the Stability Instrument and the Nuclear Safety Instrument. 



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Bilateral 

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany 

Contact: Mr. Rainer Müller 

Ambassador 

Tel: 221-21-89, 221-21-98 Fax: 224-03-90 

E-mail: info@dusc.diplo.de 

Website: www.duschanbe.diplo.de 


Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Tajikistan. 

Ambassador: Rainer Müller 

Note: The Embassy represents the Federal Republic of Germany as a donor. 

The funds mentioned below are administrated and distributed to the executing agencies (usually GTZ for technical and KfW for financial 

assistance, but also DED, GAA and other NGOs) by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation in Bonn, Germany. 


Since 1993 has been providing both technical and financial assistance, primarily in the form of emergency assistance. Since the end of the civil war, 

Germany and Tajikistan have been moving toward medium and long term economic cooperation. Every year bilateral intergovernmental negotiations 

take place to define larger projects of technical and financial assistance. The next negotiations will take place in Bonn in autumn 2008. The focus 

areas of bilateral economic assistance are economic reform and building market economy as well as primary education and health system. 

Current Bilateral Projects: 

• Credit lines to the First Microfinance Bank of Tajikistan (Financial Cooperation) 

• Local Infrastructure and Primary Education I and II (FC) 

• Consulting of Small and Medium Enterprises (Technical Cooperation) 

• Support of Microfinance Services in Rural Areas (TC) 

• Reform of Secondary Education (TC) 

• Focus Program Health (FC) 

• Fight against Tuberculosis I and II(FC) 

• Rehabilitation of hydropower station Nurek (FC) 

• Study and Expert Fund I and II (FC) 

• Study and Expert Fund (TC) 

• Teacher Training and School Rehabilitation (TC) 

• Local Disaster Preparedness in Zeravshan Valley (TC) 

Regional Projects in Central Asia with a Tajik component: 

• Fight against Tuberculosis in Central Asia (FC) 

• Developing Health System (TC in preparation) 

• Subregional program for the implementation of the Convention on Combat of Desertification (CCD) (TC) 

• Support of Legal Reforms in Central Asia (TZ) 

• Regional Economic Cooperation in Central Asia (TC) 

• Agricultural Education Central Asia 

• Foundation for Economic Development and Professional Education (SEQUA) 

Participation in multilateral projects: 

• Technical Assistance for CIS (TACIS) 

Note: Germany is a major contributor to the budgets of international finance institutions and is by extension a donor within the framework of 

the financial support given to Tajikistan from these institutions (World Bank, ADB, EU, UNDP, etc.). 


Focus points: economic reform and building market economy, primary education, health system 



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Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Tajikistan 

Bilateral 

Contact: Mr. Abdulatipov Ramazan Gajimuradovich 

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

Russian Federation to the Republic of Tajikistan 

Tel: 235-98-27, 235-09-06, 235-70-65 Fax: 235-88-06 

Email: rambtadjik@rambler.ru 

Website: www.rusemb.tj 


Diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan are established on April 8, 1992. There was concluded an 

Agreement on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (May 25, 1993). More than 100 interstate intergovernmental and 

interdepartmental agreements were signed that regulate cooperation in political, economic, military, humanitarian and other spheres. 


For the last years Russia has been actively increasing share holding in financing of large international initiatives including those under the 

aegis of «the Group of Eight». 

They include contributions to the Global Fund on fighting HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria (40 million dollars in 2002-2008 as well as 

compensation to the Fund through 2010 of about 217 million dollars allotted before for implementation of Russian Projects), to the budget of 

the Global Initiative on liquidation of poliomyelitis (18 million dollars in 2003-2008), to the Global Action Plan on bird flu and pandemic flu 

(44,7 million dollars in 2005), to assist fighting malaria in Africa (20 million dollars), to participation in funding of the regional group created 

for the CIS like FATF, to support Peace-Building Fund etc. 

Considerable funds are made for the Fund of international partnership on energy "Global Village" (30 million dollars), Program "Education 

for Everyone" (7,2 million dollars). As to multilateral channels the largest amount of aid is provided in the form of loan-finance assistance 

rendered under the Ministry of Finances of Russia. 

Russia wrote off or committed to write off the debt of developing countries of the total 11,3 milliard of dollars including 2,2 milliard of 

dollars under the НIPC Initiative. During 2003-2006 Russia made additional contributions to the Trust Fund HIPC of 25 million dollars. 

Besides, Russia considers the possibility of full writing of debts of poorest countries having great debts on loans beyond the Official 

Development Assistance. As a result the debt of these counties is going to reduce by 750 million dollars. 

A conversion-exchange of debt obligations of Tajikistan to the Russian Federation was carried out (of the total about US$ 300 million) 

Russian contribution to the IDA in 2003-2014 made US$ 90 million. 

Repaying a debt to IMF ahead of time, Russia permanently takes part in the Plan of finance operations of the Fund contributing funds used for 

crediting to needy countries (SDR135 million in 2005 and SDR 66 million in 2006). 

There was taken a critical decision on participating in funding the IMF program aimed to assisting poor affected countries by making in 2006- 

2010 a voluntary contribution of US$ 43,5 million. Russia also takes part in two other IMF programs: on emergency assistance to poorest 

countries suffered from natural disasters (US$ 1,5 million in 2005-2009) and a credit program on poverty reduction and growth facilitation 

(SDR 3,71 million in 2006-2008). 

In 2005-2006 the Government took a decision on increasing Russian voluntary contributions, in particular, GDP (US$ 11 million), United 

Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (US$ 2.million), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (US$ 2 

million), UNDP (US$ 1,1 million), UNICEF (US$ 1 million), UN-Habitat (US$ 400 thous.), United Nations Population Fund (US$ 300 

thous.) and others. 

Russia reserves the status of a big donor providing for humanitarian and extraordinary assistance. Russian humanitarian assistance is carried 

out through multilateral channels in the form of providing food assistance jointly with the UN international organizations . 

The Embassy conducts a series of measures directed at support of population of the Republic of Tajikistan, including: 

Jointly with the Council of Russian countrymen of Tajikistan and veteran organizations, different events are carried out which are devoted to 

Jubilee dates of outstanding Russian culture representatives and memorable dates of Russian history. 

The Embassy annually arranges sanatory rest and educational trips on historic cities of Russia for countrymen children. 

The Embassy annually forwards retired countrymen for the sanatory rest and treatment to the sanatorium-resort institutions of Russia and 


The Embassy continuously provides material assistance to poor population including veterans of war, work and retired persons. 

Conferences, Round-Tables, Forums on urgent issues as well as measures on safeguarding languages and cultures of Russian Diaspores are 

regularly taken under support of the Embassy. 

The Embassy annually subscribes original organizations of the Council of Russian countrymen to Tajik and Russian newspapers and 

magazines. 

Under support of the Embassy, concerts with participation of creative artistical teams are regularly held for the Russian Diaspora and 

assistance to the State Russian Dramatic Theatre by the name of V.Mayakovskiy is provided. 

The Embassy takes measures aimed to support Russian language in the Republic, in particular,: providing schools and universities of 

Tajikistan with textbooks, literature in Russian; skills improvement courses for Teachers of Russian in the schools under the Russian-Tajik 

(Slavonic) University; conducting Olympic competitions on Russian among pupils. 

In 2000-2006 considerable funds were allotted as humanitarian assistance for elimination of natural desasters concequenses in Tajikistan 

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In 2008 the Embassy is going to render assistance of US$ 381,8 thous. for education development, workshops, Olympic competitions, 

treatment payment, material assistance for World War veterans and emergent medical aid to the population of Tajikistan. 

In 2008 over 37 thous. books will be delivered including textbooks and visal aids for rooms of the total 3.500.000 roubles. 

Under the World Food Program 355.000 ton of vegetable oil and 350.000 of pea will be delivered to Dushanbe and Khudjand. 



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NGO 

Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia 

Contact: Mr. Nabisher Djuraev 

Acting Director 

Tel: 221-73-31, 221-73-51 Fax: 221-69-86 

Email: eurasia@eurasia.tajik.net 

Website: www.efcentralasia.org 


The Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia mobilizes public and private resources to help citizens participate in building their future by 

strengthening their communities and improving their civic and economic wellbeing. 

The Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2005 to support local initiatives in civic engagement, 

private enterprise, education and public administration. EFCA indigenizes the work of Eurasia Foundation, a privately managed non-profit 

organization, which has invested more than $40 million in Central Asia since 1993. 

EFCA has offices in Almaty, Bishkek, Dushanbe and Osh. EFCA plans to run 40 to 50 medium-sized development programs per year in the 

region, representing funding from more than 30 donors, including core funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development 

(USAID). 

In addition to targeted programs, EFCA reviews unsolicited proposals under its Open Door program and awards grants to organizations 

working at the local level to support initiatives in EFCA’s mandate area. 


Developing Private Enterprise 

Increasing Public Access to Independent Media 

Civic Engagement 

University-Business Linkages 

Cross-Border Initiatives with Afghanistan 

Local Governance 


Developing Private Enterprise 

Increasing Public Access to Independent Media 

Civic Engagement 

University-Business Linkages 

Cross-Border Initiatives with Afghanistan 

Local Governance 



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Multilateral 

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 

Contact: Mr. Matthieu Le Blan 

Head of EBRD Resident Office 

Tel: 221-35-43, 221-07-63 Fax: 221-98-32 

Email: khuseinr@ebrd.com 

Website: www.ebrd.com 


The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) was established in 1991 in response to major changes in the political and 

economic climate in the Central and Eastern Europe. The EBRD is an international institution, which is based in London, United Kingdom. 

The EBRD is the largest single investor in the region and mobilizes significant foreign direct investment beyond its own financing. It is 

owned by 60 countries and two intergovernmental institutions. But despite its public sector shareholders, it invests mainly in private 

enterprises, usually together with commercial partners. It provides project financing for banks, industries and businesses, both new ventures 

and investments in existing companies. It also works with publicly owned companies, to support privatization, restructuring state-owned firms 

and improvement of municipal services. The Bank uses its close relationship with governments in the region to promote policies that will 

bolster the business environment. The strategy for Tajikistan for the years 2005-2007 was approved by the Board of the EBRD on November 

15, 2005. The main priorities of the Bank determined in the Country Strategy are (i) strengthening the financial sector to alleviate a key 

constraint for private sector growth; (ii) support for critical infrastructure to improve the quality and create the basis for sustainable future 

operation of infrastructure enterprises, and (iii) continue to promote policy dialogue with the authorities in order to improve the investment 

climate and support their reform efforts. 


Obi-Zulol Water Bottling Plant 

Tajikistan FII - Orienbank (debt & equity) 

Tajikistan Financial Institutions Initiatives 

TSOB Equity Investment 

TSA Air Fleet Upgrade Project 

Khujand Packaging 

Khoujand Airport 

Tajikistan Telecommunications Project 

TSA Air Navigation Systems 

Khujand Water Supply Improvement Project 

Tajikistan MSEFF - Eskhata Bank 

Tajikistan MSEFF - TSOB 

Tajikistan MSEFF - Tajprombank 

ETC Non-Bank MFI FW - IMON 

DLF - CJSC Komron Agro Holding (KAH) 

Tajikistan MSEFF - Agroinvest 

ETC Non-Bank MFI Framework II - MDTM Microinvest 

DLF - M&P Tajikistan 

Eskhata Bank Tajikistan - Equity Investment 

Tajik MSEFF II - TSOB 

Eskhata Bank - Loan 

Tajik MSEFF II - Agroinvestbank 

ETC Non-Bank MFI Framework II - IMON 

Tajik MSEFF II - First Microfinance Bank Tajikistan 

DLF- Joint Stock Company LAL 

DLF-CJSC Komron-Agro-Holding ("KAH II) 

Regional TFP: Tajprombank 

Regional TFP: TSOB Tajikistan 

Regional TFP: Eskhata Bank 

Regional TFP: Agroinvestbank Tajikistan 

Tajik MSEFF II - Tajprombank 

DLF - GEHA Tomato Paste Factory 

Road Maintenance Development Project 

TAFF - TSOB 

TAFF - AgroInvestBank 

TAFF - Eskhata Bank 

ETC Non-Bank MFI F/W II - IMON (Debt III) 

Tajikstan Micro & Small Enterprise Finance Facility (TMSEFF) 

Tajik MSEFF - Extension 

Tajik Agricultural Finance Facility 



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DIF - Coca-Cola Tajikistan 

Regional TFP : OrienBank Tajikistan 

Southern Tajikistan Water Rehabilitation Project 

Khujand Water II 

DLF - Telecom Technology 

Tajik Financial Sector Framework 



Three main areas of activity will be emphasized: 

1. Private sector development, focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-businesses. At present, opportunities for 

financing alongside strategic foreign investors are limited due to the unfavourable investment climate. The size of Bank projects in the private 

sector is likely to be smaller than average and generate lower profits for the Bank. However, demonstration effects of successful private sector 

investments are very high and would allow the Bank to achieve significant transition impact with low levels of commitment. The Bank will 

seek to actively market business opportunities to private sponsors particularly in agribusiness and other resource-based industries. The Bank 

will also make use of such instruments as Direct Investment Facilities and Trade Facilitation Programmes. 

2. Support to the financial sector, to alleviate a key constraint for private sector growth in particular of SMEs. The existing SME credit line 

operations of the Bank have achieved a significant track record, but implementation continues to suffer from the weakness of financial 

intermediaries. The Bank will thus seek possibilities for taking additional equity through re-capitalization of the existing banks. This would 

allow more SME credits to be channeled through the financial system and additionally create the conditions for a higher level of domestic 

savings to finance investments. The Bank will also aim to provide additional lines of credit available for on-lending to SMEs and related 

technical assistance programmes. The Bank will endeavor to widen the geographical scope to be covered by such new financing, beyond the 

traditional business centers. 

3. Selective support for critical investments in infrastructure, the poor state of which is a major bottleneck for the country’s development. 

Tajikistan’s limited sovereign borrowing capacity and the relatively high cost of EBRD funds compared to concessional lending from other 

IFIs and donors mean that the Bank will focus its interventions in public infrastructure in areas, where it can achieve highest transition impact 

through commercialization, regulatory reform and laying the ground for future private investment. The Bank will ensure that its sovereign 

operations are fully consistent with the government's macroeconomic framework and supported by the IMF, while at the same time applying 

sound banking principles to each project to ensure that debt service can be carried out of direct project related revenues. 



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Multilateral 

European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (DG ECHO) in 

Central Asia 

Contact: Mr. Adam Vinaman Yao 

Head of Office 

Tel: 221-60-83, 223-16-15 Fax: 221-60-83, 223-16-15 

Email: echo@tajnet.com 

Website: 


Humanitarian Donor 


Our current budget of Euro 3.5 million is being currently utilized through 20 operational contracts covering Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, 

Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in the sector of Disaster Risk Reduction/Disaster Preparedness. The budget runs from February 2007 

till June 2008. Information on our past fundings was already provided. 


Disaster Risk Reduction/Disaster Preparedness. 



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NGO 

Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) USA 

Contact: Mr. Mustafa Karim 

Executive Officer, FOCUS Tajikistan in Tajikistan 

Tel: 221-98-30, 224-76-50 Fax: 251-00-61 

E-mail: focustajikistan@focushumanitarian.org 

Website: www.akdn.org/focus 


FOCUS is an international group of agencies established in Europe, North America and South Asia to complement the provision of 

emergency relief, principally in the developing world. It helps people in need reduce their dependence on humanitarian aid and facilitates their 

transition to sustainable self-reliant, long-term development. FOCUS is affiliated with the Aga Khan Development Network, a group of 

institutions working to improve opportunities and living conditions, for people of all faiths and origins, in specific regions of the developing 

world. Underlying the establishment of FOCUS is a history of successful initiatives to assist people struck by natural and man-made disasters 

in South and Central Asia, and Africa. 


Current FOCUS projects include: 

- Reducing Poverty in High Mountain Environments around Lake Sarez funded by the Japanese Social Development Fund (JSDF project) 

- Fostering Disaster Resilience in Isolated Mountain Environments funded by the Disaster Preparedness Component of the European 

Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (DIPECHO project) 

- Central Asia Region Earthquake Safety Initiative funded Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (CARESI-SDC project) 

- Disaster Preparedness, Mitigaton, Prevention and Response 

The implementation of the third phase of the DIPECHO project is complete, with training and fieldwork benefiting approximately 100,000 

community members, over the three phases. The CARESI-SDC programme included training and dissemination of materials to partner 

agencies. FOCUS has signed dissemination contracts with governmental and non-governmental agencies. The JSDF project was completed, 

with the implementation of mitigation projects, training, income generation projects and the installation of communications equipment. In 

July 2006, FOCUS and its partners held the International Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Dushanbe. The conference sought to 

increase the capacity of governmental and international organizations in Central Asia, identify priority spheres of forecasting and modelling 

emergency situations, and to form a national platform on disaster risk reduction in Tajikistan. 

The FOCUS Disaster Response Team provided disaster relief in 2006 to the following: 

- Responded to emergency situation in GBAO, on January 2006 (through funding from SDC) 

- Responded to the Baghush earthquake 

- Responded to the Qumsangir earthquake 

- Responded to the flooding in Tekharv village in Vanj 

- Responded to rehabilitation of the riverbank of Basid, village of Rushan 


As part of its future programming direction, FOCUS will build on its past programs and experiences. Thus, it will continue to implement 

programs in its existing and outlying program areas replicating activities, which have been implemented under the DIPECHO Project. The 

primary objective of these activities will be to further strengthen the capacity of local communities so that they may become "disaster 

resistant". To this end, key activities will focus on community mobilization and together with local participation; implement projects that 

reduce disaster risk. FOCUS is also keen on exploring greater collaboration with the Government, in particular improving its good working 

relationship with the Committee of Emergency Services in order to identify and improve rescue procedures of both agencies. A third area of 

emphasis will be to strengthen the capacity of the institution and, in turn, develop training materials which can be shared with other 

governmental and non-governmental agencies, thus allowing the organization to have a national reach. 

As new risk reduction tools are developed and capacity is built across communities, FOCUS strives to increase disaster resilience in 

Tajikistan. FOCUS’ programming and methodology extracts best practices from a variety of actors to effectively reduce risk in the 

communities it serves. Such a mission is not possible without multilateral engagement with government agencies and nongovernmental 

organizations. Through disaster risk management, FOCUS is committed to providing a more secure future for communities in Tajikistan. 



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Multilateral 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 

Contact: Ms. Gizela Nauk 

FAO Project Coordinator 

Tel: 701-14-81, 701-14-82 Fax: 701-14-80 

E-mail: fao@fao.tj 

Website: www.fao.tj 


The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and 

developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a 

source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry 

and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural 

areas, home to 70 percent of the world’s poor and hungry people. FAO’s activities comprise four main areas: 

• Putting information within reach. 

• Sharing policy expertise. 

• Providing a meeting place for nations. 

• Bringing knowledge to the field. 

Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO’s efforts - to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead 

active, healthy lives. 

FAO’s mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, to better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the 

growth of the world economy. 

FAO provides the kind of behind-the-scenes assistance that helps people and nations help themselves. If a community wants to increase crop 

yields but lacks the technical skills, we introduce simple, sustainable tools and techniques. When a country shifts from state to private land 

ownership, we provide the legal advice to smooth the way. When a drought pushes already vulnerable groups to the point of famine, we 

mobilize action. And in a complex world of competing needs, we provide a neutral meeting place and the background knowledge needed to 

reach consensus. 


The FAO in Tajikistan 

The main priorities of FAO in Tajikistan are as follows: 

• Reduce dependency on food aid through supporting the Government’s strategy of poverty alleviation through rehabilitation and 

development in the agriculture sector; 

• Increased access to agricultural inputs & rehabilitation of agricultural systems; 

• Strengthening of institutional/local capacities and networking in the agricultural sector; 

• Increase co-ordination among stakeholders for the rehabilitation and development of the agriculture sector; 

• Support government reform process in agriculture and facilitate a positive environment for agriculture related private activities and 

reduce government interventions in decision-making. 

In achieving these priorities, FAO undertakes its activities in Tajikistan around four main pillars: 

o Animal Health and Production - currently consisting of the projects on national veterinary health and privatization, brucellosis 

control, PPR control, Transboundary diseases control, avian influenza control, and etc. The projects are implemented in close partnership with 

the Veterinary Associations and the State Veterinary Departments (SVD) in Tajikistan. 

o Community Based Land and Water Resources Development - with projects on watershed, pasture and livestock development in 

Khatlon region, implemented through newly established FAO Field Office in the Danghara district of Khatlon region. 

o Policy Advice, Food Security and Land Tenure - with projects on agricultural coordination and food security, and monitoring 

gender focused land reform, implemented jointly with the Ministry of Economic Development & Trade (MoEDT) and Agency for Land 

Tenure, Geodesy and Cartography (ALTGC). 

o Crops Production and Marketing - consisting of such components as seed potato production, high-value crops and marketing, 

through partnership with the Institute of Physiology, Plan and Genetics (Institute of Horticulture). 

Current Projects 

All FAO Tajikistan projects are of a complex technical nature. These are no longer typical emergency projects, but are designed to assist the 

transitional process the country is facing. The projects are aimed at long-term sustainability. 



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Enhanced Livestock and Pasture Rehabilitation: through the EC funding, the project is designed to improve livestock production in remote 

rural areas. 

Monitoring Food Security: through funding provided by CIDA, aims to improve the Government’s ability to monitor the food security 

situation. Similar but smaller projects focus on developing a Food Security Strategy and work on Cotton Sector Recovery and Poverty 

Reduction. 

Animal Health: Supporting the State Veterinary Department in enhancing the delivery of clinical veterinary services, through SIDA funding. 

Avian Influenza: The project support by the World Bank is designed to prevent and reduce food losses caused by Avian Influenza. 

Land Reform: Focuses on supporting private farmers or those seeking access to land, particularly women. Supported by CIDA and 

implemented in cooperation with UNIFEM. 

Disease Control: Reducing livestock production losses caused by infection disease across Central Asia. Supported by the Government of 

Italy. 

Watershed Management: The World Bank support project aims to institutionalize a watershed approach to community management in the 

Danghara region. 


FAO continues to support the needs of the Tajik Government, helping the Government to move from emergency rehabilitation to 

development in the agricultural sector. We provide institutional support and capacity building, filling the gaps during the transition period, 

and carry out programming exercises with key Government Agencies (MoAPN, MoEDT, MoH, MoI, ALMGC, etc). Some examples of such 

exercises are the elaboration and endorsement of the Food Security Strategy and Program, Development of a National Forestry Program and 

Development of the Cooperation Program between the FAO and key Government Agencies for future allocation of project funding by FAO 

and donor community. 



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Bilateral 

German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) 

Contact: Dr. Gisela Hayfa 


Tel: 600-01-07 Fax: 600-67-87 

E-mail: gisela.hayfa@gtz.de 

Website: www.gtz.de 


The GTZ (German Agency for Technical Cooperation) is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with wordwide 

operations. It was established in 1975 and is organized as a private company owned by the German Federal Government. GTZ's prime 

objective is to enhance the capacity of people and organizations as well as to support transformation processes and structural reforms. GTZ 

inputs are provided as grants and in kind. They span a wide range of activity areas, operate at all levels and include advisory services by 

international and national consultants (both long-term and short-term), provision of materials and equipment, counterpart training and - to a 

limited extent - financial contributions. GTZ works mainly for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 

(BMZ). However, the company also operates on behalf of other German ministries and other national and international, public and privatesector 

clients. Currently GTZ is implementing about 2700 development projects in over 130 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the 

Eastern European countries in transition and the New Independent States (NIS). GTZ operates its own country offices in more than 70 

countries and has a total of 9400 employees, of whom about 1000 are seconded experts working abroad and another 1000 work in the Head 

Office in Eschborn/Germany. 7400 GTZ employees are local staff. 


German - Tajik development cooperation started 15 years ago and so far about 35 Mio. EUR have been commissioned for bilateral technical 

cooperation projects in Tajikistan. The present project portfolio (Dec. 2007) focusses on the priority sector of sustainable economic 

development, including the following projects: 

1.) "Support of Microfinance Services in rural areas" (started in Oct. 2004, ongoing) 

2.) "Promotion of SME Development" (starts Dec. 2006, ongoing) 

3.) "Support to the Reform Process in Vocational Education and Training" (pipeline, to start in January 2008) 

In addition GTZ implements a project in the area of basic education: 

4.) Basic Education Programme (started in January 2003, ongoing) 

Yet another project is implemented under development oriented emergency aid: 

5.) Disaster and Risk Management in the Zeravshan Valley 

There is also a study and expert fund, out of which studies and appraisals in preparation of new projects can be financed. 

In addition, Tajikistan also benefits from a number of regional programmes and cross-border projects, which are assisted by GTZ in Central 

Asia. These include activities in the areas of vocational training, rural development, economic development and rule of law. 


From the side of the Tajik government no new requests for bilateral projects have been received. 

In terms of strategic orientation of the portfolio, the focus will remain on sustainable economic development. 



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Bilateral 

German Development Service (DED) 

Contact: Ms. Uta Horn 

Resident Representative for Central Asia 

Tel: 600-67-74 Fax: 600-67-71 

E-mail: ded_zentralasien@email.de 

Website: http//:central-asia.ded.de 


The German Development Service (DED) is one of the leading European development services for personnel cooperation. It was founded in 

1963 and since then more than 15.000 development workers have committed themselves to improve the living conditions of people in Africa, 

Asia and Latin America. Almost 1.000 development workers are currently working in approximately 40 countries. 

The projects that the DED supports in developing countries are organized according to fields of cooperation: training in technical skills and 

trade, agriculture, forestry and natural resources management, health, general education, building and housing development, community 

development, small businesses, management and administration. 

DED maintains offices in the host countries, generally in the capital. They are run by a resident representative field directors who represent 

the DED vis-a-vis local partners and supervise DED programs in these countries. 


The following key areas of activity are thereby relevant: 

• primary vocational training 

• in-service training and adult education 

• pilot projects for advisory services to small and medium-seized enterprises and for management 

• promotion of the agricultural economy including the components: 

• small and medium-sized enterprises 

• associations and federations 

• microfinance 

• pilot approaches to support the lower administrative levels as well as eco-tourism 

Current Programme in Tajikistan 

1. Promotion of Sustainable Land Use in Gorno Badakshan 

Pilot project in the framework of the project: Combat Desertification in Central Asia 

Partners of cooperation: Land-Use Committee of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, GTZ 

The main goal is to improve the living conditions of local population by promoting a sustainable management of natural resources. 

2. Promotion of private small and medium enterprises through the establishment of an “Enterprise Development Unit” and a 

“Business Development Center” 

In the framework of the project: Integrated Regional Rural Development of Aga Khan Foundation 

Partner of cooperation: Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP) of Aga Khan Foundation 

The main aim of supporting enterprises is to create jobs and encourage vulnerable groups to start a business. 

3. Implementation of infrastructure rehabilitation 

In the framework of the project: Support of the UNDP Communities Programme 

Partners of cooperation: UNDP 

The main focus is the implementation of infrastructure rehabilitations as well as the implementation of water engineering and melioration 

projects in the rural areas. 

4. Promotion of Adult Education 

Partner of cooperation: Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Institute for International Education of the German Association of National 

Universities (dvv international) 

In-service as well as basic vocational training needs well structured teaching curricula to make the training comprehensive, up-to-date and 

high-quality. Therefore a well-suited approach of specialists of theory and practice is essential to hand down relevant knowledge on the 

development of curricula to disseminators. 

5. Supporting the micro finance association AMFOT in the Sughd region 

In the framework of the project: Strengthening the micro finance sector in the Republic of Tajikistan as a contribution to the development of 

market-economic structures. 

Partner of cooperation: Association of Microfinance Organizations of Tajikistan (AMFOT), GTZ 

Improvement of the professional micro-finance service provision by establishing a local branch of AMFOT in the Northern Part of Tajikistan. 

6. Promotion of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in rural areas of Tajikistan 



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Partner of cooperation: Micro-finance organization HAQIQ, German Agro Action 

The overall objective of the project includes the development and stabilization of HAQIQ in order to guarantee the long term well-being of 

the organization in the fast-developing microfinance markets of Tajikistan and Central Asia. 

7. Promotion of the eco-tourism sector in Zerafshan Valley 

Partner of cooperation: “Agency Support Development Process NAU”, German Agro Action 

Increasing the standard of living in rural areas of Tajikistan by strengthening the eco-tourism sector. 

8. Agricultural Promotion, Increase of Seeds, Micro-finance and Institution Building 

Partner of cooperation: JOVID, German Agro Action 

Support to independent and small-scale farmers to use the services offered by the German Agro Action for the sustainable improvement of the 

nourishment production in a self-determined manner. 

9. Organizational Development. Support of the NGO “Woman and Society”. 

Partner of cooperation: NGO “Woman and Society”. 

One of the project targets is to build up an education center and to professionalize the center that it will be self-supporting. 

10. Management and organizational support to encourage the sustainability of the corporation „SUGHDAGROSERV“ 

Partner of cooperation: SUGHDAGROSERV 

The main target of the project is to struggle against poverty concerning population working in the field of agriculture in Tajikistan; increasing 

their incomes, establishing conditions for an autonomous activity concerning production and trade. 

11. Construction of different models of cooperatives 

Partner of cooperation: ACTED (Agence d ’aide a la cooperation technique et au development) 

The main activity of the project lies in the construction of agricultural cooperatives and in the processing and marketing of their products. 


• further vocational training and adults qualification training 

• pilot approaches on SME-development, institutional capacity building for NGOs 

• agro economic development (SME, professional associations and cooperatives, micro-finance, support to local Governments and 

administrations, eco-tourism) 



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Germany / KfW Development Bank (KfW Entwicklungsbank) 

Bilateral 

Contact: Mrs. Simone Wunsch 

Director KfW Central Asia 

Tel: 600-67-70 Fax: 600-67-70 

E-mail: KfW.Duschanbe@kfw.de 

Website: www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/centralasia 


KfW Entwicklungsbank carries out the Financial Cooperation (FC) with developing countries as well as countries in transition on behalf of 

the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and is committed to the primary goal of German 

development cooperation, namely to sustainably improve the economic and social conditions of the people in its partner countries. Through 

its FC it contributes to reducing poverty, protecting natural resources and securing peace worldwide. 


Bilateral German Financial Cooperation with Tajikistan began in 2002. Since then, the German federal government has committed EUR 58,1 

million under FC with which KfW finances investments and accompanying consulting services. Its first commitments were made in the 

context of an emergency relief program which focused on the delivery of medical equipment for hospitals to help in the fight against 

tuberculosis. 

KfW Entwicklungsbank has also become engaged in the foundation of Tajikistan’s FirstMicroFinanceBank (FMFB). KfW is one of the 

shareholders of FMFB and in addition provides refinancing credit lines and technical assistance to the bank. For the first time, professional 

financial services are thus made available to micro entrepreneurs and private households. 

In addition, a social investment program „Community fund for promotion of basic education and community infrastructure“ through the 

National Social Investment Fund (NSIFT) has been started, which has also won the support of other donors. This fund provides financing 

primarily for infrastructure measures in smaller communities. More than 50% of the allocated FC funds will be spent on building and 

reconstruction of schools. 


The German and the Tajik governments agreed in 2004 that the priority for the future cooperation beginning from 2006 will be the health 

sector. KfW Entwicklungsbank is thus in the preparatory process of further measures to improve the health situation in Tajikistan, aiming at 

combating and controlling the spread of tuberculosis as well as improving mother and child health and emergency care. 

Due to an increasingly critical situation, the German government committed funds in the energy sector, where the majority of the facilities are 

in need of repair. At present, there is a feasibility study underway preparing the rehabilitation of the switch-yard 220 and 500 kV at the hydro 

power plant Nurek. 

The German federal government committed to allocate additional funds under FC for a second phase of the above mentioned program 

„Community fund for promotion of basic education and community infrastructure“. All funds are envisaged to be spent for the financing of 

the rehabilitation and construction of schools. 

Furthermore, the engagement of the German Financial Cooperation in the financial sector to support SME and micro finance will be 

continued. 



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NGO 

Global Partners Great Britain 

Contact: Mr. Greg Gamble 


Tel: 221-07-95 Fax: 221-07-95 

E-mail: gpdush@tjinter.com 

Website: www.globalpartnersca.com 


Global Partners is a Brithish based humanitarian aid organization which is non political, non religious and non profit. GP has its headquarters 

in Redhill, England and also a Regional office (Central Asia Branch office) in Sharjah United Arab Emirates. 

The stated purpose of Global Partners is to relieve poverty and to advance education while developing projects throughout the country to 

relieve poverty and human suffering, disaster response, as well as preparedness training with local communities to prevent disaster and 

respond to emergencies. 

Global Partners was registered at MFA of RT in 1998 under the number 049 and was re-registered at the Ministry of Justice in 2007 under the 

number 59 "A" as an Representative of the Humanitarian Company. 

Global Partners has many offices in many countries including Thailand, Singapore, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Cyprus, Turkey, Indonesia, 

Hong Kong, etc. 

Any request of assistance should be sent to our main office in Dushanbe where they will be considered on an individual basis. 


Completed Projects: 

The Disaster Management Team has been active in the following projects. 

Qumsangir Earthquake Response. In response to an earthquake in Qumsangir province in August of 2006 GP cooperated with Oxfam 

and Habitat for Humanity to build 81 houses in Zamini Nov. 

Navrus Canal project. GP helped the local villagers in Navrus, Kabodian District construct a new canal that would provide irrigation 

water to 15 families in the village. 

Dehvak Flood Response. GP provided wood and cement for repair of 15 homes destroyed by the flood in Dehvak village in the 

Tursunzoda District. 

Gharghara Canal Project.GP provided 5 Km of pipe to the village of Ghaghara in the Danghara District to supply over 1000 people with 

clean drinking water. 

Kumsoi Riverbanking Project.The Kumsoi village in the Zarafshan valley had serious erosion and GP team began to help the villagers 

address the problem May 5, 2007. GP contributed $12,850 to the project which corrected the course of the Zarafshan river and saved the 

village's orchards and farmland. 

Turbakula outhouse project. GP built an outhouse (hojat hona) for a school near Sharinav. The village’s name is Turbakula 4. 

In cooperation with the State Agency for water Resources of GBAO were renewed damaged parts of the irrigation canal in following 

districts of GBAO: Roshkala, Rushon, Ishkashim,Vanj, Darvaz and Shugnon. 

Participation in the work for liquidation of consequences of collapse at "PAMIR ENERGY" company in Tang village of the Shughnan 

district 

Humanitarian Assistance to the Shokhirizm village in Roshtqala district. 

Bank Reinforcement Activity in Saninc village of the Roshtqala district. Destruction of the River Bank supplied under the danger 

village households, houses and fields. In cooperation with Ministry of Emergency Situation was rebuilt a dam. 

Yazgulom bridge reconstruction in Vanj district. 

Construction of dwelling house in Pish village of the Shughnan district. 

Ongoing Projects: 

GP's Medical Programm has trained family doctors in Polyclinic #8, where USAID funded through Zdrav Plus. 

Nurek Housing Project. The aim of the project is to relocate 20 families from a dangerous landslide area near Nurek Dam and provide 

20 houses for them to move into. 

Provide drinking water to the village of Shahidi Bobohon in the Baljuan District. 

GP has constructed homes in following districts of GBAO: Shugnon, Rushon, Roshtkala, Vanj and Murgab. 

GP in Khorog will continue to repair damaged parts of the irrigation canal. 

Rushnoii Jahon Small Business Development Initiative: 

render legal advice to poor people; 

render commercial law services to business people; 

provide business advice to young business people.. 


GP Khorog office will continue to work in cooperation with the Ministry of Emergency Situations to respond to Disasters. 

GP will continue to offer disaster Management programmes in Badakhon and Khatlon. 

We also expand our disaster management project into the Rusht valley and open an office in Garm in 2008. 

Out family practice training program for doctors will continue and we hope to add training for nurses in 2008. 



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Bilateral 

Government of France* 

Contact: Mr. Pierre Andrieu 

Ambassador 

Tel: 221-50-37, 221-74-05, Fax: 251-00-82 

E-mail: pierre.andrieu@diplomatie.gouv.fr 

Website: 


Embassy of France in the Republic of Tajikistan. 


The main action of the French Embassy in the field of technical cooperation is, in cooperation with the US Embassy, the rehabilitation of the civilian 

airport of Dushanbe (main pist) . This action has begun in summer 2003 and probably will be completed in the course of the year 2004. 

While the US Embassy has provided hard cash for this operation (USD 2,3 millions), the French part is providing man power, with a team of about 

thirty persons and their equipment, for a value of about EUROS 2,2 millions (about USD 2,800,000). 

Meanwhile, the "military cooperation" is going on ever since French Army has established in Tajikistan (upon invitation of Tajik authorities) the 

aerian component of his forces engaged in an anti-terrorist fight in Afghanistan. The amount of annual spending of the French Army in Tajikistan is 

about EUROS 2,3 millions (about USD 2,900,000 ) including EUROS 250,000 (USD 316,455) of gifts (uniforms etc), formations (in France or in 

Tajikistan). 

Also we are contributing to the "formation of Tajik cadres" in different fields (banking, justice, health, police…) for an amount of about EUROS 

30,000 (about USD 38,000) every year. This year these programmes will be expended in new fields such as tourism. 

Our main objective is to support the construction of state of law in Tajikistan, the economic reforms, the renewal of administration and legislations, 

along the fight against narco-traffic. 

We have an active "cultural policy", and in this frame we finance diverse cultural activities, for an amount of about EUROS 55,000 (USD 69,620) a 

year, including EUROS 15,000 (USD 18,987) to support artistic creations and traditions in the country. 

By these policies, we want to contribute to cultural diversity and to the enrichment of dialogue between cultures. In this field, this year we will support 

the revival of Tajik Opera and Ballet Theatre – which is also encouraged by the Tajik authorities - Opera and Ballet Theatre, by organizing a seminar 

about opera in Tajiki language, with a special tribute to the memory of Ziyodullo Shahidi. 



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Bilateral 

Government of Islamic Republic of Iran* 

Contact: Mr. Nosir Sarmadi Porso 

Ambassador 

Tel: 221-00-72, 221-20-59 Fax: 221-04-54 

E-mail: 

Website: 


The nature of assistance donated by the Government of Islamic Republic of Iran to Republic of Tajikistan is temporary Grant. The payment of this 

Grant is through the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran in Tajikistan. 


A) Grant which paid in 2001 and 2002 are mentioned as follows: 

1. Renovation and equipment of education centres 300,000 $ 

2. Donation of computers and books to schools and libraries 200,000 $ 

3. Publication of scientific and literary books 300,000 $ 

4. Reconstruction of аncient heritage 150,000 $ 

5. Ministry of Defense 500,000 $ 

6. Equipment to Tajik Radio and Television 100,000 $ 

7. Vulnerable of nature disasters 60,000 $ 

8. Water pumps for drinking water 40,000 $ 

9. Aid donated by Imam Khomeini Imdad Committee 300,000 $ 

Total: 1,950,000 $ 

B) Grant which paid in 2003 are mentioned as follows: 

1. Anzob Tunnel 5,000,000 $ 

2. Aid donated by Imam Khomeini Imdad Committee 400,000 $ 

3. Aid for education centers & workshops of Tajikistan 300,000 $ 

4. Water pumps for drinking water 300,000 $ 

5. Re-novation ef education centers and their equipments 115,000 $ 

6. Supply of essential foods for different areas 100,000 $ 

7. Publication of scientific & literary books 70,000 $ 

8. Tajik Radio & Television 60,000 $ 

9. Medical equipments 50,000 $ 

10. Aid donated by Iranian Red Crescent Society 26,000 $ 

Total: 6,421,000 $ 


1. Increase of Aid given by Imam Khomeini Imdad Committee to poor families for reduction of poverty in the society. Opening the office in states of 

Badakhshan, Sukhd and other cities. 

2. Another grant for construction of Tunnel Anzob amounted 5,000,000 US$ will be paid next year. 



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Bilateral 

Government of Japan* 

Contact: Mr. Hiroshi Takahashi 

Charge d'Affaires 

Tel: 223-56-08, 223-56-09 Fax: 223-56-10 

E-mail: embjpn@embjpn.tojikiston.com 

Website: www.mofa.go.jp 


The Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Tajikistan was opened in January 2002 and since than is a focal point for coordination of official 

development assistance rendered by the Government and people of Japan to the Republic of Tajikistan. Between 1993 and 2004, Japan 

extended over JPY 7,7 billion (app. US$ 70 million) to Tajikistan. The development assistance is extended through the Government of 

Tajikistan, International Financial Institutions, United Nations Agencies, International Organizations and local NGOs. 


In 2005, the Government of Japan has extended JPY 45,900,000 (app. US$ 430,000) to the Tajik National Conservatoire for procurement of 

new musical equipment. The Government of Japan shall extend to the Government of Tajikistan a grant up to forty-five million nine hundred 

thousand yen ( JP 45,900.000) ( about US$430, 900.000) for Improvement of Equipment for Relay Mobile of the Committee on TV and 

Radio Broadcasting under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan 


Future programme will focus on sectors of agriculture, industrial development, infrastructure, contingency for natural disaster, vocational 

training, water supply and others, all of which aims at contributing to poverty reduction. In regards to the large-scale projects, the Government 

of Japan is conducting feasibility studies on the projects of Natural Disaster Prevention in Pyanj River of the Republic of Tajikistan, the 

Reconstruction of Dustiy-Nijiny Pyandzh Road,595,000,000 Yen, reconstruction of Kurganteppa Nijni Pyanj Road. 

The Government of Japan extends grant assistance of USD 612,958.00 for support of 4 training centers and agriculture development, 2 

hospitals and one school, and USD 84,578.00 in the sphere of culture. 



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Bilateral 

Government of the People's Republic of China 

Contact: Mr. Zuo Xuelind 

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 

Tel: 224-20-07, 224-41-83 Fax: 224-41-22 

E-mail: chinaemb_tj@mfa.gov.cn 

Website: www.tj.china-embassy.org 


Embassy of the People's Republic of China was opened in Tajikistan on 4th November 1992. In the 11 year period, it has carried out many Aid and 

Economic Development Assistance projects in Tajikistan. The Chancellery of Trade and Economic Adviser deals with economic and trade issues 

between China and Tajikistan. 


In the past years China offered following aid: 

2004-2006 gratuitous aid of the total 180 million Yuan for construction of the tunnel Shar-Shar and staff training 

2007 gratuitous aid of the total 79 million Yuan for construction of the tunnel Shar-Shar and provision with buses, Mobile inspection and 

observation complex, radiotechnics etc. 


In the future, the People's Republic of China intends to continue providing aid in different areas in order to encourage social and economic 

development of the Republic of Tajikistan. 



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Bilateral 

Government of the Republic of Turkey* 

Contact: Mr. Akif Ayhan 

Ambassador 

Tel: 221-02-75, 221-00-36 Fax: 251-00-12 

E-mail: tuemdus@tajik.net 

Website: 


Republic of Turkey is one of the first countries recognizing the independence of Tajikistan (16 December 1991). The Embassy of the 

Republic of Turkey opened in 1992 and continued its activities even throughout the civil war which took place between 1992-1997. Between 

1992 and 2005, Turkey supplied a total 1.1 million dollars of humanitarian aid (in monetary and physical terms) consisting of food, medical 

supplies and clothing. 

On 23 June 2005, Turkey donated 150.000 dollars for primary school-students of rural areas within the context of World Food Program in 


Furthermore, Tajik students receive higher education in Turkey on Turkish Governments scholarship (for 570 students). Also Turkish 

Language Center provides courses for 100 Tajik students per year. 

Republic of Turkey continues to assist Tajikistan through Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency's (TIKA) contributions 

which exceed 8 million dollars. 


1992 -2005 

1.1 million USD - Humanitarian aid consisting of food, medical supplies and clothing. 

2005 

150/000 USD - World Food Program 

1992-2006 

8 million USD - Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency 




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NGO 

International Committee of the Red Cross 

Contact: Mr. Saidumar JONONAEV, 

ICRC Programmes-in-Charge 

Tel: +992372218660 Fax: +992372510053 

E-mail: Dushanbe.dus@icrc.org 

Website: www.icrc.org 


The International Committee of the Red Cross is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission 

is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It directs and coordinates the 

international relief activities conducted by the Movement in situations of conflict. It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and 

strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. Established in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the International Red 

Cross and Red Crescent Movement. 


The ICRC has worked in Central Asia since 1992. It promotes the ratification of humanitarian international treaties and their incorporation 

into national legislation, and fosters the teaching of IHL and the integration of humanitarian principles in military and police training 

programmes and civilian educational institutions. 

In Tajikistan, the ICRC supports the unique Orthopaedic Centre in Dushanbe with training, material, patients support and rehabilitation. 

The ICRC contributes to building up the capacity of the region's National Societies, particularly in IHL dissemination, re-establishment of 

family links, Mine Risk Education (Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan) and preparation to rendering assistance to the victims of the armed violence. 

For more details see also Web Site and other reports already handed-over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan. 


Will continue in the same direction as given above. 



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Multilateral 

International Fund Agricultural Development 

Contact: Mr. Nigel Brett 

Country Programme Manager responsible for IFAD 

programme in Tajikistan 

Tel: 0039 06 54 591 Fax: 0039 06 504 34 63 

Email: ifad@ifad.org 

Website: www.ifad.org 


The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international 

financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural 

poverty in developing countries. Seventy-five per cent of the world's poorest people - 800 million women, children and men - live in rural 

areas and depend on agriculture and related activities for their livelihoods. Working with rural poor people, governments, donors, nongovernmental 

organizations and many other partners, IFAD focuses on country-specific solutions, which can involve increasing rural poor 

peoples' access to financial services, markets, technology, land and other natural resources. IFAD's goal is to empower poor rural women and 

men in developing countries to achieve higher incomes and improved food security. IFAD's strategic objectives are as follows - IFAD will 

ensure that poor rural people have better access to, and the skills and organization they need to take advantage of: 

• Natural resources, especially secure access to land and water, and improved natural resource management and conservation 

practices 

• Improved agricultural technologies and effective production services 

• A broad range of financial services 

• Transparent and competitive markets for agricultural inputs and produce 

• Opportunities for rural off-farm employment and enterprise development 

• Local and national policy and programming processes 

All of IFAD's decisions - on regional, country and thematic strategies, poverty reduction strategies, policy dialogue and development partners 

- are made with these principles and objectives in mind. IFAD is committed to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, in particular the 

target to halve the proportion of hungry and extremely poor people by 2015. 


IFAD do not have any ongoing programmes in Tajikistan. IFAD's first project - the Khatlon Livelihoods Support Project - is currently under 

design and is scheduled to be presented for approval at IFAD's Executive Board in December 2008. 


Following the approval of the Khatlon Livelihoods Support Project in December 2008, IFAD will undertake a short review of future 

opportunities for projects in Tajikistan. The next opportunity to present a project to the IFAD Board would be in 2010.. It is likely that the 

next project would cover the sectors of agriculture or microfinance. 



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Multilateral 

International Monetary Fund 

Contact: Mr. Luc Moers 

IMF Resident Representative in Tajikistan 

Tel: (992-44)-600-32-34 Fax: 251-01-21 

E-mail: lkurbanova@imf.org 

Website: http://www.imf.org/external/country/tjk/rr/index.htm 


The work of the IMF is of three main types. Surveillance involves the monitoring of economic and financial developments, and the provision 

of policy advice, aimed especially at crisis-prevention. The IMF also lends to countries with balance of payments difficulties, to provide 

temporary financing and to support policies aimed at correcting the underlying problems; loans to low-income countries are also aimed 

especially at poverty reduction. Third, the IMF provides countries with technical assistance and training in its areas of expertise. Supporting 

all three of these activities is IMF work in economic research and statistics. 


December, 2002 - February, 2006 the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) 



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Multilateral 

International Organization for Migration (IOM) 

Contact: Mr. Abdusattor Esoev 

Acting Chief of Mission of IOM in Tajikistan 

Tel: 221-03-02 Fax: 224-71-96 

E-mail: iomdushanbe@iom.tajnet.com 

Website: www.iom.tj 


Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, 

intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 122 member states, a further 18 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 

countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to 

governments and migrants. IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international 

cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to 

migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people. 

IOM started its work in Tajikistan in 1992 after winning independence. As of 1994 Tajikistan became the member state of IOM and the 

cooperation agreement was signed with the Government of Tajikistan. 


Capacity Building in Migration Management 

Information and Skills for Labour Migrants 

Enhancing Border Management 

Combating Human Trafficking 

Migration Health (HIV/AIDS) 

Remittances for Development 

Past programmes: 

Preparing Communities against Seismic Hazard and Displacements 

Assisted Voluntary Movement and Reintegration Services 

Research and Debate on Migration Trends and Policy 


IOM would continue to work in the field mentioned above with its partners in 2008. 



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NGO 

International Public Organization Millennium - Development Partners 

Contact: Mr. Jonathan Wilbur 

Regional Director 

Tel: (3222)2-51-35, (3222)2-51-87 

E-mail: kroadmin@mrds.org 

Website: 

Fax: 


Millennium Development Partners (MDP) has been registered in Tajikistan as affiliate office of Millennium Relief & Development Services 

() since December 2002. The main goals of the Organization are to promote the improvement and development of the living 

standards and social conditions of the population of the Republic of Tajikistan, including the poor and vulnerable, by assisting them through 

the implementation of relief and development projects. MDP has been operating now for 5 years. 


1.Youth business development programme 

conducting business trainings, disbursing interest free loans for the participants after they completed the course 

2. Educational Development Programme 

English and computer training: in all three offices of Millennium we offer a range of courses. 

- Computer training courses for students, young people and adults; 

- English teaching courses for young people and adults; 

- Teacher skill development courses in computers and foreign languages; 

- Sewing classes for girls from poor families 

- Promotion of development of small business run by young people and adults by trainings, consultations, monitoring and organizing pilot 

business activities; 

Youth and Sport Programme 

- Organization of sport games and competitions for school children , youth , promoting in secondary schools sport hall renovation; 


The current programmes will continue operating Now we are opening our branch office in Jololidini Rumi with the sewing classes. We are 

planning to open one more course programme like Professional training for youth and adults In the nearest future we plan to add more 

computer programmes for the computer training course such as Internet Explorer, Adobe Photoshop, Access. 



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Bilateral 

International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) 

Contact: Mr. Nicholas Detsch 

Head of Office 

Tel: 224-58-65, 224-58-20 Fax: 224-65-89 

E-mail: ndetsch@irex.tj 

Website: http://www.irex.tj 


IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing leadership and innovative programs to improve the quality of education, strengthen 

independent media, and foster pluralistic civil society development. 

Founded in 1968, IREX has an annual portfolio of $50 million and a staff of over 400 professionals worldwide. IREX and its partner IREX Europe 

deliver cross-cutting programs and consulting expertise in more than 50 countries 


Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) 

* Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship (Muskie) 

* Teaching Excellence and Achievement Awards Program (TEA) 

* Internet Access and Training Program (IATP) 

Regional Partnership Initiativa (RPI) 


* Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) 

* Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship (Muskie) 

* Teaching Excellence and Achievement Awards Program (TEA) 

* Internet Access and Training Program (IATP) 

Regional Partnership Initiativa (RPI) 



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Multilateral 

Islamic Development Bank 

Contact: Mr. Nik Zainal Abidin 

Director Islamic Development Bank Regional Office Almaty 

Tel: +7-7272-7000 Fax: +7-7272-501-303 

E-mail: idb_roa@nursat.kz 

Website: www.isdb.org 


IDB was established in 1973 and formally opened in 1975. The purpose of the Bank is to foster the economic development and social 

progress of member countries and Muslim communities individually as well as jointly in accordance with the principles of Shari'ah i.e., 

Islamic Law. The present membership of the Bank consists of 56 countries, which are simultaneously the members of Organization of Islamic 

Conference. The functions of the Bank are to participate in equity capital and grant loans for productive projects and enterprises besides 

providing financial assistance to member countries in other forms for economic and social development. The Bank also operates with the 

special funds for specific purposes including a fund for assistance to Muslim communities in non-member countries, in addition to setting up 

trust funds. The Bank is authorized to accept deposits and to mobilize financial resources through Shari'ah compatible modes. It is also 

charged with the responsibility of assisting in the promotion of foreign trade especially in capital goods, among member countries; providing 

technical assistance to member countries; and extending training facilities for personnel engaged in development activities in Muslim 

countries to conform to the Shari'ah. 


As of 1 March 2008 total amount of the IDB Group approved operations for Tajikistan stands at ID 98.21 million or US$ 138.9 million. IDB 

provides to Tajikistan only loan financing with concessional terms. Tajikistan joined the IDB in 1996 and since that time, the IDB financed 26 

investment projects in health and education sector, road infrastructure, energy, agricultural sector. Currently there a number of on-going 

projects, which are being financed by the IDB, among them: Power Rehabilitation Project (US$ 14.7 mln), Mini-hydropower plants in rural 

areas (US$ 9.2 mln.), Regional Power Transmission Interconnection Project (US$ 10 mln.), Dushanbe Water Supply (US$ 9.3 mln.), 

Construction of Shagon-Zhigar Road, Phase III (US$ 13.7 mln.), Construction and Equipping of Dangara General Hospital (US$ 10.5 mln.), 

Reconstruction of Secondary Schools, Phase II (10.5 mln.). 

IDB provides also the Technical assistance to Tajikistan which is used to prepare the feasibility study of the projects and capacity building of 

the various entities. 

Besides the abovementioned, the ICD and ITFC, which represent the part of the IDB Group, are starting actively involving in development of 

the private sector and import operations in Tajikistan. 


During the IDB mission in November 2007, the mission has identified a number of projects, proposed by Tajik authorities. A Record of 

Discussions with the List of potential investment projects was signed, which envisages the IDB possible consideration of the projects subject 

to the proper documentation duly submitted to IDB. The list includes the projects for implementation under IDB financing for the period 

2008-2010 covering the energy sector (US$ 125.0 million), transport and communications (US$ 9.3 million), irrigation (US$ 23.3 million), 

health (US$ 10.0 million), education (US$ 10.0 million). 

For 2008 IDB has already approved project Dangara Valley Irrigation Project, Phase 2. The Loan Agreement has been signed by the Minister 

of Finance and sent for the IDB countersignature. The IDB plans also to consider the financing of the Shagon-Zhigar road project, Phase III. 

Two Technical Assistances earmarked for road and agriculture sectors, namely: TA for Feasibility study of Kafarnigan -Yavan Railway and 

On Farm Water Management. The relevant authorities were requested several times to submit the project documentation to enable the IDB to 

start processing of the projects. 



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Bilateral 

JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency 

Contact: Mr.Hasegawa Ken 

Resident Representative 

Tel: 37-8812635 Fax: 

E-mail: Hasegawa.Ken@jica.go.jp 

Website: 


Date founded: October 1, 2003 

Objectives: 

As an independent administrative institution established under legal provisions of 2002, to contribute to economic and social advancement in 

developing countries and help expedite Japan’s international cooperation. 

Capital: 88.5 billion yen (April 1, 2005) 

Budget: 160.1 billion yen (FY2005) 

Full-time staff: 1,328 (end FY2004) 


Past (JPFY2007): 

Prevent disaster in Pyanj river project 

Capacity building for effective Development Management Project 

58 trainees for regional and group focused training courses 

29 trainees for Young leader course 

4 trainees for 3rd country training in Kyrgyz National IT center 

Current 

Maternal and child health support project in Tajikistan (country focused training) 

Equipment Provision for infection disease control (EPI) 

Procurement of medicines on federated directing of child (Essential Drug) 

Study for sustainable rural water supply system in the Southern Khatlon oblast (development study) 

Plan JPFY2008 

Short term expert dispatch to guide for farmers (technical assistance) 

Short term expert dispatch for improving quality and brand making rural area (technical assistance) 

60 trainees for regional and group focused training courses 

25 trainees for Young leader course 

4 trainees for 3rd country training in Kyrgyz National IT center 


Focus on Agriculture sector 



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Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 

Multilateral 

Contact: Dr. Maria Boltaeva 

UNAIDS Country Officer in Tajikistan 

Tel: 701-14-88 Fax: 701-14-88 

E-mail: maria.boltaeva@undp.org 

Website: www.unaids.org 


UNAIDS established in 1994 by a resolution of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and launched in January 1996. UNAIDS 

brings together the efforts and resources of eight United Nations system organizations to - Co-sponsors of UNAIDS: UNICEF, UNDP, 

UNFPA, UNESCO, WHO, World Bank, UNODC joined in 1999, ILO joined in 2001 and WFP joined in 2003. At country level, UNAIDS 

works through UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS. The UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS was established to support an expanded multi-sectoral 

response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic within UN Resident Coordinator System. It has become a key mechanism for coordinated and joint UN 

action at country level. 

UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS in Tajikistan was established in 1997 with membership of Cosponsor’s organizations presented in the 

country: UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, National Commission of UNESCO, WHO, WB, UNODC and chaired by UN Resident Coordinator. 

During 2000-2002 other interested partners joined the Group and Expanded UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS in Tajikistan, which now 

includes IOM,UNHCR,OSI-Tajikistan, IFRC,USAID, Aga-Khan Fund and national partners. On behalf of its nine cosponsors, UNAIDS 

works in the following major areas: Leadership and coordination; Strategic information; Tracking the epidemic; Advocacy. 

UNAIDS: mission and goals-The main mission of UNAIDS as the advocate for the wide action against HIV/AIDS is to lead, strengthen and 

support an expanded response to the epidemic. This response has four goals: 

• to prevent the spread of HIV; 

• to provide care and support for those infected and affected by the disease; 

• to reduce the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS; 

• to alleviate the socio-economic and human impact of the epidemic. 


UNAIDS in Tajikistan is working through UN Theme Group in close cooperation with National Coordination Committee on HIV/AIDS. The 

main activities of UNAIDS are: technical support to the Government in expanding National response to HIV/AIDS: National Programme, 

National Strategic Plan was developed with support by UNAIDS in coordination with international organizations to support for the national 

response (Integrated working plan of interested partners), resource mobilization (technical support for the preparation of the proposal to GF), 

advocacy for vulnerable groups, involving civil society, NGOs, people living with HIV to the national response. Technical and financial 

support to increasing National Capacity on HIV, monitoring and evaluation on the Programme on HIV. 


Support to government to develop multisectoral approach to HIV and coordination of HIV programmes: sectoral programme on HIV will be 

developed; National report on UN GASS Declaration will be prepared Resource mobilization: The technical support to the implementation of 

the proposals to Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria will be conducted. Advocacy: prevention programmes among special vulnerable 

groups will be started (prisoners, homosexuals, migrants), advocacy programmes through mass media will be started. Civil society: Creating 

network of NGOs working with PLWH will be supported. Technical and financial support to the establishment of monitoring and evaluation 

system on HIV in Tajikistan will be provided. Capacity of National experts in different areas will be increased. 



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NGO 

Mennonite Economic Development Associates - "MEDA Tajikistan" 

Contact: Mr. Bradly Beeler 

Project Field Manager, Tajikistan MEDA 

Tel: (992-3422)-6-28-82 Fax: 

E-mail: bradleybeeler@sbcglobal.net, bbeeler@meda.org 

Website: www.meda.org 


MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates) is an association of compassionate business women and men who invest in the lives 

of families living in poverty around the world. 

Through MEDA, faith-oriented business owners, executives and leaders are able to integrate their life values with business in practical ways 

to help the poor. They are committed to using their faith and abilities in their businesses, communities, and around the world. 

Most of the world's poor are working hard, but barely getting by. Our bottom line is to help men and women sustain their families without 

emergency or ongoing support from us. We build our programs to increase personal dignity and self-sufficiency. 

Through training, loans and mentorship, entrepreneurs both in North America and around the world can earn a livelihood, provide for their 

families and enrich their communities. 

Whether we work with local or national governments, foundations, or businesses, we believe that healthy partnerships provide infrastructure 

and long-term solutions. Organizations like the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the U.S. Agency for International 

Development (USAID) support MEDA through fund-matching programs. 


MEDA’s CIDA-funded Pro-Poor Agricultural Development project entered its third year in March 2006. Strong progress continues to be 

made towards achievement of project objectives during this reporting period. 

Under the Agricultural Component, implementation of the pilot agricultural extension model was initiated and is well underway. The first 

group of ABCs (11 people) had successfully passed the exams and are working on the basis of short term contracts with MEDA. The second 

group of agricultural business consultants (ABCs) consists of 43 people, 12 women and 31 men. The project currently has 2,133 farm clients 

in 142 farmers groups. The project will assist ABCs to adopt new production and farm management practices and so turn these into role 

model farmers. ABCS incomes, over time, will be derived from a combination of improved farm productivity and profitability, fees charged 

to local farmer clients for services, and earnings derived from sub-contracting their services to third parties (eg: donors, NGOs, government, 

private sector). In addition to this development, the Agricultural Component also established a number of additional production and 

technology demonstration schemes. These focus on improved agricultural production and micro-processing: greenhouses, introduction of new 

fruit and vegetable varieties, improved drying methods, biological fertilizers, a ram pump demonstration and another irrigation demonstration 

site. These demonstrations are regularly used for seminars and field days. 

The Credit Component of the project is progressing well and continues to comfortably exceed its lending and loan portfolio performance 

targets. The active portfolio increased by US$ 259,047 (23.5%) during the last quarter (April-June) and by its end was valued at US$ 

1,360,840 disbursed to 2,499 clients. Of these, 2,394 clients were members of 651 groups and 105 people had received individual loans. Some 

23% of the clients were women. The repayment rate of disbursed loans was 100%. Some of the loan products were changed to provide more 

favourable conditions to the clients. The maximum amount for individual loans was raised from US$ 7,000 to US$ 10,000. The group storage 

loan was increased from US$ 570 to US$ 700 and loan period was extended from two to nine months. The individual storage loan increased 

from US$ 1,500 to US$ 3,000 with an extended loan period of 24 months. Currently 71% of the loans are being used for growing fruits and 

vegetables, and 23% for processing. This adds up to 94% of the portfolio being used for fruit and vegetable growing and processing. The 

remaining 6% are used for commerce (supply of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and others), livestock breeding, and agricultural services. 

ABW/IMON has now completed its business plan to become a Micro-Deposit Organization and a MEDA representative continues to serve as 

a member of its Board of Trustee. MEDA also assisted ABW/IMON to secure new debt financing from USA-based Micro-Credit Enterprises 

and this has increased the Farms to Markets micro-loan fund under ABW/IMON’s management. 

Positive changes in SME loan fund management resulted in 62 received applications, out of which 7 have been approved for the amount of $ 

USD184.000, 5 applications for the amount of USD $ 53.000 got recommendations of credit committee and are in the process documents 

revision. Twelve applications are in the process of completion and submission to the credit committee. 

Matching Grant for SME. 

The objectives of the grant are to establish model enterprises, which coincides to all International requirements and standards. During the first 

half of 2007 the SME Department has been actively evaluating applicants for the Processors Matching Grant program. A total of five business 

plans were prepared for applicants for freezing fruits and vegetables; production of candied fruit; tetrapak juice packaging; and the production 

and processing of dried apricots. Along with business plans four financial plans and feasibility studies were completed as well as the 

preparation of a Marketing Study for the sale of juice products domestically and for export and market research on markets in Russia for dried 

fruit products. 

Two enterprises were selected for the grants. 

The highlights in project management were the establishment of constructive partnerships and close cooperation with several national and 

international agencies, meetings with CIDA representatives from Ottawa and Almaty to present project developments and discuss future 

strategies, contributions to CIDA on formulation of its Country Strategy for Tajikistan particularly in regard to local Private Sector 

Development (PSD) needs in support of poverty reduction, and two business exchange visits for delegations Tajik farmers, processors, 

consultants and MEDA staff to Turkey organized by the Turkish International Cooperation Agency (TICA). 



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A study tour for 10 Tajik processors and AESO representatives to Canada were organized. Purpose of the trip was to give delegates a chance 

to gain experience in international standards, to visit related enterprises, to better understand how to organize and manage supply chains and 

to gain insight into competitive practices for application in their own companies. 

In cross-cutting thematic areas, the project launched a small matching grant scheme to support the establishment of women’s food production 

and small processing enterprise activities. To support the environmental aspects, several demonstrations on organic fertilizers and biological 

plant protection have been arranged and seminars provided farmers with information about resource saving and environmentally friendly 

farming. The M&E team steps into the process of final evaluation of project results. 


The focus of the next period will be continued implementation of the pilot model extension service, disbursement of the SME loan portfolio, 

disbursement of the PMGF funds, development of the technical assistance program for SMEs. 



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NGO 

Mercy Corps 

Contact: Ms. Patricia Kennedy 


Tel: 221-08-79 Fax: 251-01-33 

E- mail: patricia@tj.mercycorps.org 

Website: www.mercycorps.org 


Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly 

impossible odds. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided more than $1.3 billion in assistance to people in 94 nations. Supported by 

headquarters offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, the agency's unified global programs employ more than 3,400 staff worldwide and 

reach more than 14.4 million people in nearly 40 countries. Over the past five years, more than 90 percent of the agency's resources have been 

allocated directly to programs that help people in need. For more information, visit www.mercycorps.org 


Project Name Donor Start Date End Date 

Child Survival USAID 1-Oct-04 30-Sep-08 

DAP USAID 1-Oct-04 30-Sep-08 

Health SIDA 1-Nov-06 31-Mar-10 


Looking at extending health and conflict mitigation programming in the regions. However, this depends on future funding opportunities. 



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NGO 

Mission East in Tajikistan 

Contact: Ms. Marydean Purves 


Tel: 224-09-41, 221-08-41, 224-28-08 Fax: 224-28-08 

Email: miseast@miseast.tojikiston.com 

Website: www.miseast.org 


Mission East is a Danish international relief and development organisation, which works to help the vulnerable through 

- humanitarian relief aid 

- development assistance 

- support to increasing capacity of communities to organise and assist themselves. 

Our ‘Values in Action’ are: honesty, integrity, compassion, valuing the individual, respect for all people. 

Mission East works in response to community needs, primarily in the areas of public health, livelihoods improvement and food security. 

As well as direct implementation, Mission East seeks to enhance the relevance, impact and sustainability of its programmes by co-operation 

with local and international partners. 

Mission East was founded in 1991 by Rene Hartzner, a Danish businessman in an international company, and his son, medical doctor Kim 

Hartzner.In January 1994 the first major emergency aid transport took place. Sponsored by ECHO (the European Community Humanitarian 

Office) food was distributed in war-stricken Armenia with the aid of volunteers from many countries. Mission East Tajikistan opened in 1997, 

providing humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the civil war. 


Mission East has worked in Tajikistan since 1997 with food security and watsan activities in eastern Khatlon. Over the past 3 years, the focus 

of work has moved into a longer-term integrated approach towards improved livelihoods. Mission East began to implement its first 

DIPECHO funded project in September 2005 with ECHO/DIP/BUD/2005/01009 ‘Reduction of Flood Impact on Vulnerable Groups on the 

Yokhsu River Valley’. This project addressed the annual flooding that affected some of the communities Mission East was working with 

within its livelihoods programme. 

In February 2006, Mission East, in partnership with Shelter for Life, began implementation of its second DIPECHO funded project, 

ECHO/DIP/BUD/2005/01015 ‘Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction with Improved Materials and Earthquake Safer Construction 

Practises. This project is implemented in an area that Mission East has identified as a future target area for its livelihoods programme, and 

partnership with Shelter for Life and its partner NGOs in this project allowed Mission East to further its strategy of strengthening local civil 

society. 

Common to all Mission East projects is the aim of using a community participatory approach wherever possible. Brief summaries of other 

EC-supported projects over the last several years in Tajikistan are given below: 

ECHO/TJK/210/2003/01012 2003-2004. Food Security Improvement in Eastern Khatlon 2003/4. Food and agricultural input distribution to 

57,000 people in five districts 

ECHO/TAJ/210/2003/01008 2003-2004. Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Supplies with Sanitation and Health Education in Shurobad 

District, Tajikistan. Approximately 7000 direct beneficiaries in seven target villages benefited from rehabilitated water and sanitation 

systems. Shurobad Health Services conducted hygiene education campaigns in villages and village schools 

EuropeAid (FOOD/2003/077-420) Integrated Food Security in Eastern Khatlon 2003-2006 

EuropeAid Food Security 105-258 Long-Term Food Security Through Community-Directed Development 2005-2007 

The DIPECHO portfolio was reviewed in Feb. 2007 with 2 new grants through April 2008. 


C.1 Land Management: Policy and Practice. This can encompass water rights and use for irrigation. The can encompass innovations in 

ag technology for more efficient/ecological use of newly obtained land. 

C.2 Small Scale Economic Development: Concentration on trade and innovative technologies, social enterprises such as latrine slab 

making industries, farm implements; turn our attention to marketing and market development. 

C.3 Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness: accent on integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness, linking actions to 

sustainable livelihood improvement. 



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NGO 

Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation - Tajikistan 

Contact: Ms. Zuhra Halimova 

Executive Director 

Tel: 441-07-29, 441-07-44, 441-07-45, 441-07-46-(7/8/9) 

Fax: 441-07-28 

E-mail: osi@osi.tajik.net 

Wbi 


The goals and objectives of the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation - Tajikistan are to promote the principles of an open society in 

Tajikistan by providing humanitarian and charitable assistance in the Republic of Tajikistan, including, but not limited to the fields of human 

and civil rights, education, local governance, public health, economic and business development, humanity science, access to information, 

mass media, gender equality, arts and culture. 

The main activities of our organization are: 

• to support, on an open, free and non-discriminatory basis, activities by individuals, organizations and programs that promote reform 

and development in the fields of human and civil rights, international law, public health, education, local governance, economic and business 

development, humanity science, access to information, mass media, arts and culture, and other humanitarian endeavors; 

• to support individuals for educational purposes, educational institutions, and educational activities including, but not limited to, 

publishing, seminars, symposia, conferences, computer education, science and competitions in these and related fields; 

• to select, coordinate and support projects and grant programs on the basis of open, objective, and non-discriminatory criteria, to 

uphold democracy, freedom, and human rights and to promote the principles of the open society, in the fields of human and civil rights, 

international law, public health, education, local governance, economic and business development, humanity science, access to information, 

arts and culture, mass media. 

• to disseminate of information on OSI Assistance Foundation's grant projects, scholarships, educational and other activities and 

opportunities consistent with the principles of an open society. 


Law Program 

Public Health Program 

Secondary Education Program 

Economic and Business Development Program 

Local Government Initiatives Program 

Informational Program 

High Education Support Program 

Scholarship Program 

Civil Society Program 

Media Program 

Arts and Culture Program 

Women Program 

Travel Grants Program 

Debates Program 

East-East Program 

USAID/OSI/Step by step and PEAKS Programs 

USAID/Drug Demand Reduction Program 

EU/Women economic empowerment in Tajikistan 

EU/Minority Exclusion: Education for Social Justice in Central Asia 

Central Asian Regional HIV/AIDS Program 


Law Program 

Public Health Program 

Secondary Education Program 

Economic and Business Development Program 

Local Government Initiatives Program 

Informational Program 

High Education Support Program 

Scholarship Program 



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Civil Society Program 

Media Program 

Arts and Culture Program 

Women Program 

Travel Grants Program 

Debates Program 

East-East Program 


USAID/Drug Demand Reduction Program 

EU/Minority Exclusion: Education for Social Justice in Central Asia 

ADB/ Local Government Finance Capacity Building 



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NGO 

ORA Tajikistan (Orphans, Refugees, and Aid) 

Contact: Ms. Katja Bittel 

Ora Tajikistan Country Director 

Tel: 227-46-10, 221-64-42 Fax: 221-64-42 

E-mail: oradush@securenym.net 

Website: 


Orphan, Refugees and Aid (ORA) is an international NGO working in over thirty countries in Asia, Africa, South America and Eastern 

Europe. ORA was founded in Germany in 1981. From the beginning ORA's mandate has been to assist vulnerable groups of children, 

refugees, and the poor worldwide. ORA encourages development towards self sufficiency. ORA Tajikistan was established in 1992 and is 

focused in two general program areas: Children’s Welfare and Advocacy Education/ Capacity-Building in Social Work and Family Medicine 

Training. 


ORA has projects in the following 7 program areas: Social Worker Training and Field Supervision, Child Sponsorship, Kulob Youth Center, 

Family Practice Medical Education, Drugs and AIDS, Community Integration of Disabled Children, and Dushanbe Youth Clubs. ORA’s 

project staff come from Australia, Finland, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlabds, Nigeria, South Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and 

the United States of America. The activities of Ora Tajikistan in 2007 were funded by ORA Austria, ORA Germany, Stichting ORA 

Netherlands, ORA New Zealand, ORA Switzerland, the British Embassy Dushanbe, Christoffel Blinden Mission (Germany), CMS (UK), 

E.O. Metterdaad (Holland), HealthProm, Heart to Heart U.S., Presbyterian Church (USA), Tearfund(UK) and USAID. ORA has been 

focusing on the problems of children separated from families, orphans and the disabled. To address the needs of the poor in regard to access to 

quality and cost-effective health services, ORA takes a leading role in the clinical training of family practice physician trainers through the 

ZdravPlus health reform program; in Social Worker training; and in the integration of disabled children as well as training for their families. 

Ora Tajikistan's primary governmental partner are the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection. In 2007 ORA 

continued or started the following work: course for preparing Social Workers, a project in cooperation with Ministry of Labor and Social 

Protection; Education of Doctors in Family Medicine in cooperation with the ZdravPlus project is on-going; ORA Disabilities Project started 

in June 2003; ORA Disabilities added a new partnership with the Ministry of Health; ORA Kulob Community Youth Center started in Sept. 

2003; ORA Dushanbe Community Youth Clubs started in Nov. 2003; ORA Child Sponsorship for 300 social orphans started in 1993; ORA 

Drug and AIDS Project (DAP) continued with Drug and Aids training; Limited food and non-food aid for School-Internats. 


Community-based rehabilitation for disabled children and their families in cooperation with the MLSP and MOH; Continued capacitybuilding 

in the deinstitutionalization of children in residential State care in cooperation with the MLSP, UNICEF, and the National 

Commission for Child Protection Clinical training for family practice physician trainers in cooperation with ZDRV PLUS and the MOH 

Continuation of long-term ORA projects in Sponsorship, Youth, Drug Education. 



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OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe) 

Multilateral 

Contact: Mr. Vladimir Pryakhin 

Ambassador, Head of Centre 

Tel: 224-10-63, 224-33-38, 224-58-79 Fax: 224-91-59 

E-mail: CiD-TJ@osce.org 

Website: http://www.osce.org/dushanbe/ 


The OSCE is a regional security organization including 56 participating states covering the whole Europe, the former Soviet Union and North 

America (the United States and Canada). Its mandate is based on a comprehensive approach to security where political-military, economic 

and environmental, and human rights issues are seen as essential component of security. States participating to the OSCE committed 

themselves to these values and created an operational structure to facilitate and support their implementation. The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe 

(formerly Mission to Tajikistan) was set up in 1994. Its mandate was revised in 2002 and includes work in all the three dimensions of the 

OSCE: Political-Miolitary, Economic and Environmental, and Human Dimension. The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe is structured into seven 

operational Programmes aiming at promoting the OSCE commitments in all dimensions, and particularly to work in the areas of policerelated 

activities, border control and anti-trafficking; to develop economic and environmental activities with regard to existing economic, 

social and environmental threats to the security in Tajikistan; to assist in the development of a legal framework and democratic political 

institutions and processes including the respect for human rights. 


The current structure of the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe includes the Office of the Head of Mission, seven thematic Programmes, a Fund 

Administration Unit and five Field Offices. 

The Office of Head of Mission ensures guidance of the Centre in the development and implementation of programmes in line with the 

Centre’s mandate. To this aim the Office of Head of Mission ensures that Centre’s activities are developed in co-ordination with 

governmental authorities, OSCE institutions, international organizations and civil society groups. 

The seven thematic Programmes -Security, Economic, Environmental, Political, Democratization and Human Rights, Media and Gender - are 

each run by a unit located in the main office. The five Field Offices follow relevant developments in their respective areas of responsibility in 

order to identify needs, promote the OSCE commitments as well as develop and implement projects in those areas. 

Activities in 2008 are based on the OSCE Unified Budget, a document including strategy and expected outputs for the year. This means that 

programming is re-focused every year according to result achieved, situation developments including host country priorities, etc. More 

specifically, for 2008 the following objectives have been set for the seven Centre's Programmes: 

1. Programme "Fostering Political Dialogue and Security" 

Political dialogue is fostered on national and regional levels within the framework of the Public Council and in co-operation with political 

parties; Dialogue is facilitated and confidence is enhanced between secular authorities and religious communities; Support is provided for 

capacity-building with national authorities, relevant to the struggle against terrorism and political violence; Training and capacity building is 

provided for law enforcement bodies in support of combating organized crime and drug trafficking 

2. Programme "SALW and CA, Mine Action, Anti-Terrorism and Security related activities" 

Training is conducted on Ammunition Technician and SALW Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM); The implementation of 

SALW and CA Programme for Tajikistan is completed; National capacity to promote and manage mine action is increased; Existing mine 

clearance capacity is maintained during the process of nationalization; Support is provided for an active participation of Tajikistan in 

implementation of confidence and security building measures; The host country is provided technical advice and assistance on border security 

and management issues, in accordance with the OSCE Border Security and Management Concept (BSMC); The Centre contributes to cooperation 

and co-ordination between Tajik agencies engaged in border management; Donor co-ordination is reinforced by more active OSCE 

participation in co-ordination mechanisms; Exchange of information and experience at senior staff level with other Central Asian participating 

States is increased. 

3. Programme "Addressing Environmental Issues - Capacity Building" 

Assistance is provided for drafting environmental-related legislation and strategies; Assistance is provided to the host country to more 

strongly link it into on-going regional initiatives to address transboundary river basin management and water sharing; The technical skills and 

educational potential of young people engaged in sustainable nature management ideas are strengthened; Support is provided by the Centre in 

Dushanbe for awareness-raising of the general public on environmental problems; The implementation of the Aarhus Convention in 

Tajikistan is promoted; Rural communities are encouraged by the CiD to address environmental threats 

4. Programme "Supporting Economic Development in Tajikistan" 



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Small business, agribusiness and migrants resource centres are consolidated to provide wide range of employment services; Assistance is 

provided to the new anti-corruption agency on the prevention of corruption and money laundering; Training is provided for local authorities to 

improve the local business environment; Resource Centres for Trans-border Transit Trade are established near major border crossings to 

Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and China; Capacity building for customs officials is provided; Projects to facilitate cross-border, regional trade and 

address transit and transport issues within Central Asia are developed and proposed to stakeholders. 

5. Programme "Promoting Democratization in Tajikistan" 

Assistance is provided for the establishment and capacity building of the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman in Tajikistan; Proactive 

crime prevention is promoted within the juvenile justice system; Detention conditions for prisoners is improved; An independent analysis of 

the penal system is facilitated by the Centre; Updated and diverse human rights material are made available to all high schools and institutions 

of higher learning engaged in the teaching of Human Rights as a subject of learning; Courses on Human Rights and International Public Law 

are offered to students from regions of Tajikistan; Support is provided to the Central and Regional Election Commissions to implement free 

and fair elections with participation of all legitimate political parties and independent candidates; Capacity building is provided for relevant 

government officials and civil society members to prepare for election monitoring in Tajikistan and abroad 

6. Programme "Fostering Democratization of Media in Tajikistan" 

Technical support is provided to increase the outreach of media in Tajikistan and improve distribution system; Media business climate is 

assessed and business opportunities as well as problems are identified; Cross border media is developed between Tajikistan and Afghanistan; 

The legal framework for media is analyzed in support of the formulation of a modern media policy; A Media Development Monitoring 

System is established; Technical support is provided for media professionals/Media Resource Centre; Trainings, experience exchange and 

study tours for Tajik media professionals, young journalists and students of journalism are organized by the Centre; Discussions on ethical 

and professional standards and media self-regulation mechanisms are facilitated. 

7. Programme "Gender Awareness and Equality in Tajikistan" 

Support is provided to establish gender equality enforcement and monitoring mechanisms in the legislative and executive sphere; Assistance 

and technical guidance is provided to NGO implementing partners' staff working to fight gender-based violence and promote women's 

empowerment at central and local level; Support and information on gender-based violence and women rights are provided to enable 

economic and social empowerment of women; Technical assistance and support is provided to crisis and resource centres; Capacity Building 

support provided for the improvement of the existing Anti-Trafficking National Referral Mechanism; Awareness is raised of a selected 

segment of the population on the trafficking phenomena, ways of functioning of criminal rings, basic prevention measures and national policy 

directions to combat human trafficking 


Future programming directions are set as long-term objectives in the Unified Budget, but they also can undergo yearly changes and 

adjustments. Programme plans for the following budget year are drafted between April and August; the process has not yet started. Therefore 

the future programming directions are, pending finalization of 2009 plans: 

1. Programme "Fostering Political Dialogue and Security" 

TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF TAJIKISTAN'S COMMITMENTS ON POLITICAL PLURALISM AND POLITICAL 

DIALOGUE by strengthening the capacity of government officials, civil society, religious communities and political parties to engage in 

dialogue and to address issues potentially leading to violent extremism 

TO SUPPORT TAJIKISTAN IN ADDRESSING NEW THREATS TO SECURITY by strengthening the government's capacity to implement 

international agreements on combating terrorism. 

2. Programme "SALW and CA, Mine Action, Anti-terrorism and other Security-erlated Activities 

TO SUPPORT ENHANCED SECURITY SITUATION THROUGHOUT TAJIKISTAN by strengthening the capacity of power structures 

and law enforcement agencies to manage stockpiles of SALW and conventional ammunition in a safe and secure manner throughout the 

country; creating a sustainable national demining capacity; increasing the potential of the Verification Centre of the Ministry of Defence to 

implement OSCE commitments on military co-operation and exchange of information; reinforcing the capacity of responsible agencies to 

provide greater security on the country's borders. 

3. Programme "Addressing Environmental Issues - Capacity-Building 

TO ASSIST TAJIKISTAN IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES 

by increasing the capacity of Governmental institutions to draft national environmental sectoral strategies and legislation in line with ratified 

multi-lateral agreements and international best practices; strengthen the host country's ability to address, on a regional level, water 

management, desertification and land degradation issues; facilitate and support increased public participation of the local population, 

particularly among youth, in the decision making process on environmental issues; 

TO SUPPORT TAJIKISTAN IN EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING THREATS TO ITS ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY by increasing 

access to environmental information for the general public, public participation in environmental decision-making processes and promote 

access to justice on environmental matters; engaging rural communities in practical environmental activities. 

4. Programme "Supporting Economic Development in Tajikistan" 



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TO SUPPORT CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH 

THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR by improving the capacity of unemployed women, youth and returning migrants to start 

small businesses or find employment at home or abroad and promoting good governance in the Public Sector. 

TO ENHANCE TAJIKISTAN'S ABILITY TO COMPETE IN THE WORLD MARKET by promoting community-level trade between 

neighboring countries. 

5. Programme "Promoting Democratization in Tajikistan" 

TO ASSIST TAJIKISTAN TO DEVELOP A CONSOLIDATED AND COMPREHENSIVE JUSTICE SECTOR REFORM STRATEGY by 

imrpving access to justice for the general public and civil society have improved access to justice as well as their capability to address human 

rights issues; support the implementation of Parliamentary Resolution No. 533 on Penitentiary Reform. 

TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS, 

COVENANTS, AND TREATIES BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND CITIZENS-AT-LARGE IN TAJIKISTAN - 

Increased awareness of human rights principles by a wide spectrum of the population, including relevant Government institutions, civil 

society, and ordinary citizens. 

TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT OF TAJIKISTAN TO CONDUCT FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN LINE WITH ITS 

INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS - Improvement in knowledge of Government workers and civil society members on internationally 

recognized election systems and democratization principles. 

6. Programme "Fostering Democratization of Media" 

TO PROMOTE PLURALISTIC, FREE, INDEPENDENT AND COMPETITIVE MEDIA by improving access to information; strengthening 

capacity of national stakeholders to develop a modern media policy and functional legislative framework; enhancing professional standards 

and working conditions of journalists. 

7. Programme "Gender Awareness and Equality" 

TO SUPPORT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES TO FULFIL THEIR INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS IN THE 

SPHERE OF GENDER EQUALITY by strengthening the capacity of government institutions to mainstream gender into their planning, 

policy-making and work; 

TO SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY TO RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES ON WOMEN RIGHTS, GENDER- 

BASED VIOLENCE SO TO EXPAND WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC LIFE AND DECISION-MAKING 

AT LOCAL LEVEL by reinforcing the ability of civil society actors working on women rights to address gender inequality and gender-based 

violence; 

TO ASSIST THE NATIONAL AUTHORITIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO FULFIL THEIR INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND 

COMMITMENTS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS OUTLINED BY THE OSCE ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT HUMAN 

TRAFFICKING by promoting co-ordination and reinforcing responsiveness of relevant institutions working in the field of prevention, 

protection and prosecution in the field of combating trafficking in human beings. 



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NGO 

Oxfam GB in Tajikistan 

Contact: Mr. Shovcat Alizadeh 

Acting Country Programme Manager 

Tel: 224-53-53 Fax: 224-76-42 

E-mail: dushanbe@oxfam.org.uk 

Website: www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/tajikistan 


Oxfam Great Britain in Tajikistan is a part of Oxfam in Middle East region, Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States. 

Tajikistan is the new country programme and accordingly is a first in Central Asia region.Oxfam works for development the programmes, 

implementation of which, assuredly, will be incentive to capacity building for strengthening the poverty alleviation process in country. Main 

Oxfam programmes are: · Sustainable Livelihoods, which includes: food security, land access extension, crops diversification, etc;· Public 

Health, this is programme for ensuring of basic right of people on drinking water. This is also included improved sanitation facilities and 

promotion of best practice in hygiene through health education; · “Support of Civil Society Development”.Emergency Preparedness 

Response. One of the key area associate all four main programmes is gender equality. 


Profile: Oxfam GB in Tajikistan 

The main programme components, introduced in East Khatlon (in Temurmalik, Vose and Kulyab districts) in this direction are: 

Livelihood & Food Security Programme 

Creation and establishment of local community committees;· Increase and development of manifolds and crop yield from kitchen gardening;· 

Land rehabilitation through drainage cleaning and construction and rehabilitation of small-scale irrigation water systems;· Market strategy 

reinforcement;· To create conditions, under which assistance would be rendered in getting exact and timely information on present legal 

development on land receipt from the poor population, taking into account a gender-right access to the land;· Early warning system by 

monitoring of community situation indicators. Total participants enrolled so far are 1600 from three districts of Khatlon region. As 

demonstration, productivity enhancement of rain fed lands-farmers from Vose and Temurmalik districts were introduced with cultivation of 

flax, safflower, melon and water melon, sesame, flax, wheat and peas in a slope area. Livelihood programme established 10 Community 

Based Organisations (CBOs) and it is actively tracking the institutional development of CBOs, through a tool for CBO growth monitoring 

system that has been developed by the project team. This process also helps to reinforce Oxfam values: transparency, accountability, cost 

effectiveness, making difference and collaboration in to the CBO culture. 6 CBOs successfully qualified for legal registrations that were 

accordingly registered. Registration of CBOs is a step towards handover of the programme to the local community and some of them have 

started developing independent project, some of them are getting involved in public health activities and some of them are actively supporting 

policy and advocacy activities launched by Oxfam. One of the approaches of self-helping and feeling ownership is a creation of community 

funds through people’s contribution. Khazina or Community fund created through people’s contribution in cash or kind, hence totally owned 

by the community. 11 Community Social projects have been supported from the project in 13 targeted livelihood villages: 4 transformers 

installed in four villages, 1 school partly rehabilitated, 2 roads rehabilitated, 3 latrines build in public institutions, 1 irrigation scheme built. 

Market feasibility study was conducted by 2 independent consultants, report produces and will be disseminated. 3 Advisory and Information 

were set up in Vose and Temurmalik districts covering also one village in Kulyab district. Centres provide extension and advisory services to 

local farmers. 9 staff engaged to run centres (agronomists, veterinary specialist and gender advisors). Local NGO Partners: NGO “Durandesh” 

former CBO of Larkhobi village successfully implemented a project to support 184 disabled people of psycho neurological nursing home in 

Vose district with farm and off farm activities such as agriculture, livestock, poultry and bee keeping development. NGO “Hamkori Bahri 

Taraquiyot” (HBT) is specialised in rural livelihoods projects, particularly in the field of seed multiplication. HBT has been working with 

OGB on a livelihoods project in the Khatlon region aiming to increase food security of 10 poor rural communities through creating 

sustainable access to inputs, with specific focus on vegetable seeds. Livestock project was implemented in partnership with 6 Oxfam GB 

Livelihood CBOs who are registared as a Social Association. 426 households supported with livestock 679 caws and small cattle; Project 

beneficiaries already started to perceive importance of timely vaccination of animals and pay more attention on livestock health care. 

Public Health Promotion & Engineering Programme 

Water, Sanitation and Public Health Programme in Tajikistan is now moving into its sixth year. In the first year (2002 - 3) projects were 

undertaken in Beshkent and Temurmalik districts. Mainly with the focus on shallow wells fitted with hand pumps. In the second year (2003 - 

4) the programme expanded to Temurmalik and Vose districts and has undertaken rehabilitation of pump stations, gravity supply systems, and 

distribution systems and constructed a river protection embankment. In the third year (2004 - 5) the programme is undertaking rehabilitation 

of boreholes with electro submersible pumps and gravity supply systems. Our programme work extended to Temurmalik, Vose, Kulyab and 

Muminabad districts. 60,000 people in 45 villages benefited from this work. It has also started to develop Community Development 

Committees and Water and/or Public Health Committees and to support them in developing systems for collecting a contribution fund. In 

parallel Oxfam GB has been undertaking a range of policy work in the water sector in Tajikistan, mainly through local NGOs. We are 

rehabilitating existing water pumping systems; building or rehabilitating latrines at schools and medical centres; and providing public health 

education to the community. The aim is to improve the health and living conditions of the rural population by reducing the incidence of waterborne 

diseases. Oxfam is helping communities to form their own Community Based Organisations (CBOs) that are responsible for looking 

after and maintaining the water facilities provided by Oxfam e.g. tap stands, wells or latrines. Women are actively encouraged to be involved 

in the committees, as they are often the ones responsible for water collection. The CBOs collect small sums of money from each household to 

cover the costs of operating and maintaining the water systems. Health and hygiene messages are delivered through community-based 



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education including workshops, hygiene education quizzes and festivals in communities and schools. The Public Health team have printed 

and distributed more than 5000 leaflets on ‘Clean water and your health’. 

Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Response Programme 

In September 2005, OGB launched its Disaster preparedness and emergency response programme, with a project named “Strengthening 

Participatory Multi - Hazard Disaster Preparedness - East Khatlon”. It is being implemented in Baldjuvon, Temurmalik, Vose and Farkhor 

districts, some of the most disaster prone areas in the Country with financial support from ECHO. The overall objective of the project is to 

decrease vulnerability to disasters in the mentioned districts by strengthening the capacities of, and improving coordination between rural 

communities, civil society organizations and the local authorities. Oxfam GB provided support to earthquake affected people in Zamini Nav 

village, Qumsangir district. One of the immediate responses was distribution of 130 non-food items and 390 blankets to the most affected 

population. Materials have been provided for the construction 87-earthquake resident houses. In order to achieve the main objective of the 

project, Oxfam GB facilitated the formation of a regional partnership, known as Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team 

(REACT) under the auspices of the national partnership coordinated by UN-DRMP based in Dushanbe. The overall objective of the Kulyab 

Disaster Management Partnership - Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team REACT - is to strengthen joint efforts in disaster 

management in Khatlon region by improving the coordination and information sharing amongst all actors in this field, and to strengthen the 

Ministry of Emergency Situations’ (MoES) leadership of the sector. More specifically REACT will support the Ministry of Emergency 

Situations to meet their principal responsibilities to cope with all disasters. Under the leadership of MoES, REACT partners will coordinate 

disaster response as well as all disaster risk reduction activities (prevention, preparedness, and recovery). This offers it self as an excellent 

opportunity to influence government practices and hold them accountable for providing for citizens in need. Oxfam GB has been made the 

focal point for the regional partnership, in view of its competence and organisational experience in dealing with emergencies. Emergency 

Committees established in 23-targeted villages in Vose, Temurmlik, Farkhor and Baljuvan districts for the purpose of increasing community 

awareness on disaster preparedness and mitigation. 


- Sustainable Livelihood and Food Security with basic focus on crops diversification, technology introduction and capacity building; 

- Water, Sanitation and Public Health Promotion; 

- Capacity building for Civil Society and Partner Organizations; 

- Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Response. 



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NGO 

Pharmaciens Sans Frontieres Comite International (PSFCI) 

Contact: Mr. Emmanuel Wintz 

Project Coordinator 

Tel: 907-84-78-37, 233-14-99 Fax: 

E-mail: wintz.emmanuel@psf.tojikiston.com, 

psf@psf.tojikiston.com 

Website: 


International Non Government Organization (NGO) specialized in pharmaceutical sector. PSFCI activities are divided between emergency 

and development missions. Currently, PSFCI is active in 8 countries around the world. 

PSFCI's main objective is to promote quality health services to vulnerable populations with sustainable access to medicines and appropriate 

capacity development of medical staff regarding rational procurement, stock management, distribution and medicines prescription in selected 

primary (PHC) and secondary (SHC) health cares. 


PSFCI has been working in the Republic of Tajikistan since 1995. Over the past 13 years, PSFCi activities range from health relief 

programmes to development projects, in order to provide technical assistance and support to the Ministry of Health. 

PSFCI is currently running 2 projects: 

- Technical assistance to the Ministry of Health in the establishment and management of the Republican Medicine Procurement and 

Distribution Centre (RMPC) 

- Support the principal Recipient in the implementation of the procurement plan for the National Program to fight Tuberculosis (GFATM). 

In the past, PSFCI implemented several emergency programs to improve access to primary and secondary health cares for population. 


For the future, PSFCI strategy is focused on its main project current project; providing technical assistant to the Republican Medicines 

Procurement Centre (RMPC) in order to establish a sustainable and transparent RMPC. 



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NGO 

Relief International 

Contact: Mr. Gregory Stephenson 


Tel: 224-23-17 Fax: 224-39-08 

E-mail: greg@ri.org 

Website: www.ri.org; www.connect.tj 


Relief International - Schools Online (RI-SOL), based in California, has a record of expertise in the implementation of community 

development programs, including emergency crisis operations. Since 1990, our programs support communities in transition from crisis to 

recovery with the development of sustainable strategies. In 1994, RI-SOL became the first US based NGO to develop a sustained presence in 

Tajikistan. To ensure long-term sustainability, all programs are designed with the participation of teachers, schools administrators, and local 

communities. Over 400 schools in 36 countries have benefited from our programs. Today, we are the leading global organization in the 

promotion and implementation of new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) methodologies in schools. 


The Global Connections and Exchange Program for Central Asia has established 27 Internet Learning Centers (ILCs) in secondary schools 

across Tajikistan. The program's main goal is to increase global dialogue and educational opportunities by installing modern computer 

equipment with Internet access in schools, as well as developing training and learning projects for teachers and students. 

The Global Connections and Exchange Program for Tajikistan activities include: 

• Training educators on using computers and the Internet in classroom teaching 

• Partnering with US schools on student-centered civic education projects and teacher exchanges 

• Providing public access and programs for community members and disadvantaged groups 

• Developing sustainable practices for schools and communities 


The project will continue training training educators on using computers and the Internet in classroom teaching, developing electronic 

materials and resources in Tajik language, partnering with US schools on student-centered civic education projects and teacher exchanges, 

providing public access and programs for community members and disadvantaged groups and developing sustainable practices for schools 

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Bilateral 

Republic of India 

Contact: Mr. Amar Sinha 

Ambassador 

Tel: 221-71-72 Fax: 251-00-45 

E-mail: pol.dushanbe@mea.gov.in 

Website: http://indianembassy.tj 


Diplomatic representation 


PAST: 

1. Tajik-Ajanta Pharma Ltd 

2. Fruit Processing plant in Dusahnbe 

3. Bedil India-Tajikistan Information Technology Centre 


1.Modernization of Varzob-1 HPP 

2.Establishment of Modern Engineering Workshop at TTU 

(Implementation of both the projects to start in 2008) 



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NGO 

Society in Tajikistan for Assistance and Research 

Contact: Mr. Jon Edwins 

Director 

Tel: 221-04-45, 227-56-58 

E-mail: tjstar@gmail.com 

Website: www.star-dev.org 

Fax: 


The Society in Tajikistan for Assistance and Research (STAR) is the Tajikistan project of a humanitarian non-government organisation 

officially registered as a charity in the United Kingdom. STAR is a developmental organization set up to alleviate suffering and improve the 

lives of the citizens of Tajikistan through charitable, developmental, economic and educational activities. 

The main spheres of activity are currently education, training and publishing language materials. 


• English Language School 

The school has the reputation among both locals and expats as the best place for learning English in Tajikistan by providing “services of 

Western quality at Central Asian prices”. 

Teaching staff have also partnered with other groups seeking to provide local English teachers and local teacher trainers with professional 

development opportunities-for instance, with Open Society Institute (OSI) and the local English Teachers Association of Tajikistan (ETAT). 

• Local Education Project 

STAR has also started a program in conjunction with the Turson-Zoda Ministry of Education of training local teachers in teaching English & 

computers. 

• STAR Publications 

In addition to the two existing publications, "The Official Beginners’ Guide to Tajiki", "An Intermediate Self-Study Guide to Tajiki". the 

"Standard Tajik-English Dictionary", and the Tajiki Language Resources CD-ROM, STAR has recently published a searchable database 

English-Tajik/Tajik-English dictionary and is continuing to develop further Tajiki language and other educational resources to include in the 

future. 

• Information Technology Training Center 

Established in October 2003, the Information Technology Training Center has taught classes of Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel & 

PowerPoint. These courses have also been made available in both Tajik & Russian languages. Consultancy-based training has also been 

provided to NGOs customized to their needs. Additional computer training has been given in our Turson-Zoda. 

• Reduce the negative impacts of migration on the families and communities in the Khatlon region through: 

1. Economic improvement through increased business development, training in personal financial management, and skills training for youth 

through apprenticeship clubs 

2. HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention training, followed by development of a community plan to address the AIDS issue 

3. Strengthening family and community relationships focusing on communication and conflict resolution skills. 


The English Language School will continue to operate as at present. 

- Work will continue on developing more Tajik Language Learning and other educational resources. 

- The Local Education Centre will be opened, providing an English Language Library and Computer Centre in Tursonzoda. 

- The Poverty Relief project in Khatlon Oblast will continue with its focus on vocational training, job creation and health education. 



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NGO 

Stichting AIDS Foundation East-West Representative Office in 

Tajikistan 

Contact: Mr. Ikrom Ibragimov 


Tel: 224-77-93, 228-92-54, 228-98-57 Fax: 224-28-86 

E-mail: tajikistan@afew.org 

Website: www.afew.org 


AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW) is a non-governmental humanitarian public health organization whose mission is to make a major 

contribution to the reduction of the impact of HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) by: 

• Taking an innovative and pro-active approach to developing, implementing and promoting tools for effective HIV/AIDS prevention, 

treatment, care and support, designed for and appropriate to the specific conditions of EECA; 

• Targeting the younger generation of the region, in particular those engaging in risky behaviour; 

• Co-operating closely with national governmental and non-governmental structures to boost local coping capacities and to advocate for 

appropriate action; 

• Strengthening East-West engagement by exchanging knowledge and people via programme activities and stimulating a committed response. 


1. Drug Demand Reduction Program and Health promotion in Tajikistan Ministry of Justice Penal System (completed); 

2. "Client management" Project in Sughd province of Tajikistan (completed); 

3. "Pamir against AIDS" in Gorno-Badakhshanskaya Autonomous province (ongoing); 

4. "ACCESS" Project - HIV/AIDS and TB/HIV Collaborative Efforts in Central Asia (ongoing); 

5. "AMAL" Project - Health and Psycho-social Support Project in the Soghd Region in Tajikistan (ongoing). 


1. "ACCESS" Project: 

- increased continuity in HIV/AIDS/TB prevention and care for at-risk youth, SWs, IDUs, prison inmates, and PLWH is in place in project 

sites; 

- patients with HIV and/or TB have access to adequate medical care related to HIV/TB co-infection available to them. 

2. "AMAL" Project: 

- to increase access to and the use of health and psycho-social services for vulnerable groups; 

- to decrease level of stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV (PLWH). 



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Bilateral 

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) 

Contact: Ms. Eva Lithman 

Councellor Embassy of Sweden in Dushanbe 

Tel: 701-14-11/12 Fax: 

E-mail: sida@sida.tj 

Website: www.sida.se 


Swedish development cooperation aims at contributing to an environment supportive of poor people's own efforts to improve their lives. 

Development cooperation shall be seen as an integral part of Sweden's policy for global development contributing to equitable and sustainable 

development. Two perspectives shall permeate all parts of the policy including development cooperation; a rights perspective based on 

international human rights conventions and the perspective of the poor people. 

The Swedish government decided in August 2007 that Sweden was going to phase out its long-term development cooperation in Central Asia. 

The rationale behind this decision was to make more effective use of Swedish aid by focusing on fewer countries. However, despite such a 

decision Sida will remain active in Tajikistan during the phasing out period 2008-2010 and will honor all agreements. For the responsible 

phase out period 2008-2010 Sida has developed a new strategy. The aim of the development cooperation with Tajikistan during the phase out 

is to contribute to expand the opportunities of Tajik citizens to influence the development of their communities, to improve livelihood 

opportunities and to improve access to health and social protection for poor men, women, boys and girls. Swedish support under this strategy 

will be directed at three sectors: democratic governance, economic development and health. These priorities are based on a poverty reduction 

and rights 

perspective and are in line with the overall aims and objectives of Swedish development cooperation and of Tajikistan’s current NDS and 

PRSP. 

Within these sectors, the emphasis is to be on large-scale sector-based initiatives in collaboration with other donors. Projects and programme 

funded by Sida are primarily implemented by international organizations, international NGO's and consulting companies. All Swedish support 

to Tajikistan is in the form of grants. 


Sweden has provided assistance to Tajikistan for the period 1997-2007 amounting to approximately USD 37 mln. Following the adoption by 

the Swedish Government of the first strategy for cooperation with Tajikistan, the development of a longer-term development programme 

started in mid-2003. The main areas of the current Swedish cooperation programme with Tajikistan are income generation/agriculture, local 

governance and the health sector 


In view of the phasing out strategy, Sida is not going to enter any new cooperation agreements. Nevertheless, the phasing out strategy will 

provide for continued support to the agreed upon projects for the period of 2008-2010 with priority sectors being democratic governance, 

economic development, and health. 

Examples of projects/programmes: 

A. Democratic governance: Sweden is supporting both methodically and financially the development of the new Tajik PRS monitoring 

framework. Likewise, support to capacity development at both local and central level and support to strengthening respect for human rights 

will be continued. 

B. Economic development: Continued support to the strategically important land reform programme in collaboration with other donors is 

underway, with a view to promoting a transparent and equitable process. Support for the diversification of farming and further processing 

aimed at boosting both the employment rate and income in the short and long term will be continued during the phasing out strategy period. 

C. Health: Support will be provided for the development of a Primary health Care in the framework of the ongoing Health reform in 

collaboration with the World Bank. Support to promotion of the development and preparation of the Sector Wide Approach will be a priority 

during the phasing out. 

Other areas: Besides the three sectors outlined above, co-financing may be considered in relation to major emergency projects, but only as 

part of internationally coordinated arrangements. 



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Bilateral 

Swiss Cooperation Office /Consular Agency in Tajikistan 

Contact: Mr. Rudolf Schoch 

Country Director/Consul 

Tel: 224-73-16, 224-38-97, 224-72-47 Fax: 600-54-55 

E-mail: dushanbe@sdc.net 

Website: www.swisscoop.tj 


Swiss Cooperation Office (SCO) was established on the basis of the bilateral Agreement on Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid signed by the 

Governments of Switzerland and Tajikistan on 19 October 1999. 

The Office has a diplomatic status and is headed by a Swiss diplomatic representative, assigned by the Government of Switzerland to 

maintain cooperation issues and supervise the Swiss Program in Tajikistan. Since 2001, the SCO includes the Swiss Consular Agency. SCO 

represents three governmental donor agencies: the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco) of the Ministry of Economy and Trade and Political Division IV. 

It also represents in Tajikistan, other Swiss Federal Departments as well the Swiss Ambassador, accredited in three Central Asian countries: 

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Cooperation between Tajikistan and Switzerland is based on the common constituency Group in the 

World Bank, where Tajikistan belongs to the 'Swiss Group'. The projects are implemented by the partners of the SCO - international 

organizations, Tajik governmental agencies and NGOs - and only in exceptional cases by the SCO itself. 

Projects funded by the Swiss Government are formulated in cooperation with the respective governmental bodies of Tajikistan, formalized by 

bilateral project agreements and are usually of mid-term duration (2-3 years). The financing of projects is provided in the form of grants. The 

SCO is in charge of handling the relations with the Government of Tajikistan regarding specific projects and the Swiss program of 

cooperation in Tajikistan in general. It is also responsible for receiving and providing the initial appraisal of requests for assistance. 

Depending on the budget, the final decision on the funding is made by the SCO or by the Swiss governmental donor agencies for 

consideration and approval. 


• Health Care Reform; 

• Gender Equality and Reduction of Violence Against Women; 

• Promotion of Cultural Diversity in Tajikistan; 

• Support to Judicial Reform; 

• Support to improvement of Macroeconomic Conditions; 

• Support in infrastructure rehabilitation: Power, Energy Loss Reduction; 

• Trade and Investment Promotion; 

• Disaster Reduction; 

• Local Development; 

• Small Action Credit Line (Swiss Cooperation Fund); 

• Islamic Secular Dialogue Project. 

The budget for 2007 was about 12 million USD (including regional programs) 


Programs for the period of 2007-2011 will concentrate on the same areas as during previous period. 

The planned budget for 2008 is around 11.5 million USD (including regional programs). 



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NGO 

Tajik Branch of Regional Environmental Centre of Central Asia 

(CAREC TB) 

Contact: Ms. Malika Babadzhanova 

Director 

Tel: 221-87-05 Fax: 221-87-05 

E-mail: babadjanmalik@yahoo.com 

Website: www.carec.kz 


CAREC is a non-profit independent and non-political organization. It was established under the decision of the Fourth European Conference 

(1998) in Aarhus, Denmark, under initiative of Central-Asian countries. It is one the series similar centers established in EEC and CIS 

(Hungary, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova). 

In 1999 governments of Central-Asian countries (CA) have decided to locate headquarters of the future CAREC in Almaty City (Kazakhstan) 

and open its branches in each country of Central Asia. In July 2000 the Parliament of Kazakhstan has ratified the Agreement on CAREC 

Operative Conditions between Kazakhstan, European Commission and UNDP, which is a Center's legal framework alongside with the 

Charter. 

CAREC started its active operation since early 2001 when European Commission has allocated a special grant and the Government of 

Kazakhstan provided the office facilities. 


• environmental policy programm (main focus on intergovernment processes) 

• public initiatives support programm (focus on NGO initiatives, grant programms for local communities) 

• ecosystem management programm (analytical investigations, experts and scientists collaboration) 

• environmental education programm (education bodies, schools, universities) 

• environmental management programm (enterprises and local authorities) 

• information programm (all stakeholders: accessible data base, library network, periodical publications, web-site and etc.) 

• country offices development in CA countries 


1. Environment management 

2. Supporting of water initiatives - coordinated approach in water resources management 

3. Climate change and sustainable energy 

4. Support of civil society initiatives - strengthening of the civil society role 

5. Promotion to the Education for Sustainable Development 

6. Support of sustainable life being 

7. Information process and capacity building 

8. Institutional-administration strengthening and development 



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NGO 

The Branch of Save the Children Federation/US in Republic of 


Contact: Mr. Benjamin Phillips 

Director of the Branch of Save the Children Federation in 

Republic of Tajikistan 

Tel: 224-33-88, 221-07-71 Fax: 251-00-79 

E-mail: scfcafo@savechildren.tj 

Website: 


The Branch of Save the Children Federation (USA) in Republic of Tajikistan is a voluntary, non-governmental, non-religious, non-profit 

organization working in accordance to the Charter, Constitution of Republic of Tajikistan and the law of Tajikistan about “Social 

Organizations”, current legislation of Tajikistan and other international legal acts, acknowledged by Republic of Tajikistan. The goals and 

objectives of the Branch are: assistance in common social welfare of the society, rendering assistance, alleviation of suffering and 

improvement of life of people of Tajikistan, particularly children through implementation of charitable, educational and developmental 

activities. Goals and objectives of the branch also include provision of welfare of children without division of the nationality basis, 

improvement of the status of children and everything that may concern children’s welfare including (without harming the majority) granting 

and supporting children’s education, their appropriate feeding, hygiene and health care, for improvement of their living conditions, clean 

water and sanitation provision in family and society (in any context), for ensuring children’s welfare in family and society (in any context), 

for their legal protection and representation of their interests and for ensuring their security. 


Save the Children in Tajikistan works in five major sectors. These are health, education, child protection and food security. The organization 

has main office located in Dushanbe and Impact Area Offices located in Kulyab, Kurgan Tube and Khujand. DAP(Development Assistance 

Program) Program is implementing in Khatlon Region, Girls Education Program implementing both in Khatlon and Sugd, Child Protection 

Program implementing mainly in Dushanbe as well as PHASE Program implementing in Khatlon. 

Under DAP Program Save the Children provides food commodities to pre-school and primary school children institutions throughout the poor 

Khatlon region. The inception of this program led to an increase in average school attendance. The aim of this program is to improve food 

security situation of a vulnerable families and communites. Activities of this program are also focused on an improvement of health and 

nutrition of schoolchildren, improvement of school infrastructure, promoting and conduction of Child to Child sections, improvement of 

children knowledge. 

The aim of PHASE (Personal Hygen and Sanitary Education) Program in Tajikistan is to improve children's health and wellbeing so that they 

can learn and participate better in schools and become healthier adults and parents in future. The program not only focuses on improving 

children's knowledge, but also on binding their skills and creating social and physical environments which protect them from the risk of poor 

sanitation and dirty water. Child to Child approach of behavior change is the main at every stage of the program. Many teachers are tained on 

CTC approach. Twenty latrines and 42 handwashing stands were constructed and distributed to schools and are currently used by children. 

Girls Education Program has the goal to improve girls access to quality education in Tajikistan. The specific objectives of program is to 

improve the base of information on the situation of children, especially girls; improve participation of community, parents and school 

authorities in planning , management and monitoring of schools; strengthening inclusive and child friendly environment and to advocate for 

changes in policies, reforms and practicies on quality and inclusive education accessible for all children, especially girls. Totally 50 schools 

were chosen as a result of base-line study conducted by Ministry of Education and UNICEF. The direct beneficiaries are 1200 girls between 

15-18 years old who dropped out of school and the intended result of the project is to bring back these 1200 girls and prevent drop out of 

those girls who are at risk. 

The aim of Child Protection Program is to establish community based, sustainable, child protection systems and mechanisms to protect the 

rights of children, primarily children working in streets for wages, through developing the capacities of relevant key stakeholders and increase 

the level of awareness, accountability and support of key duty bearers (e.g. civil societies, communities, key influential people, donors etc) for 

children’s rights agenda. This program has two components: Child Labour and Juvenile Justice. Child Labour Project is implementing in 

collaboration with Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and Social Organizations. 286 street working children were covered by this 

project using different approaches. Project of Juvenile Justice is implementing in a close collaboration with ministry of Internal Affaires. 70 

inspectors on minor's were trained on international justice standards also trainings were conducted to 500 school students to prevent juvenile 

criminality. 

For more than five years Save the Children has implemented a Child Survival project in the remote Zeravshen Valley, which is cut off from 

the Capital Dushanbe by snowbound passes for six months of the year. This project trained midwives and other health workers in improved 

approaches to ante-natal, delivery and post-natal care, infant and child nutrition and prevention and treatment of basic diseases of childhood. 

This particular program was successfully completed at the end of September 2007 in Penjikent and Aini Districts. 

Save the Children was implementing similar activities in ten districts in Khatlon region under MCH/RH program. This program ended at the 

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Save the Children is intended to continue current program directions to improve welfare of children without division of the nationality basis, 

improvement of the status of children and everything that may concern children’s welfare. It is intended to get funds from UNICEF to 

continue Child Survival Activities in Penjikent district. Soon it is planed to receive funds to continue activities on Health and Nutrition 

sector as well as for Avian Influenza preparedness. 



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Multilateral 

The World Bank Group 

Contact: Ms. Chiara Bronchi 

Country Manager 

Tel: 221-07-56, 221-03-81 Fax: 251-00-42 

E-mail: cbronchi@worldbank.org 

Website: www.worldbank.org 


The World Bank Group which consists of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development 

Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International 

Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has one overarching goal: helping its borrowers reduce poverty. 

The IBRD and IDA make loans and credits to borrower governments for projects and programs that promote economic and social progress by 

helping raise productivity so that people may live better lives. Along with these loans/credits, the World Bank provides policy advice, 

technical assistance and help mobilize resources. 

The IBRD was established in 1945 and is now owned by 184 member countries. The IDA was established in 1960 and is now owned by 164 

members. IDA provides assistance to the poorest developing countries that cannot meet the IBRD terms. IDA provides credits to poorest 

countries - mainly those with an annual per capita gross national product of $925 (in 1997 US dollars) or less. By this creation, eighty-one 

countries are eligible, Tajikistan being one of them. These are concessional credits: 40 years repayment period, 10 years grace period and 

interest rate sero (with service fee of 0.75%) 

The Republic of Tajikistan became a member of the World Bank on June 4, 1993. A liaison Bank office was first established in October 196 

and then up-graded to a full-fledge Country Office in December 1998. 


Since 1996 IDA has approved nineteen projects (plus three supplemental credits) for a total commitment of about USD 333 million. Up to 

date, the Bank supported projects and carried out non-lending activities aimed at structural adjustment, agriculture and rural development, 

health, education, social security, infrastructture rehabilitation, disaster management and other. Two structural reform credits have supported 

economic reforms which along with the peace agreement, have led to turnaround in economic growth. 

The World Bank Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Tajikistan (FY 06-09) is focused on three narrow goals: supporting growth in the 

immediate future by improving domestic economic opportunities, laying the foundation for future growth by preserving and enhancing the 

human capital, and exploiting the country’s energy potential. Specifically, 

• To improve business opportunities in rural and urban areas, the Bank Group, with the IFC in the lead, is supporting the 

strengthening of the financial sector, reduce the cost of doing business and, with IDA in the lead, support measures to improve access to 

agricultural land and reduce rent extraction in the cotton sector. 

• To enhance and preserve the quality of the human capital, the Bank Group is helping improve the system of resource allocation to 

education and health, create conditions for better teaching and primary school attendance, increase utilization of primary health care, and 

increase the supply of safe water in selected areas. 

• To exploit the country’s hydropower potential, the Bank Group is supporting efforts to increase efficiency of the domestic energy 

sector through improved cost recovery, and is assisting the Government in attracting foreign investment in the hydropower sector. 

The term of the current Country Partnership Strategy will finish on June 30, 2009 (when the WB fiscal year comes to an end). 

World Bank is assisting the Government in achieving objectives of its second Poverty Reduction Strategy for 2007-2009, which is based on 

the country’s development vision reflected in the National Development Strategy (NDS) for 2005-2015. 

Bank had supported the Government in the NDS preparation process via providing comments to the document and being the member, along 

with ADB and UNDP, of the Coordination Committee chaired by the Prime Minister and established by the President for the purposes of 

NDS and PRSP2 development and implementation. 

The World Bank helped the Government organize four Donors’ Consultative Group Meetings for Tajikistan since 1996 in Tokyo, Paris, and 

Dushanbe, where donors have pledged from USD 185 million at the first meeting to USD 900 million (USD 200 milliom in humanitarian 

assistance) over three years at the fourth meeting held in Dushanbe in May 2003. The degree of materialization of these pledges has been 

uneven. 

The Tajikistan Development Forum brought together development partners of the country in Tajik capital on June 2, 2007. Forum provided 

an important opportunity to assess the implementation of the Tajikistan first Poverty Reduction Strategy and carry out an open dialogue 

between government representatives, development partners and the civil society on the implementation of the country’s National 



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Development Strategy and the second Poverty Reduction Strategy recently adopted by the Government. The discussions focused on the way 

forward and determining the role each partner can play in contributing to the Government’s development vision. 

Forum discussed a variety of issues representing importance for the Tajikistan long-term development, but particular emphasis was made on: 

• National Development Strategy and the Second Poverty Reduction Strategy; 

• Development of the Energy Sector; 

• Human Potential Development; 

• Rural Development and Resolution of the Cotton Farm Debt. 


The WB business plan is currently based on the Country Partnership Strategy for FY06-09. In FY08-09, Bank activites include the following 

: Public Financial Management Modernization Project, Education SWAp, Programmatic Development Policy Credit, Cotton Sector 

Development and Poverty Reduction Project, Cotton Export Credit Enhancement Project and Energy Emergency Recovery Assistance 

Project. 

The Public Financial Management Project development objective is to enhance the efficiency and transparency of public sector expenditure 

management by strengthening budgeting and treasury functions, designing and implementing an automated financial management information 

system and building capacity in core areas of public financial management. The PFMMP includes the following components: 

Component 1: Improvements in budget formulation, execution, and accounting 

Component 2: Implementation of a Financial Management Information System 

Component 3: Capacity-building for sustainable PFM reforms 

Component 4: Project Management and Support to the PFM Governance Framework 

The proposed Third Programmatic Development Policy Grant is the third and final operation in a programmatic sequence that supports the 

government’s reform program outlined in the Tajikistan first and second poverty reduction strategy. The operation will support a strategic set 

of policy reforms in private sector development, public sector management, and social service delivery. Proposed policy actions of this third 

operation continue with the strong cross cutting emphasis on public and private sector governance. This operation is also very closely aligned 

with investments and technical assistance programs of the Bank and other development partners in related areas. 

The proposed program is divided into two pillars with the following components: 

Pillar 1. Promoting Private Sector Development 

• Component 1: Maintain macroeconomic stability. 

• Component 2: Improve investment climate through reform of licensing and inspections, increasing transparency of the privatization 

process and promoting market competition. 

• Component 3: Reform regulatory frameworks by separating policy making from regulatory functions in key strategic sectors 

(aviation, cotton, and energy). 

Pillar 2. Improve Public Sector Management and Public Service Delivery: 

• Component 1: Public sector management reform through restructuring of core public institutions, reforms of civil service 

management and wage system, strengthening of the medium-term expenditure framework. 

• Component 2: Improving social service delivery in health and education. 

The Cotton Sector Development Project objective is to improve the livelihood of cotton farmers and create the conditions for sustainable 

growth of cotton production in selected, low income areas of Tajikistan, through: debt resolution, an improved policy environment, more 

efficient processing and higher consequent producer prices, and support to cotton producers. 

Project design is based on four areas of activity, plus a project management unit (PMU): 

• Debt Resolution. The aim is to develop a debt resolution process that is transparent, equitable, and easy for producers to 

understand; and which does not compromise the ability of efficient producers to raise productivity and incomes, and to invest. 

• Debt Conversion. The debt conversion instrument will be used to remove the repayment of debts off the farms’ balance sheets to 

allow for alternative channels of financing and output sales by “de-linking” them from their creditors. Secondly, due to current levels of 

profitability and financial situation of most indebted farmers, the current levels of the audited seasonal debt will be converted to long term 

ones. 

• Farmer Participation in the Cotton Value Chain. The project will introduce a sustainable and professionally organized farmer 

participatory financing system through the creation of either a cotton ginning or input supply cooperative enterprise. The objective of this 

system is to provide a viable and more equitable alternative to that which is currently operating in the Tajik cotton sector. 

• Policy Support and Impact Analysis. The project’s impact at national level will depend heavily on the capacity of government to act 

decisively in the areas of debt resolution, competition, land use and local government activity. This component will conduct an annual 

analysis of the impact of policy decisions and project activity on farm productivity, farm incomes and farmer share of the cotton value chain. 

The development objective (PDO) of the Cotton Export Credit Enhancement Project is to catalyze and facilitate entry of international 

financing into the Tajik cotton financing cycle in the short-term, while reforms are taking hold. The project will create a pre-shipment export 

credit finance facility which will make funds available in the period immediately post harvest for the purchase of seed cotton from farmers. 

The development objective of the Energy Emergency Recovery Assistance Project is urgently to increase the volume and reliability of the 

national energy supply, especially in the winter season, by supporting the implementation of the Recipient’s Energy Emergency Mitigation 

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These objectives will be realized through: (i) increasing, to the extent possible, thermal and heat energy supply from existing assets in the 

shortest possible timeframe and initiating institutional and technical measures to be able to increase the amount and reliability of energy 

supplied to the population during the next two winter seasons; (ii) enabling better reservoir management at Nurek reservoir to ensure the 

really disastrous situation (shutting down of the Nurek cascade) is avoided during February-April 2008; (iii) helping the Tajik authorities to 

organize themselves to manage such emergency situations and ensuring better management of the finances of the electricity and gas utilities 

to have sufficient working capital for fuel purchases and maintenance expenditures and timely settlement of arrears for fuel purchases 

(especially for gas). 

The Government of Republic of Tajikistan (GoRT) has recognized the emergency and has acted swiftly to formulate, an Energy Emergency 

Mitigation Action Plan (EEMAP) for addressing this emergency. The Bank and UNDP (on the energy sector and humanitarian aspects 

respectively) have provided assistance in the formulation of this EEMAP. 

The WB is currently working closely with donors to develop a Joint Country Support Strategy (JCSS) that is based on the government PRSP. 

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Bilateral 

Turkish International Cooperation Agency 

Contact: Mr. Cavit KÖSEOĞLU 

Program Coordinator 

Tel: 221-90-41, 223-40-45 Fax: 251-01-22 

E-mail: dusanbe@tika.gov.tr 

Website: www.tika.gov.tr 


Turkey's official development assistance is taking off. The Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA), which executes and 

coordinates Turkey's international development assistance, has been going through some radical changes. Established in 1992 in response to 

the disintegration of the Soviet Union, TIKA aims to extend development assistance to neighboring countries and other developing countries. 

The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) is the Turkish Government’s Development Cooperation Agency. 

TIKA has coordination offices in 22 countries and operates in many countries across Africa, Asia and Europe, delivering development 

assistance to partner countries through its projects and activities. 

Roles and Responsibilities 

The roles and responsibilities of TIKA include: 

1. Providing economic, commercial, technical, social, cultural and educational cooperation to developing countries via projects aimed 

at assisting the development of these countries. 

2. Defining economic, commercial, technical, social, cultural and educational cooperation and assistance areas by taking into 

consideration the development objectives and needs of developing nations and developing the required projects or securing the development 

of these projects by private sector organizations. 

3. Establishment of government organizations in developing countries, preparation of legislation, placement of civil servants, 

provision of assistance required during the transition to a free-market economy in the areas of banking, insurance, international trade, finance 

and taxation, deployment of experts to these countries, provision of work experience and education to employees from these countries as well 

as undertaking coordination required for the allocation of grants to these employees. 

4. Undertaking the required organization for overseas cooperation programs in the areas of education and culture in cooperation and 

coordination with Turkish Cultural Centers. 

5. Providing cooperation to other Non-Governmental Organizations in line with TIKA’s main roles and responsibilities. 

TIKA was formed on the basis of providing development assistance foremost to developing countries where Turkish is spoken and countries 

that border Turkey as well as improving cooperation through projects and programs in economic, commercial, technical, social, cultural and 

educational arenas. 

• Defining development needs and targets as well as possible areas of cooperation and assistance while taking into consideration our 

nation’s priorities, 

• Preparing required programs and projects or facilitating preparation by private sector organizations, 

• Improving economic, commercial, technical, social, cultural and educational cooperation through projects and programs, 

• Strengthening independent government bodies; and 

• Supporting efforts to transition to a market economy. 

TIKA implements projects within a framework of improving cooperation and assuring development support and humanitarian aid through: 

• Establishing corporate structures in all sectors, 

• Enhancement of agriculture and animal husbandry, 

• Infrastructure improvement, 

• Social development and improvement of living standards, 

• Providing vocational training and employment, 

• Protecting monuments of joint heritage and culture, 

• Improvement of cultural relation, 

• Enabling familiarization by providing information as well as introduction and publishing activities; and 

• Assisting in the teaching of the Turkish language as part of capacity development. 

Vision 

TIKA’s vision is to be a reputable leader in its field and constantly remain a peak Development Cooperation Agency in line with world 

standards by revising its targets according to changing world conjuncture. 

Within this framework, TIKA has adopted: 

• Creating a climate conducive to peace and cooperation by implementing projects that embrace all segments and ‘Improve Regional 

Cooperation,’ 

• Providing partial relief by implementing projects that foremost solve humanitarian problems in underdeveloped countries (E.g. 

Africa, the Middle East etc.) and creating scope for cooperation by providing ‘Development Aid’ in these regions, 

• Implementing macro-projects in regions that are developed to some degree (such as Eastern Europe and Central Asia) to maximize 

cooperation opportunities and attaining system compatibility through a ‘Joint Global Understanding for Development’; and 

• Facilitating the ease of Global Cooperation by carrying the values and elements of cultural geography to universal dimensions. 



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Social Infrastructure Development Programme, Production Sector Programme, Cultural Cooperation and Communications Development 

Programme. 


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Bilateral 

UK Department for International Development 

Contact: Mr. Dylan Winder 

Head, DFID Tajikistan 

Tel: 224-22-21 Fax: 227-17-26 

E-mail: DF-Winder@dfid.gov.uk 

Website: www.dfid.gov.uk 


The Department for International Development (DFID) is the UK Government department responsible for promoting sustainable 

development, reducing poverty and achieving millennium development goals. DFID started its bilateral programmes in Tajikistan in 2003. 

The DFID office in Tajikistan is based in the British Embassy, Dushanbe. 

DFID works in partnership with the Government of Tajikistan and international donor community to support a country driven, result oriented, 

poverty reduction programme. DFID supports the adoption of the DAC Paris declaration for improved aid effectiveness. 


1. Social Development Sector 

- TA to the National Social Investment Fund of Tajikistan 

- Child Poverty Study in Tajikistan 

- Support to Statistics Agency 

- Multiyear Integrated Statistics Plan 

- Tajikistan Living Standards Survey 2007 

2. Private Sector 

- TA to the Tajikistan Micro and Small enterprises Finance Facility (TMSEFF-managed by EBRD) 

- Private sector development scoping work 

- Technical assistance to implementation support for Private Sector Development Strategy in the Republic of Tajikistan 

- Pilot co-ordination of private sector development in Business Enabling Environment 

3. Health Sector 

- Central Asian Regional HIV/AIDS project 

4. Rural development sector 

- Supporting the Development of the Third Party Arbitration Courts 

- Zarafshan Valley Development Project 

- Support to coordination work in agriculture sector 

5. Public Administration and Public Finance Management 

- Public Sector Pay Policy (WB trust fund) 

- Programatic Public Expenditure Review 

- Support to MTEF roll out 

- PETS (Public Expenditure Tracking Survey) in Education and Health 

6. PRSP2 

- Support to PRS-2 design, prioritization, monitoring and dissemination 

7.Water sector 

- Scoping mission to inform on potential areas for DFID support 


DFID is in the process of developing a three-year plan towards aid effectiveness, inclusive economic growth and links to regional 

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Multilateral 

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 

Contact: Ms. Yukie Mokuo 

Representative 

Tel: 701-14-89/90/91 Fax: 701-14-95/96 

E-mail: dushanbe@unicef.org 

Website: www.unicef.org/tajikistan 


UNICEF was first known as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund and in 1953 it became permanent member of the 

United Nations. UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s and women’s 

rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. The organization is guided by the 

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and strives to 

establish children's rights as enduring ethical principals and international standards of behavior towards children. In Tajikistan, UNICEF 

began to work in 1993, shortly after the independence of the Republic. Now UNICEF is in its third country programme cycle of cooperation 

in Tajikistan. 

UNICEF Tajikistan is mandated to share its rich global experiences in the area of children and women’s rights realization with the countries 

in which it has offices based on their national and local situation analysis and priorities within the framework of international commitments 

for children and women. In Tajikistan, as a country which has gained its independence recently and is going through a transitional period, 

while also addressing the devastation caused by several years of conflict and the constant challenges of natural disasters - UNICEF has been 

committed to work with the Government, other UN agencies, IFIs (International Financial Institution), INGOs (International Non 

Governmental Organization) and NGOs to enhance capacities to address key issues for children and women in this regard. In health, UNICEF 

is consistently working with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders to move towards a reduction in the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), 

the Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) and the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) as a priority. In education, UNICEF works very closely 

with the Ministry of Education to improve access to and quality of education through various mechanisms at the national and local level with 

a focus on girls’ education and other disadvantaged groups. In Young People’s Health and Participation, UNICEF works hand in hand with 

the government and other partners to address the challenges of tapping into the full potential of Tajikistan’s large youth population especially 

with regards to the risks of HIV and AIDs. In the Social Policy Reform and Child Protection program, UNICEF works closely with the NCCR 

(National Commission on Child Rights) and other partners to address the very sensitive issues of child protection including institutionalized 

children, children with disability, violence against children and juvenile justice. As based within the framework of the Convention on the 

Rights of the Child (CRC), children’s rights can only be realized through a holistic and multi-sectoral approach which is the approach of 

UNICEF’s office in Tajikistan with its partners. 

UNICEF Tajikistan closely co-operates with Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Ministry of 

Justice, National Commission on Child Protection, State Committee on Statistics, local governments, donor agencies, other UN organizations 

and NGOs. 


1995-1999 programme cycle more focused on emergency response in the fields of health, education, water and sanitation and nutrition 

through capacity building and support service delivery. There were 5 projects and the total funds utilized for 5 years were USD9,000,000. 

2000-2004 programme cycle aimed to reduce infant and maternal mortality and the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies; to improve 

children’s learning environments; to increase school attendance and reduce drop-out rates; to promote a child protection system; and to raise 

awareness among young people on HIV and AIDs and healthy lifestyles. There were 3 programmes : 1. Mother and Child Survival, 

Development and Protection, 2.Child Enrichment, 3.Young People Well-being and total funds utilized for 5 years: $18,835,000. 

The new programme 2005-2009 focuses on key issues which were identified in the context of the UNDAF and national priorities and are 

based on the comparative advantages of UNICEF grounded in national and local experience; international commitments such as MDGs, the 

PRSP, the priorities of the government and those of the UNICEF (MTSP). 

The new programme cycle has 4 programmes: 1. Maternal and Child Care Programme, 2. Quality Basic Education for All, 3. Young People’s 

Health and Participation, 4. Social Policy Reform and Child Protection. 

1. Maternal and Child Care Programme 

Tajikistan still experiences high child and maternal morbidity and mortality. According to UNICEF MICS (Multiple Indicator Clustor 

Survey) 2005, the Under FIve Child Mortality rate (U5MR) in Tajikistan is 92 per 1,000. Although this is lower as compared to the MICS 

2000 data (126 per 1,000), U5MR in Tajikistan stays very high. The UNICEF State of the World Children Report 2005 estimates that the 

Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) as 100 per 100,000 live births. Lessons learned from the previous country programme show that 

interventions require a greater emphasis on a holistic approach to early childhood development which includes all sectors incorporating 

education, community, parents and health for children below 3 years, in addition improving the quality and access to maternal and child 

health care services and immunization services. By empowering the caregivers of such children with effective knowledge and skills, much 

more can be achieved in providing a good start in life for all children. The programme will address the basic causes of high mortality and poor 



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nutritional status of children and women, specifically inappropriate family health-care knowledge and practices and the deteriorating 

management and service delivery capacities of the primary health care (PHC) system. A second component of the programme is the 

Expanded Programme on Immunization plus which focuses on safe and sustainable immunization, and is implemented nationwide. Universal 

immunization of children will continue to be an integral part of the Maternal and Child Care programme, with a shift in focus to enhancing 

coverage through routine immunization. The provision of health care, including health care facilities, supplies and accessibility has undergone 

changes due to the health care reform process which began in 2001 through UNICEF’s support to the Ministry of Health and has been 

progressing with major efforts taking place in 2005 and 2006. 

2. Quality Basic Education for All 

The purpose of the programme component is to provide quality education through improved school environments, processes, content and 

learning outcomes in order to address impediments and constraints that result in low enrolment and drop-outs, especially after fourth grade 

and improve the capacity of the educational system. The Programme component has two projects. Project 1, Education for All, which is more 

related to policy level work with the education partners. Project 2, Child Friendly Environment, focuses on creation of a gender sensitive and 

friendly school environment, through interventions in health, hygiene, sanitation and safe water practices in priority districts. It also targets 

Life Skills Education for adolescent girls. Tajikistan still faces the problem of low completion rates of 9 years compulsory education among 

girls, as drop-outs and non-attendance become more evident among girls at higher grades. UNICEF directly contributes to the acceleration of 

the education reform process at both the national and sub-national level in order to provide an enabling environment for interventions at the 

school and community level. Based on the successful experiences of the child participation component in the previous country programme, 

the interventions will seek to introduce more child centered educational processes through greater child participation. The programme 

component will directly contribute to increased access to and completion of basic education, especially for girls, to 90% in three oblasts. An 

important aspect of the programme is the role of Water, Environment and Sanitation activities which enabling the creation of gender-friendly 

education and school environment, improved sanitary conditions in schools encourages girls to return back to the schools as it provides girl 

friendly facilities that have security and privacy. 

3. Young People’s Health and Participation 

Young people of Tajikistan face new challenges, including an alarmingly increasing transmission of HIV and AIDs, limited opportunities for 

participation in civil society, and lack of access to life skills education. The Young Peoples’ Health and Participation programme takes place 

in an environment where families, service providers and decision makers have stereotypes about young people, do not sufficiently understand 

problems affecting them, or do not appreciate the potential contribution they could make to society. To empower them to deal with these 

challenges and risks in a transitional society, the country programme will focus attention on the rights of young people to participation and 

well being, through a separate programme component. The programme component will have a strong focus on youth participation, and at the 

same time respond to the global and national priority of prevention of HIV and AIDS. It will provide young people with opportunities to 

participate actively in civil society and enable them to make appropriate decisions affecting their lives. Young People’s Participation focuses 

on building up youth and child participation forums and networks at the national and sub-national level in the 15 priority districts. It also 

focuses on child rights, for creation of an enabling environment for the realization of the rights of the child in Tajikistan, through formation of 

networks of civil society institutions, media and policy advocacy for the right of children to participate in different programmes. 

4. Social Policy Reform and Child Protection 

The highly centralized social welfare system and the absence of community-based alternatives that respond to families facing social risks are 

key concerns in child protection. Many children are deprived of a family environment, while a large number of children with disabilities 

reside in communities without having access to health care and education. Policy makers, service providers and community leaders lack the 

capacities needed to address these issues. The programme component will focus on reaching children at risk, such as children coming out of 

institutions, children from broken homes, disabled children and suffering from violence and substance abuse through creating alternative 

family based care and integrating them with families. Changes for children at risk will be the result of a progressive social protection policy 

reform to render more effective support to vulnerable families and children in need of special protection which has been initiated by the 

Ministry of Social Protection and Labour with the support of UNICEF. Advocacy for moving away from the institutionalized basis of 

childcare promoted by the erstwhile state run child welfare system will be carried out, both at the policy and community level. 


UNICEF will continue to support Government efforts in implementing CRC and CEDAW in child and mother survival, protection and 

development issues. UNICEF is not involved in giving loans or grants for Programme/project implementation. Its main strategies are capacity 

building, advocacy and support to service delivery. 

UNICEF Tajikistan began the implementation of its third country programme in Tajikistan in 2005, within the framework of the United 

Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), and with strong support from the Government and other partners. In all sectors, it 

continues to focus and contribute to policy level work with the Government, partnership and alliance building on children and women’s 

rights, capacity building of partners as duty bearers in various areas of focus, provision of data and data analysis for improved planning and 

advocacy, as well as overall support to service delivery. Those achievements are highlighted in UNICEF technical assistance and donor 

coordination role in implementing the government’s Health and Education Sector Strategy Development for National Strategy Development 

and the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). UNICEF plays a role or coordinator among donors in Education Sector and continues to provide 

technical expertise in Health Sector. As 2007 is a half way thorugh the Country Programme Cycle 2005-2009, The Mid Term Review is 

planned, and there might be some changes in programme structure. The Country Programme needs to enhance further cross-sectoral synergy 

and focus to accelerate the local governance policy support and community based actions. 



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Multilateral 

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 

Contact: Ms. Nargis Azizova 

Gender and Governance Advisor 

Tel: 441-06-41 Fax: 441-06-46 

E-mail: nargis.azizova@unifem.org 

Website: www.unifemcis.org, www.untj.org/gender 


UNIFEM is the women’s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to 

foster women’s empowerment and gender equality. Placing the advancement of women’s human rights at the centre of all of its efforts, 

UNIFEM focuses its activities on four strategic areas: 

• Reducing feminized poverty; 

• Ending violence against women; 

• Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls; 

• Achieving gender equality in democratic governance in times of peace as well as war. 


UNIFEM continuously works towards engendering national policy in Tajikistan. UNIFEM supports national partners through strengthening 

their capacity to more effectively address gender equality perspectives in their daily activities. 

To support rural women and extend their economic opportunities in the light of the state land reform of 2002-2005 UNIFEM is working 

towards securing women’s economic rights. In 2003-2005 UNIFEM has implemented the project “Women’s Land Rights”, which resulted in 

significant progress at policy and legislative levels. In 2007 UNIFEM has started implementation of the joint project on gender responsive 

monitoring of land reforms in partnership with FAO and CIDA’s funding, which is envisaged to allow for a multi-level, streamlined approach 

both for institutional strengthening of the Government and for safeguarding rights of the rural poor. Specifically, the project will aim to 

support women, today’s leading workforce in Tajikistan’s agriculture, in securing their land use rights and subsequently their livelihoods. 

In addition to the above, Tajikistan is also a part of the regional initiatives and projects working towards eliminating violence against women, 

gender dimensions of HIV/AIDS, gender responsive budgeting, etc. 


Theme 1: Enhance women’s economic security and rights 

Theme 2: Reduce prevalence of violence against women and HIV/AIDS 

Theme 3: Advance gender justice in democratic governance 



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Contact: Mr. Michael Jones 

UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident 

Coordinator in Tajikistan 

Tel: 441-06-41 Fax: 441-06-46 

E-mail: registry.tj@undp.org 

Website: http://www.undp.tj 


The last twenty years have been extremely turbulent for the people of Tajikistan. The country was arguably one of the republics that were hit 

the hardest by the fall of the Soviet Union. Counting as the poorest Soviet republic, much of the state budget and the entire economy were 

dependent on subsidies and advantageous barter trades. Consequently, the removal of the planned Soviet economic system was a blow with 

disastrous social consequences. The situation was further aggravated by the bloody civil war that broke out in 1992, and that lasted until a 

peace accord was enacted in 2000. 

UNDP has been on the ground in Tajikistan since 1994. Nowadays, Tajikistan is a peaceful and stable country, with a rapidly developing 

economy. However, it is still simultaneously facing challenges of transition, a post-conflict state and of “ordinary” poverty reduction. 

UNDP’s programme in the country consequently represents a broad spectrum of activities, within all five practice areas. To read more about 

UNDP Tajikistan’s projects, please click on the links below: 

• Poverty reduction 

• Democratic governance 

• Crisis prevention 

• Energy and environment 

• HIV/AIDS 


- Capacity to Treat HIV/AIDS 

- Malaria Control in Tajikistan 

- TB control in Tajikistan 

- Mine Action 

- Second National Communication of Tajikistan to UNFCCC 

- Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Gissar Mountains 

- Tajikistan’s rural development of renewal energy sources 

- Demonstrating Local Responses to Combating Land Degradation and Improving Sustainable Land Management in SW Tajikistan 

- Community Learning and Institutional Capacity Building for Global Environmental Management and Poverty Reduction in 


- Support to Sustainable Transport Management in Dushanbe 

- Disaster Risk Management 

- Natural disaster preparedness for communities in high-risk districts in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan (Environment and 

Security Initiative - Ferghana Valley) 

- Improved measures in place for disaster mitigation in Zeravshan Valley 

- Capacity for Entrepreneurship 

- Sustainable Local Capital 

- Improved Environment for Business and Entrepreneurship 

- Support to the government to implement main conclusions of the 2005 Transboundary River Conference 

- Improved access to rural infrastructure 

- Enhanced accountability: Promoting Transparency and Accountability; & Economic Governance and Transparency Initiative 

- Accelerating MDG Attainment 

- National Development Strategy; 

- Donor Coordination support 

- Border Management in Central Asia (BOMCA) 

- Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP) 


The direction for the UNDP country programme in 2008 will focus on certain of the priorities in the National Development Strategy. The 

UNDP Country Programme will contribute directly to meeting the outcomes set forth in the United Nations Development Framework 

(UNDAF) and Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP), focusing on four interlinked thematic areas: (1) Transforming livelihoods - 

increased agricultural productivity, food security and economic opportunities, especially for women and vulnerable groups; (2) Redistributing 

responsibilities - increased responsiveness and accountability of decision-making structures, including the justice system; and (3) Reversing 

declines - strengthened capacity to prevent and reduce infectious diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis as well as building 

capacities for mine action and (4) Overcoming mountains - Natural resources sustainably managed and fewer persons killed or affected by 

disasters. It will focus on supporting the Government in its progress towards achieving the MDGs, by advancing economic and democratic 

reforms, improving environment and fostering the participation of civil society in development processes at national and local levels. 



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Multilateral 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 

Contact: Mr. Iliya Todorovich 

UNHCR Representative 

Tel: 221-83-78, 221-82-46, 221-74-24 Fax: 251-00-39 

E-mail: TJKDU@UNHCR.ORG 

Website: 


The United Nations mandates UNHCR, the United Nations refugee organization, to lead and coordinate international action for the world 

wide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee problems. UNHCR's primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well being of 

refugees. UNHCR strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another state, and to return 

home voluntarily. By assisting refugees to return to their own country or to settle in another country, UNHCR also seeks durable solution to 

their plight. UNHCR's efforts are mandated by the organization's Statute and guided by the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of 

Refugees and its 1967 protocol. International Refugee Law provides an essential framework of principals for UNHCR's humanitarian 

activities. UNHCR actively seeks to consolidate the reintegration of returning refugees to their country of origin, thereby averting the 

recurrence of refugee-producing situations. UNHCR offers protection and assistance to refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR, on 

the basis of their need and irrespective of their race, religion, political opinion or gender. UNHCR pays particular attention to the need of 

children and seeks to promote the equal rights of women and girls. In its efforts to protect refugees and promote solution to their problems, 

UNHCR works in partnership with government, international and non-governmental organizations. UNHCR provides protection and 

assistance not only to refugees, but also to other categories of displaced or needy persons. These include asylum seekers, refugees who have 

returned home but still need help in rebuilding their lives, local civilian communities which are directly affected by the movements of 

refugees and, perhaps most importantly growing numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs). UNHCR has been working closely with the 

Government on capacity building through training of judges, lawyers and law enforcement bodies, providing technical assistance towards 

drafting legal instruments meeting international standards. In addition to their legal vulnerability, refugees are highly dependent on UNHCR 

material assistance. UNHCR protection and material assistance serves as a mean of survival for many of them. 


In 1993 UNHCR started the repatriation, rehabilitation, reconstruction and reintegration program for Tajik returnees. During this period more 

than 53,000 Tajiks were repatriated from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. In order to raise the 

absorption capacity in area of return, rehabilitation of infrastructure was undertaken and following work has been successfully completed: 

25,000 destroyed houses, 9 schools and 11 health clinics reconstructed; 4 water supply system rehabilitated and 3, 048 hand pumps installed 

in Khatlon region. Besides UNHCR funded agriculture projects such as: reconstruction of 23 irrigation pumps, development of land lease 

(2,204 ha), canal drainage cleaning (26,772 km), distribution of seeds and fertilizers, construction of 22 rice and flour mills, 1,585 livestock 

distributed, veterinarian service. 

In 2001, UNHCR established micro-credits projects for returning Tajiks. These projects also benefited other member of the community, 

namely, those Tajiks that did not flee their country because of the conflict. The projects have been very successful with a 99% reimbursement 

rate. In 2006, UNHCR decided that it was time to place them under a development strategy and, on 20 December 2006, signed a 

Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), for their transfer, effective 1 January 2007, to that 

United Nations agency. 

UNHCR has been working closely with the relevant authorities of Tajikistan and, in particular, with the State Agency on Social protection, 

Employment and Migration to bring the national Refugee Status Determination (RSD) procedure in line with international standards. UNHCR 

has been providing assistance to train Government Officials and strengthen institutions dealing with refugees. 

UNHCR has been facilitating the voluntary return of Afghan refugees to their country. Since 2002, some 10,000 Afghan refugees have 

returned to their country with UNHCR's assistance. The numbers are decreasing, however, as witnessed by the fact that in 2004 there were 

only 66 returns, 25 in 2005, 52 in 2006 and 27 in 2007. 

In 2004, UNHCR and Canada agreed to implement a resettlement program for refugees in Tajikistan. A similar agreement was reached with 

the United States and a program started in 2005. Both programs came to an end in late 2006. Under these resettlement programmes, over 

1,300 refugess, mainly Afghans, were resettled to Canada and USA. 

The current UNHCR objective is to build asylum regime in the country, find durable solutions to long-staying Afghan refugee in the country, 

continue to provide legal assistance to asylum seekers and refugees and material assistance to the neediest refugees. 


In 2008, UNHCR will pursue the following main objectives. First will provide technical and legal advice and assist Government and 

institutions dealing with refugees and asylum seekers to fulfil the obligations under 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees and its 

1967 Protocol, to ensure that the laws of the Republic of Tajikistan are consistent with international legislation and practice. 

Second, UNHCR will continue to seek durable solutions for Afghan refugees. In this respect, the voluntary repatriation in Tajikistan will 

continue as in previous years. Resettlement will be pursued for vulnerable and deserving cases on an individual basis. Resettlement to third 

countries will be carried out on an individual basis as a protection tool and for cases of family reunification. 

Third, seek and implement solutions for remaining long-staying Afghan refugees, namely those who cannot or do not want to return to their 

country of origin and do not meet resettlement criteria. Finding local solutions for remaining Afghan refugees in Tajikistan has been discussed 



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with the Government since October 2005. For remaining Afghan refugees in Tajikistan, the local solution may take the form of permanent 

residence or Tajik nationality for those meeting the criteria established by the law on nationality. 

UNHCR will continue to protect and assist Afghan refugees by providing legal assistance, cover the costs for medical expenses and limited 

assistance to real vulnerable families. The vocational skills training and income generation related programme will also continue. 



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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for 

Central Asia 

Multilateral 

Contact: Mr. James Callahan 

Regional Representative 

Tel: (+998-71)-1208050 Fax: (+998-71)-120-62-90 

E-mail: unodc.roca@unodc.org 

Website: www.unodc.org/uzbekistan 


UNODC ROCA is headquartered in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with sub-offices in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. It aims 

to reduce the impact that drugs and crime have on development in the region. To do so, it carries out a range of activities. ROCA analyses and 

disseminates information on drug and crime issues. Based on these analyses, it develops and implements assistance projects in the Central 

Asian republics that pre-empt, prevent, mitigate and react to the damage caused by drugs and crime. These include law enforcement training 

programs, policy/legislation advice to governments and drug abuse reduction. An important parallel responsibility for ROCA is to generate 

and facilitate regional responses to international and transnational problems related to its mandate. 


UNODC has completed several projects in Tajikistan including preparatory assistance of the Strengthening of Control Measures on the Tajik- 

Afghan Border (RAS/98/D63, US$ 62,150); Promotion of a multisectoral effective response to HIV/AIDS and STD in Drug use Tajikistan 

(TAJ/99/E39, US$ 228,000); Institution-Building, Strategy Development and Improvement of Drug and Crime Control Measures in 

Tajikistan (TAJ/99/D65 US$4,175,800); Strengthening Control Capacity of the Russian Federal Border Service along the border between 

Afghanistan and Tajikistan (RER/00/E23, US$ 2,049,800); and Anti-Drug measures in Tajikistan (TAJ/02/G65 US$ 352,139 ˆ 400,000). 

There are two ongoing UNODC projects in Tajikistan: 

• TAJ/E24 - “Strengthening control along the Tajik/Afghan border”, revised budget US$ 8,125,414 

Prime beneficiaries of the revised project would be (1) border guards (MDBF of the SCNS), (2) the counter-narcotics and analysis 

departments of the SCNS, and (3) Counter Drugs Department (CDD) of the MOI. The project will provide extended support to these agencies 

in further developing their intelligence analysis, communication and information sharing capacities, thus increasing the cooperation of these 

bodies. The CDD of the MOI and the MDBF SCNS will be assisted by the project in establishing and developing an interagency mobile 

investigation unit. The project also will assist MDBF in (1) upgrading selected border outposts in Shuroabad area of Tajik-Afghan border; (2) 

strengthening its operations/intelligence department; and (3) in cooperating with Afghan counterparts. 

• TAJ/H03 - “Tajikistan Drug Control Agency (DCA) - (Phase II of TAJ/D65)”, Revised budget - US$ 11,384,261 

The current project revision aims at (a) improving international cooperation by increasing joint operational activities such as controlled 

deliveries; (b) strengthening national cooperation by increasing joint operational activities and having the DCA officers providing training to 

other Tajik drug law enforcement agencies (train the trainers), establish infrastructure for information exchange among Tajik drug law 

enforcement agencies; (c) extending the duration of the project in line with the continuing need for donor support to the DCA; (d) prolonging 

the originally planned duration of the exit strategy in response to significantly changed external circumstances e.g. the massive opium poppy 

cultivation and morphine/heroin production in Afghanistan during 2006 following a non broken trend in 2007 and the Russian Federal Border 

Services (RFBS) withdrawal from the Tajik Afghan border; (e) further development of forensic and chemical analysis capacities; and (f) 

strengthening the existing drug detecting dogs handlers’ capacity. 

Tajikistan also participates in several regional projects, including the CARICC project (RER/H22), precursor control (RER/E29), regional 

information systems (RER/F23), controlled deliveries (RER/F43) computer-based training for enforcement (CBT, RER/F60), effective HIV 

prevention and care for vulnerable population in Central Asia and Azerbaijan/2006-2010 (RER/I29) and in new demand reduction 

interventions. UNODC cooperates with Tajik authorities in several global and regional projects. 

Since 2001, after sustained advisory and drafting support provided under GLO/900 “Legal assistance project for East Asia and the CIS 

countries”, domestic legislation in the fields of licit drug control and combating illicit drug trafficking has been significantly upgraded in line 

with the UN drug control conventions. Law-enforcement and judicial personnel, as well as licit drug control regulatory authorities have 

received substantive training in the field of international legal cooperation (mutual legal assistance, extradition, confiscation) and in the field 

of control of licit drugs, respectively. 

Since 2005 assistance is being provided under the UNODC “Global Project on strengthening of legal regime against terrorism” by UNODC 

Terrorism Prevention Branch. 


The Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan face a variety of security threats and 

developmental challenges. These include terrorism, escalating rates of drug abuse and a commensurately increasing HIV/AIDS rate, weak 



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border controls that make it an ideal transit corridor for opium and heroin originating from Afghanistan and rampant corruption that facilitates 

organized crime. 

The Strategic Programme Framework for Central Asia 2008 - 2011 (SPF) outlines a coherent policy guiding ROCA activities for the 

forthcoming four years and is based on a situation analysis aimed at placing drug control and crime prevention issues in the context of the 

overall political, economic, social and security situation in the region. This document will serve as a guide for UNODC’s work in Central 

Asia, including support for the six regional strategic objectives of UNODC Regional Strategy for West and Central Asia: 

i. Improved coordination 

ii. Improved formal and informal cooperation among the countries of origin, transit and destination of Afghan opiates 

iii. Enhanced information / intelligence collection, analysis and exchange 

iv. Effective regional precursor chemical control 

v. Strengthened border control & cross-border cooperation 

vi. Effective responses to drug abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care 

ROCA has been designated the lead office for regional mutual legal assistance and information/intelligence collection, analysis and exchange 

activities as well as for creating adequate linkages regarding such issues in other countries of West and Central Asia. Further, to address 

effectively the primary issues in regard to organized crime, corruption and terrorism that affect the region, an additional objective on 

countering organised crime, terrorism, human trafficking and corruption is included in this strategy: 

vii. Strengthened national capacities in countering transnational organized crime (i.e. human trafficking and smuggling of migrants), 

corruption, money laundering & terrorism 

This SPF takes into consideration consultations within the regional UN Country Teams on the UN Development Assistance Framework 

(UNDAF), discussions with UN partners in the Theme Group on HIV/AIDS, as well as those with UNODC’s counterparts in the 

Governments of Central Asian states. It also reflects discussions with bilateral and multilateral donor representatives in Central Asian 

countries, in Paris Pact meetings and in other fora. 



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Multilateral 

United Nations Population Fund 

Contact: Mr. Michael Jones 

Resident Coordinator of UNFPA 

Tel: 441-06-90 Fax: 441-06-46 

E-mail: unfpa.tj@undp.org 

Website: www.untj.org 


UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child 

to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce 

poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman 

is treated with dignity and respect. 


UNFPA support to Tajikistan was initiated under a subregional programme from 1995 to 1999. UNFPA and Government of Tajikistan 

developed first country programme (2000-2004) in the amount of US$ 3.05 million. The focus of the first country programme was to increase 

the utilization of integrated, gender-sensitive and high quality reproductive health services, especially among rural and underserved 

populations. 

The second country programme was developed 2005-2009 in the amount 2,6 million. Ongoing UNFPA programme contributes to poverty 

reduction by focusing on reproductive health and family planning, population and development strategies, and women's empowerment. 

Proramme intervantions focus on geographical area such as Soghd oblast in the north, and selected districts of Khatlon oblast in the south. 


The UNFPA office will continute to focus on the areas conicideing with its mandate. In particular the following activities are planned for this 

year (2008): (1) capacuty building of statistical and Primary Health Care facililties in analysis, usage and communication of the RH statistical 

information; (2) support the CPD mandated to coordinate intersectoral mechanism and promotes the use of data in monitoring and evaluation 

of national frameworks, especially targets related to RH; (3) support to English proficiency courses for students/faculty members of TSNU 

and staff of the State Statistic Committee; (4) publication of a package of youth friendly, gender sensitive materials; (5) introduction of a 

package of youth friendly information in non-formal settings and schools/universities through face-to-face communication (6) introducing 

family life education and youth friendly information into curricula of secondary schools; (7) involvement of the religious leaders into the 

promotion of the SRH/RR and HIV/AIDS prevention issues among adolescents and introduction of family planning into the curricular of the 

Islamic educational institutions; (8) conducting a mass media campaigns on HIV prevention through out the country; (9) development of the 

Y-peer network in Tajikistan; (10) completing the KAPB survey; (11) advocacy workshop on ICPD; (12) workshop on GBV prevention; 

(13)“Beyond the Numbers” initiative reviewing maternal deaths and complications to make pregnancy safer; (14) technical workshops on 

clinical protocols; d) EmOC field assessment visits; (15) training on Colposcopy; (16) workshops on counseling for midwifes (based on the 

who guidelines “Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use” and “Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use”; (17) 

support to participation of the MOH staff at the International conferences; (18) establishing a RHCS, including CLMIS monitoring and 

evaluation mechanism in line with the provisions of the MoH RH Strategy Action Plan; (19) introduction and monitoring of the use of 

CHANNEL; (20) securing necessary RH related equipment, contraceptive supplies and registers. 



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Multilateral 

United Nations World Food Programme 

Contact: Mr. Zlatan Milisic 

Representative/Country Director 

Tel: 224-39-50, 221-09-19, 221-09-07 Fax: 251-87-00 

E-mail: Wfp.dushanbe@wfp.org 

Website: www.wfp.org 


The World Food Program is the frontline United Nations agency mandated to eradicate hunger worldwide. 

The United Nations General Assembly acted in 1961 to establish the World Food Program. WFP began its mission of eradicating hunger in 

January 1963 with the opening of its HQ in Rome. Today, with more than 4,000 staff members operating in 82 countries, WFP is the largest 

international food aid organization in the world. 

WFP fights hunger primarily in two ways. In disasters, it provides emergency food aid and where people are chronically hungry, WFP 

provides food-for-work, food for health and food for education assistance, helping people to become self-reliant. Every day, WFP emergency 

response teams rush supplies to millions of the victims strife and disasters, be it war, ethnic conflict, political strife, flood, drought or crop 

failure. Such crises consume most of WFP's resources. 

All contributions to WFP are voluntary. They come from donor nations, non-governmental organizations, corporations and individuals. 

WFP Tajikistan is the largest international agency in the country with the capacity to undertake programs in all regions through its four field 

offices and through the Country Office in the capital. 


Fom 1993 until 1999 WFP distributed some 116,623 Mt of humanitarian food aid to Tajikistan amounting to some 60.6 million US dollars. 

Food commodities were distributed to more than one million beneficiaries in each of the years. 

From July 1999 to July 2001, WFP implemented the first of its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 6087: “Food assistance to 

vulnerable groups and recovery activities”), rendering assistance to more than half a million people through its Vulnerable Group Feeding 

(VGF) and Food for Work scheme. 

In reply to the country’s president's address to the international community requesting assistance to drought-affected people of Tajikistan, 

WFP in 2000, initiated its Emergency Operation (EMOP 6288: “Emergency food assistance to victims of Crop Failure and Drought”) 

intended to assist 1.2 million people in rural areas through Vulnerable Group Feeding and Food For Asset Rehabilitation with the purpose of 

rehabilitating agricultural infrastructure. 

Overall, from 1993 to 2008, WFP distributed over 650,000 MT of food distributed to several million people at a value of over USD 200 

million. 

Currently WFP implements its activities though PRRO 10603.0 ‘Transitional Relief and Recovery Support to Food-Insecure Households’, 

which was launched in July 2007 and planned to be over by 30 June 2009. It aims to assist 590,800 beneficiaries with 37,696 MT of food, at a 

cost of USD 22.8 million. The project aims at providing food assistance to the most food insecure households in marginalized geographic 

areas and implementing recovery activities that promote food security and self-sustainability. 

The overall goal of the WFP intervention in Tajikistan is to improve household food security, preserve/rehabilitate assets, increase food 

production and promote investment in human capital. This has been accomplished through a combination of continued relief assistance for 

vulnerable groups, and the implementation of recovery activities, such as, Food-for-Work, Food-for-Training, Food For Education 

programme and health and nutrition activities. The PRRO attributes to the Millennium Development Goals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. 


WFP's New Project, PRRO 10603.0, which has been started in July 2007 and will be run for two years from July 2007 to June 2009, is 

focused more on recovery than relief activities and represents a gradual phase-down of WFP activities in Tajikistan. This gradual phase down 

is expected to be followed by handing over of the key WFP activities to the Government of Tajikistan for their continued management and 

implementation and the departure of WFP from Tajikistan. WFP is currently discussing with relevant government ministries whether it should 

have a follow up development project after the current PRRO 10603 is finished in June 2009, or if it should close its operations in the country. 



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Bilateral 

United States Agency for International Development in RT 

Contact: Ms. Carolyn Bryan 


Tel: 229-26-08 Fax: 229-20-50 

E-mail: skhalimova@usaid.gov 

Website: www.usaid.gov 


USAID works on the behalf of Americans to improve the lives of people throughout the world. 

The name of our organization, USAID, is an abbreviation for the United States Agency for International Development. It is no coincidence 

that, in English, the acronym can be read to mean U.S. aid. USAID was created by the U.S. Government in 1961 to provide U.S. foreign 

economic and social assistance. Currently, USAID works in more than 100 countries around the world, in Africa, Asia and the Near East, 

Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Eurasia. 

USAID promotes peace and stability by fostering economic growth, agriculture, and trade; protecting human health; improving the quality 

and access to basic education; providing emergency humanitarian assistance; preventing conflicts; and enhancing democracy in developing 

countries. These efforts to improve the lives of millions of people worldwide represent U.S. values and advance U.S. interests for peace and 

prosperity. 

USAID began providing assistance to Tajikistan in 1993, soon after the country became independent. Since that time, the American people 

through USAID have provided over $270 million in programs that assist the development of the country’s economic sector, education and 

healthcare systems, and democratic institutions. USAID programs cooperate with ministries, governmental and non-government 

organizations, businesses, and communities to improve laws, create jobs, increase incomes, improve services, and better manage available 

resources. 


Economic Growth (2008 budget of $7.9M in economic growth): USAID helps to reduce regulatory and administrative constraints for SMEs 

by facilitating informative and effective dialogue between the Government and the private sector, supports small and medium enterprises, 

business associations, accounting training, business education, microfinance, and the agricultural sector. In support of regional trade, USAID 

facilitate Tajikistan’s accession to the WTO, focusing on reduction of trade barriers and expanded access to market information. Assistance to 

Parliament and the Ministry of Finance focuses on budgetary and macroeconomic issues. USAID provides support to the State Tax 

Committee in tax administration and to the National Bank in monetary policy and banking supervision. Other focus areas include commercial 

law reform, reduction of regulatory and administrative constraints for SMEs, improving the land tenure legislation to allow for secure land use 

rights and strengthening farmers’ rights to use land. Farmers are helped to improve management of on-farm water and irrigation networks and 

increase agricultural production. USAID also supports creation of agricultural value chains and provides critical financing, support services, 

and training to farmers. USAID also facilitates development of a regional electricity market and supports the Government of Tajikistan in 

reforming the country’s electricity sector by helping to establish a transparent, competitive market; to increase electricity trade; and to 

introduce market-based solutions for transboundary water disputes. 

Health and Education (2008 budget of $2.7M in health, and $1.5M in education): USAID is assisting Tajikistan in implementing health 

system reforms to ensure utilization of quality, client-oriented, cost-effective primary health care services. Projects help implement more 

effective health systems financing and evidence-based medicine. USAID supports implementation of the WHO-recommended live birth 

definition. The Ministry of Health receives assistance in developing its National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program and in improving human 

and systems capacity for TB treatment, prevention, and control. USAID assists in implementing HIV grants from the Global Fund to Fight 

AIDS, TB, and Malaria; and supports training of health professionals and officials in various aspects of HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and 

policy-making. USAID also supports drug use prevention, treatment and rehabilitation programs. USAID supports the Government of 

Tajikistan’s efforts to combat avian influenza. USAID seeks to improve basic education at the primary and secondary school levels. 

Activities include training in teaching methods that stress critical thinking and active learning; capacity building for administrators; and 

education finance reform. 

Governing Justly and Democracy and Good Governance (2008 budget of $5.9M in democracy and good governance): USAID provides 

training, assistance, and small grants to strengthen civil society, promote accountable local governance and increase access to information. 

Print and broadcast media receive training, legal assistance, and production support, and NGOs receive legal advice. USAID also trains 

democratic political parties and supports public legal education. An anti-trafficking program works on prevention activities and provides for 

the protection of victims. Professionals from various sectors receive opportunities for training in the United States. Through funding for 

Eurasia Foundation, USAID provides small grants to NGOs to strengthen private enterprise, civil society, public administration, and 

education. 


USAID anticipates continuing to work in the broad range of areas described above, although specific future programming direction is 

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NGO 

University of Сentral Asia (UCA) 

Contact: Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko 

Director 

Tel: +996 (312) 691 822 Fax: +996 (312) 696 029 

E-mail: info@ucentralasia.org 

Website: www.ucentralasia.org 


The University of Central Asia is a secular, private, not-for-profit, and self-governing educational institution established in 2000 through an 

International Treaty by His Highness the Aga Khan and the Presidents of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, ratified by the 

respective parliaments, and registered with the United Nations. The Presidents are the Patrons of UCA and His Highness is the Founding 

Patron and Chancellor. UCA was created to offer an internationally recognized standard of higher education in Central Asia and create 

knowledgeable, skilled and creative graduates who will contribute leadership, ideas and innovations to the transitioning economies and 

communities of the region. 


The School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) 

The School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) provides a new approach to adult education, offering non-degree courses in 

local languages to mid-career professionals and the general public in practical areas relevant to economic and social development. On October 

2006, SPCE Khorog launched certificate programmes in English for Business and Accounting Technology. The English for Business 

programme is designed to prepare students to sit for examinations given by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Accounting 

Technology Certificate programme uses local instructors with international-level qualifications in accounting and original learning resources 

linked to Tajik tax codes and legislation. SPCE recently began offering Information Technology (IT) programmes that lead to certification by 

the Microsoft Corporation. The School also offers short-term courses, including a series on marketing research and legal issues in establishing 

associations for district village organizations, and managing development projects for the NGO engineers in the GBAO region. 

Aga Khan Humanities Project (AKHP) 

The Aga Khan Humanities Project started activities in Dushanbe in 1997 through the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. The purpose of the project 

was to develop a four-year curriculum in the humanities for undergraduate university students, and to train faculty to deliver the materials in a 

student-centred, interactive teaching style. In January 2007, AKHP became part of the University of Central Asia. Current programmes 

include the teaching of eight humanities courses in English based on the curriculum developed in 2006. AKHP-UCA is continuing its Faculty 

Development Programme to support the teaching of humanities in all the universities of the region. In 2007 AKHP courses were taught by 43 

instructors to 1828 students in 12 educational institutions. In July and December 2007, university faculty were introduced to and trained in 

teaching 6 more humanities courses in English and Russian. The Aga Khan Lycee has started teaching several AKHP humanities courses 

since the pilot the year before was rated a success by the Aga Khan Educational Services. 


When UCA’s residential campuses are fully operational, they will offer Preparatory, Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctoral, Professional and 

Continuing Education, and Distance Education academic programmes; world-class athletic and library facilities; beautiful and functional 

parks; and unique music and humanities programmes focusing on area studies. There will be a vibrant community of over 3,000 students 

engaged in rigorous academic programmes and a rich student life including cultural, athletic, recreational, and community service activities. 

The University will have over 300 faculty across the three campuses to ensure competitive faculty-student ratios. 

In 2008, SPCE will introduce new programmes in English for Academic Purposes, Mountain Tour Operations (MTO) and vocational 

education. The MTO programme will be an original business programme to develop local tour operators, and the vocation education 

programmes will teach carpentry/construction, bricklaying and tile setting, and plastering/painting. These courses will prepare skilled labour 

for the construction of the main campus of UCA as well as for the local market. SPCE will also operate a Learning Centre in Dushanbe to 

teach English and accounting courses. 

Aga Khan Humanities Project will plan and develop programmes that support the mission of the University of Central Asia as well as 

continue to support the development of humanities in the region. As the AKHP matures into an institute for teaching as well as research in 

the humanities, its programmes will diversify to reflect that mission. So far, AKHP has focused on curriculum and faculty development. In 

future, its focus will include research in the humanities, with particular emphasis on the rich heritage of the Central Asia region 



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NGO 

Urban Institute Tajikistan 

Contact: Ms. Marilynne Davis 

Chief of Party, The Urban Institute 

Tel: 221-76-67, 221-77-26, 228-81-17 Fax: 221-76-67 

E-mail: MBD@ui-tj.org 

Website: www.urban.org 


The Urban Institute was established in 1967 in the USA with a focus on policy research and the effectiveness of government policy and 

program activities. With an extensive knowledge base built up over 38 years, the Urban Institute is able to help lawmakers develop and 

evaluate policy options, craft solutions to emerging and persistent problems, and to explain the strengths and weaknesses of policies and 

proposals to implementers. 


In Tajikistan the Urban Institute implements a new USAID Program Local Governance and Citizen Participation. The program started not so 

long ago - in October 2006, duration of the program - 3 years. 

The Urban Institute successfully completed implementation of the USAID Local Government Initiative - II, which focused its efforts on 

developing the capacity of local governments to deliver services and to assist the Central government in its efforts to reform local government 

structures. 

The Urban Institute’s primary strategic task in Tajikistan is to assist local governments to improve their effectiveness through training and 

their responsiveness to citizens by taking more initiative and assuming the leadership role in community-based partnerships. 


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NGO 

Welthungerhilfe 

Contact: Ms. Manuela Strobel 

Regional Director for Central Asia 

Tel: 224-72-36 Fax: 221-89-06 

E-mail: Manuela.Strobel@welthungerhilfe.de 

Website: www.welthungerhilfe.de 


Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. is one of the largest German Non Governmental Organizations. It focusses its activities on the assistance to 

people in need in Asia, Africa and Latin America through implementation of projects funded by private donations and public funding. The 

Federal German President Horst Kohler is its patron. The main donors of Welthungerhilfe are the Federal German Government, the European 

Union and the United Nations. Since its foundation in 1962, Welthungerhilfe has contributed approximately ˆ 1.8 billion in support of 3,496 

self-help projects, 973 projects for children and youth, and 892 emergency programmes in 70 countries. 

Committed, competent and reliable local partner organizations carry out the projects. The target groups are the poorest of the poor: landless 

people, small farmers, women, children and youth; people who have lost everything as a result of war or environmental disasters; people who 

need start-up aid to lead a secure, dignified life. The projects concentrate on following areas: agriculture and environment, survival and 

reconstruction aid, children and youth, drinking water supply, crafts and business, strengthening self-help groups and partner organisations. 

Our staff working in Germany and abroad helps to ensure the professional, efficient support and execution of programmes, especially in the 

areas of emergency aid and rehabilitation. Welthungerhilfe has been receiving the seal of approval for donations from the German Central 

Institute for Social Issues (Deutsche Zentralinstitut fur soziale Fragen - DZI) every year since it was founded for its economical and 

transparent use of funds. 

Welthungerhilfe is a member of the Alliance2015, a network of 6 European NGOs working in development. 

In 2006 the organization carried out 298 projects in 48 countries and thereby reached over 4 million people. The focal point of project work in 

Africa, Asia and Latin America is on rural areas. 


Welthungerhilfe launched the first of its aid programmes in Tajikistan in June 1994. It was registered at the Foreign Ministry of the Republic 

of Tajikistan as an International NGO (Germanskaya Agroakzia, German Agro Action) with the registration number 017 on 18th October 

1994 and has been operating in the country since then. During these thirteen years, a total of 67 projects have been run in Tajikistan 

corresponding to an overall value of 86 million ˆ. The priority regions where Welthungerhilfe is operating are Northern Tajikistan (Sughd, 

including Zerafshan valley) and Central Tajikistan (Rasht valley). In 2005 Welthungerhilfe started to operate also in Khatlon region. 

Since March 2001, Welthungerhilfe has been running a Regional Co-ordination Office in Dushanbe, the chief tasks of which are 

administrative and logistical support for the projects in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, co-operation and communication with donor 

organizations and other relief organizations, backstopping of current as well as planning of new projects. Furthermore, Welthungerhilfe has 

project offices in Dushanbe, Khojant, Penjikent, Baljuvan, and Ayni. A field office has been set up in Garm to provide organizational and 

logistical support. 

Welthungerhilfe has always emphasizing the cooperation with local NGOs. In Northern Tajikistan, it has been working together with the 

Tajik NGO “Jovid” since 2002 which operates in the area of agriculture extension services and award of seed credits and micro-credits to new 

privat farmers. In South Tajikistan Welthungerhilfe has been working together with the Local Micro Loan Fund “Haqiq” operating since April 

2005 in the field of micro-credits. Both, “Jovid” and “Haqiq”, became important local partners for Welthungerhilfe as well as for other 

international organizations working in the country. Another close cooperation exists with the Tajik NGO ASDP NAU, with whom 

Welthungerhilfe is jointly implementing an Eco Tourism Project in Zerafshan Valley. In 2007 the local NGO “Azal” has started its activities 

in the Districts of Nurobad, Rasht, Tavildara and Tajikobad. 

In 2007 eleven projects have been under implementation in Tajikistan, of which five started the same year. All eleven projects have a total 

volume of 5.9 mln Euro which is funded by the EC (ECHO, IBPP, FSP, TACIS), World Bank, the German Ministry of Economic 

Cooperation, the German Foreign Department, and Welthungerhilfe itself. The projects focus on food security, poverty reduction, community 

based ressource management, watershed management and environment, and disaster preparedness. 

Welthungerhilfe supports national non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and cooperates closely with them on a partnership basis. To a 

growing degree, these NGOs are turning into important factors in Tajik civil society and into executing agencies for complex development 

ventures. In 2007, four of the eleven projects have been implemented by partner organisations of Welthungerhilfe. 

Under the difficult civil war conditions, Welthungerhilfe's initial activities from 1994 on were restricted to immediate measures to cope with 

the emergency situation. The population was supported through free distribution of food, winter clothing and fuel for heating. The programme 

was supplemented by rehabilitation measures for destroyed infrastructure. Thanks to these activities, which were continued in times of civil 

war both in government-controlled areas and in the opposition’s territories, Welthungerhilfe enjoys a considerable amount of trust among the 

local population. 

In 1996, a broad-based agricultural programme with a volume of more than eight million Euros was launched supporting smallholders and 

farmers’ associations in the north and the central region of Tajikistan up to 2002. The programme was diversified up to the level of self-help 

and the promotion of local food production. Activities initially concentrated on providing seed and credits in kind, fertiliser and training on 

how to grow potatoes and wheat as well as assistance with the organisational development of new farmers’ associations. Since 2002, the 

activities have been continued by the Tajik NGO "Jovid" in Sughd province and in an own-implemented project in the country’s central 

region. The credits in kind have been turned into cash micro-credits for all agricultural activities. Right from the start, the chief target group of 



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the agricultural projects has been new private smallholders emerging from the conversion of the state enterprises. Supporting land reform, 

which only started after the peace treaty, with training measures and legal advice for farmers has developed into a further focal area. In 2005 

with the creation of MLF “Haqiq” cash micro-credits began to support beneficiaries in RRS in the field of cattle and poultry breeding, 

beekeeping, agriculture, and food processing. 

From 1998, free-of-charge distribution of food was steadily reduced until it was terminated in 2004. At the same time, community-supported 

resource management projects were launched. Based on target-group initiatives, the running of rehabilitation projects was supported via 

Food-for-Work (FfW) measures. Food for Work schemes were also terminated in 2004, paying a growing attention to project contributions 

provided by the target group. In the last recent years, the rehabilitation projects have been combined with projects for the development and 

support of income-generating measures, especially designed for women, as well as disaster prevention approaches. 

Although consequently following the concept of Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development (LRRD), the areas of emergency and 

disaster prevention continue to remain important for the work of Welthungerhilfe in Tajikistan. Owing to the particular vulnerability of 

Tajikistan’s mountain regions to natural disasters, it is necessary to swiftly and flexibly respond to emergency situations. For example, in the 

2000/2001 project period, prompted by the devastating impact of the drought, free distribution of food was once again stepped up. Following 

the heavy rains in July 2004, which resulted in the collapse of Dushanbe’s drinking-water supply, 10,000 people were provided with clean 

drinking water in Tajikistan’s capital via the employment of the Welthungerhilfe's drinking-water purification plant. In July 2007 

Welthungerhilfe react with the rehabilitation of drinking water systems and bridges to the earthquake in Rasht Valley. 


In co-ordination with the development targets of the international community and the Republic of Tajikistan, Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. 

is going to make a contribution with its projects to poverty reduction and the improvement of the Tajik population’s living conditions in the 

future. 

The aim of Welthungerhilfe's activities over the next few years is to support rural communities in effectively using their resources to obtain 

increases in income and sustainably secure their livelihoods. Here, Welthungerhilfe builds on experience gathered with activities in Tajikistan 

over the last ten years and is developing the project priorities further towards an interlinking concept. At the centre of this concept stands the 

work at local level with a focus on resource management, with the latter comprising both natural resources, infrastructure, and human capital. 

The content prioritised for work over the next few years is based on the wide range of experiences and acquired core competencies: 

• agriculture and food security; 

• resource management and disaster prevention; 

• promoting income-generating measures, processing and marketing. 

One of Welthungerhilfe’s core competencies in Tajikistan is in the sector of agriculture. Welthungerhilfe is supporting the setting up of 

private farm enterprises that have emerged from the land reform over the last few years. Key activities here are providing seed and animals as 

well as machines, fertiliser and irrigation infrastructure. Promoting knowledge and abilities via extension services, training measures and the 

establishment of organisational structures as well as supporting land reform are further important areas of activity that are also going to play a 

crucial role over the next few years. 

The conservation and sustainable management of natural resources is a further area of crucial importance to Tajikistan’s rural population. 

Owing to the difficult environmental conditions and the increasing usage of natural resources caused by poverty following the collapse of the 

Soviet Union, the situation in this area is going to become further aggravated. In the rural areas of Tajikistan, importance is above all attached 

to erosion protection and control, sustainable management of pasture land, effective management of existing water resources and measures to 

improve the use of existing energy reserves including measures to economise energy consumption. 

Disaster prevention is also going to be addressed in future programme planning. The situation regarding the sustainable use of natural 

resources, which is conditioned by the landscape and is becoming increasingly aggravated, makes it necessary for the local population to learn 

strategies to cope with natural disasters. Preparing the local population for disaster events and safeguarding them from these events, also by 

working out crisis response plans and setting up early warning systems, as well as reducing the hazard potential are at the forefront of efforts 

in this respect. 

Reviving the economy and creating better access for the rural population to monetary income is an area that can contribute to improving 

living conditions in rural areas. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the ensuing civil war, the money economy above all came to 

an almost complete standstill in the mountainous regions of Tajikistan. The award of micro-credits, informal vocational education, enhancing 

the quality and quantity of agricultural products, and the establishment of marketing chains provide significant impulses for the rehabilitation 

of functioning economic cycles in these regions. 

Owing to exposure to natural disasters and the continuing tense security situation in the entire region, swift and flexible response to 

emergency situations is going to stay a necessity. However, giving that no major disasters occur, a medium-term goal is to withdraw from 

emergency relief altogether and increasingly offer local authorities and other international organisations effective support in the event of 

disasters. 

From a methodical angle, it is above all community development and here, in particular, promoting local organisational structures and 

capacity building, that plays a key role. The sustainability of projects is to be attained by supporting workable structures both at the level of 

the direct target group and at institutional and NGO level. Close co-operation with and the promotion of already existing structures is a 

desirable goal in this context. 

Welthungerhilfe is relying on the sustainable development of existing human resources as the key instrument of implementation. In future, 

project planning and implementation is going to be carried out in even closer co-operation with local organisational structures. In addition to 

mobilising the human resources of the direct target groups of the projects, promotion of project implementing agencies is being stepped up in 

the area of national NGOs and institutions (community, district departments, representations of ministries). 

Welthungerhilfe’s regional priorities have been in the northern province of Sughd, which also comprises the Zeravshan Valley, as well as the 

central province with a focal point in the Karategin area (Rasht Valley). On the basis of confidence developed on the part of the population 

and local expertise acquired in this context, Welthungerhilfe will continue its work in these regions in the future. In addition, with the 

commencement of projects in Baljuvan, engagement is going to be extended to the province of Khatlon. Topics such as energy efficiency and 

the associated environmental, agricultural and health problems as well as compensating for the continuing labour migration to the country’s 

North and to Russia are going to form priority areas of activity in Khatlon. 



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Multilateral 

World Health Organization Country Office in Tajikistan 

Contact: Dr. Santino Severoni 

WHO Representative/Head of Country Office 

Tel: +992-48-701-14-72/73/74/75/76/77/78/79/83 Fax: 701-14-84 

Email: sseveroni.who@tajnet.com, cotjk.who@tajnet.com 

Website: http://www.euro.who.int/Tajikistan 


The World Health Organization was officially formed on 7th of April, 1948, as a specialized United Nations (UN) Agency. Although there 

are several UN agencies working in the health arena, only the WHO has a specific mandate for health. The WHO has a governing body, 

members and a single budget. A formal agreement with the UN secures the exchange of needed data and the use of general administrative 

practice. 

The main objective of the WHO, consisting of 194 states, is to obtain and give the highest quality of health possible to all humanity. The 

WHO Constitution was endorsed in 1946 and became effective on the 7th of April, 1948, and since then, this date is celebrated as the World 

Health Day every year. The World Health Assembly is its key politically leading structure. It is held on a yearly basis in May in Geneva, 

Switzerland, where the WHO Headquarters is located. At the Assembly, the government delegations from all member states take part, and, 

based on a group consensus, the main areas of WHO policies are developed and established. Member states pay a membership fee, which 

contributes to the regular budget of the organization. Each state is entitled to one vote regardless of the amount of money or allocations they 

give to the budget. The Republic of Tajikistan was once again entitled to a voting right in 2006. 

Tajikistan joined the World Health Organization in May, 1992, has sustained placement in the Europe Regional Office (WHO/EURO), and 

has become one of the 53 member states of the WHO Office for Europe, which is established in Copenhagen, Denmark. The WHO Country 

Office in Tajikistan is represented by the Head of Office who manages the office activity, programs and project implementation. The majority 

of its activities are provided by the technical and expert support under the Biennium Collaborative Agreement (BCA) made between the 

Ministry of Health of Tajikistan and the World Health Organization. Every two years, the BCA is given the key priority areas of health in the 

Republic. Under the BCA implementation, the WHO also provides various technical and financial support based on the requests of the 

Ministry of Health during emergencies or disasters such as disease outbreaks or severe weather. All requests for a long term support with 

respect to health issues are implemented through the Ministry of Health, which considers and rates them according to its priority areas. The 

World Health Organization does not give grants and credits, but, within the BCA, it maintains the capacity to help health professionals by 

conducting workshops and seminars, supporting Working Groups, or granting WHO scholarship programs to different health areas. 


The following main programs were implemented by the World Health Organization Office in Tajikistan: the coordination of humanitarian aid 

by international organizations to the health sector, health sector reform and strengthening of the pharmaceutical sector of health, and Maternal 

and Child health improvement, which includes, but is not limited to, reproductive health, Malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS control programs, 

pandemic Avian Influenza preparedness, and environmental health. 


Main areas of WHO activity in Tajikistan for the period 2006-2007 are as follows: 

• Provide support to the Ministry of Health of Tajikistan for the further development of policy and health systems; 

• Capacity development in health sector; 

• Secondary Care Service Delivery Strengthening; 

• Provide support to the Maternal and Child health care facilities; 

• Infectious disease control. 



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V. DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS IN REGIONS 

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V. DEVELOPMENT PARTNER BY REGIONS (matrix) 

№ Development Partner 

Nationwide 

GBAO 

Sughd Oblast 

Khatlon 

Oblast 

Dushanbe 

RRS 

1 Act Central Asia X 

2 Action Against Hunger-United Kingdom X 

3 Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) X X X X X 

4 Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) X X X X X X 

5 Aga Khan Education Service, Tajikistan X 

6 Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan X X X X X X 

7 Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, Tajikistan X X X X X X 

8 Aga Khan Health Services Tajikistan X X X 

9 Agency for Technical Development and Cooperation X X X X 

10 American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) X 

11 American Councils for International Education X 

12 Asian Development Bank X 

13 Association for Aid and Relief, Japan, Tajikistan Office X X 

14 Branch of "Operation Mercy " in the Republic of Tajikistan X X X X X 

15 Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)* X 

16 CARE Tajikistan X X X X 

17 Caritas Internationalis in Tajikistan X X 

18 Caritas Luxembourg X X X X X X 

19 Caritas Switzerland X X X 

20 CESVI - COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT X X 

21 Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Tajikistan X X X X X X 

22 Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany X X X X 

23 Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Tajikistan X X 

24 Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia X X X X X X 

25 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development X X X X X X 

26 

European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (DG ECHO) in 

Central Asia 

X 

27 Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) USA X X X X X X 

28 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations X X X X X X 

29 German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) X X X X X 

30 German Development Service (DED) X X X X 

31 Germany / KfW Development Bank (KfW Entwicklungsbank) X 

32 Global Partners Great Britain X X X X X 

33 Government of France* X X 

34 Government of Islamic Republic of Iran* X 

35 Government of Japan* X X X X X X 

36 Government of the People's Republic of China X 

37 Government of the Republic of Turkey* X 

38 International Committee of the Red Cross X 

39 International Fund Agricultural Development X X 

40 International Monetary Fund X 

41 International Organization for Migration (IOM) X 

42 International Public Organization Millennium - Development Partners X X 

43 International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) X 

44 Islamic Development Bank X 

45 JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency X 

46 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) X 

47 Mennonite Economic Development Associates - "MEDA Tajikistan" X 

48 Mercy Corps X 



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V. DEVELOPMENT PARTNER BY REGIONS (matrix) 


Nationwide 

GBAO 

Sughd Oblast 

Khatlon 

Oblast 

Dushanbe 

RRS 

49 Mission East in Tajikistan X X X 

50 Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation - Tajikistan X 

51 ORA Tajikistan (Orphans, Refugees, and Aid) X X X X X 

52 OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe) X X X X X X 

53 Oxfam GB in Tajikistan X X 

54 Pharmaciens Sans Frontieres Comite International (PSFCI) X 

55 Relief International X 

56 Republic of India X 

57 Society in Tajikistan for Assistance and Research X X X 

58 Stichting AIDS Foundation East-West Representative Office in Tajikistan X X 

59 Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) X X X X X X 

60 Swiss Cooperation Office /Consular Agency in Tajikistan X 

61 

Tajik Branch of Regional Environmental Centre of Central Asia (CAREC 

TB) 

X 

62 The Branch of Save the Children Federation/US in Republic of Tajikistan X X X X 

63 The World Bank Group X 

64 Turkish International Cooperation Agency X 

65 UK Department for International Development X X X X X 

66 United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) X X X X X 

67 United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) X 

68 United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan X X X X X 

69 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees X X 

70 

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for Central 

Asia 

X 

X 

71 United Nations Population Fund X X X X X 

72 United Nations World Food Programme X X X X X X 

73 United States Agency for International Development in RT X X X X X 

74 University of Сentral Asia (UCA) X X 

75 Urban Institute Tajikistan X X X 

76 Welthungerhilfe X X X X 

77 World Health Organization Country Office in Tajikistan X 



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VI. DEVELOPMENT PARTNER BY SECTORS (matrix) 


Government 

Administration 

Agriculture & Irrigation 

Environment 

Mass Media & 

Communication 

Energy 

Transport 

Water Supply & Sewage 

Education 

Health 

Social Welfare and 

Labor 

Private Sectoer Dev. & 

Industry 

Multisector 

1 Act Central Asia X X X X X 

2 Action Against Hunger-United Kingdom X X X 

3 Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) X X X X 

4 Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) X X X X X X X X X X X 

5 Aga Khan Education Service, Tajikistan X 

6 Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan X X X X X X X X X 

7 

Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, 




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X X X 

8 Aga Khan Health Services Tajikistan X 

9 

10 

Agency for Technical Development and 

Cooperation 

American Bar Association Rule of Law 

Initiative (ABA ROLI) 

X X X X X X X X 

11 American Councils for International Education X 

12 Asian Development Bank X X X X X X X X X X 

13 

14 

15 

Association for Aid and Relief, Japan, 

Tajikistan Office 

Branch of "Operation Mercy " in the Republic 

of Tajikistan 

Canadian International Development Agency 

(CIDA)* 

X X X 

X 

X X X X 

X X X X X 

16 CARE Tajikistan X X X X X X 

17 Caritas Internationalis in Tajikistan X X X 

18 Caritas Luxembourg X X 

19 Caritas Switzerland X X X X X X 

20 

21 

CESVI - COOPERATION AND 

DEVELOPMENT 

Delegation of the European Commission to 

the Republic of Tajikistan 

X 

X X X X X X X X X X X 

22 Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany X X X X X X X 

23 

Embassy of the Russian Federation in the 

Republic of Tajikistan 


24 Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia X X X X X X X 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

European Bank for Reconstruction and 

Development 

European Commission Humanitarian Aid 

Department (DG ECHO) in Central Asia 

Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) 

USA 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the 

United Nations 

German Agency for Technical Cooperation 

(GTZ) 

X X X X X X X X X 

X 

X 

X X X X X 

X X X X X X 

X X X 

30 German Development Service (DED) X X X X X 

31 

Germany / KfW Development Bank (KfW 

Entwicklungsbank) 

X X X X 

32 Global Partners Great Britain X X X X 

33 Government of France* X X 

34 Government of Islamic Republic of Iran* X X X 

35 Government of Japan* X X X X X X 

36 

Government of the People's Republic of 

China 

X X X X



Government 



Environment 

Mass Media & 

Communication 

Energy 

Transport 


Education 

Health 


Labor 


Industry 

Multisector 

37 Government of the Republic of Turkey* X X X X X X X X X X 

38 International Committee of the Red Cross X X X X 

39 International Fund Agricultural Development X X 

40 International Monetary Fund X 

41 International Organization for Migration (IOM) X X X X X X 

42 

43 

International Public Organization Millennium - 

Development Partners 

International Research and Exchanges Board 

(IREX) 

44 Islamic Development Bank X X X X X X X X X 

45 JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency X X X X 

46 

47 

Joint United Nations Programme on 

HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 

Mennonite Economic Development 

Associates - "MEDA Tajikistan" 



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X X X X X X 

X X X X 

48 Mercy Corps X X X 

49 Mission East in Tajikistan X X X 

50 

Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation 

- Tajikistan 


51 ORA Tajikistan (Orphans, Refugees, and Aid) X X X 

52 

OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation 

in Europe) 


53 Oxfam GB in Tajikistan X X X X X X 

54 

Pharmaciens Sans Frontieres Comite 

International (PSFCI) 

55 Relief International X 

56 Republic of India X X 

57 

58 

59 

60 

61 

62 

Society in Tajikistan for Assistance and 

Research 

Stichting AIDS Foundation East-West 

Representative Office in Tajikistan 

Swedish International Development 

Cooperation Agency (Sida) 

Swiss Cooperation Office /Consular Agency 

in Tajikistan 

Tajik Branch of Regional Environmental 

Centre of Central Asia (CAREC TB) 

The Branch of Save the Children 

Federation/US in Republic of Tajikistan 

X X X X X 

X X X X X X 

X X X 

X X X X X 

63 The World Bank Group X X X X X X X X X X X 

64 Turkish International Cooperation Agency X X X X X X X X X X 

65 UK Department for International Development X X X X X X X 

66 United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) X X X X X X X X 

67 

United Nations Development Fund for 

Women (UNIFEM) 

X X X 

68 

United Nations Development Programme in 


X X X X X X X X X X X X 

69 

United Nations High Commissioner for 

Refugees 

X 

70 

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 

Regional Office for Central Asia 

X X X 

71 United Nations Population Fund X X X X 

72 United Nations World Food Programme X X X X X X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X



Government 



Environment 

Mass Media & 

Communication 

Energy 

Transport 


Education 

Health 


Labor 


Industry 

Multisector 

73 

United States Agency for International 

Development in RT 

X X X X X X X X X X 

74 University of Сentral Asia (UCA) X 

75 Urban Institute Tajikistan X X X X 

76 Welthungerhilfe X X X X 

77 

World Health Organization Country Office in 


X 



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Development Partners Directory 

A 

Act Central Asia 

Ms. Surayo Yuldasheva, Country Representative 

19 Faridaddin Attor Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-85-27, 227-43-41 

Email: syuldasheva@actca.tj 

Action Against Hunger-United Kingdom 

Ms. Shakhnoza Muminova, Head of Mission 

25 Ibn Sino Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-551-73 

Fax: 224-72-00 

Email: aah@aah.tajnet.com 

Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) 

Mr. Jacques Gilman, Chief Executive Officer 

105 Rudaki Ave., 734003, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 228-93-11 

Fax: 251-02-27 

Email: jacques.g@fmfb.com.tj 

W ebsite: www.akdn.org, www.fmfb.com.tj 

Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) 

Mr. Munir M. Merali, Resident Representative 

8-10 Gani Abdullo Str., 734003, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-65-00 

Fax: 251-00-66 

Email: munir.merali@akdn.org 

W ebsite: www.akdn.org 

Aga Khan Education Service, Tajikistan 

Ms. Shelina Karmali, Chief Executive Officer 

50 Lenin Street MSDSP, Khorog, GBAO 


Tel.: +992-35-222-2410 

Fax: +992-3522-2-24-10 

Email: shelina.karmali@akdn.org 


Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan 

Mr. Yodgor Fayzov, Chief Executive Officer 

4th Floor, Tojikmatlubot building, 137 Rudaki Ave., 734003 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-76-50 

Fax: 251-00-61 

Email: yodgor.faizov@akdn.org 


Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, Tajikistan 

Mr. Ozodkhon Davlatshoev, Deputy Manager, Project Development Manager 

137 Rudaki Ave., Tajikmatlubot Building, 4th floor, 734002 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-65-65, 224-74-61 

Fax: 224-65-65, 224-74-61 

Email: akfed_dushanbe@tajnet.com, ozodkhon.davlatshoev@akdn.org 


Aga Khan Health Services Tajikistan 

Dr. Khujanazar Soibnazarov, Acting Country Director 

2 Azizbek Str., GBAO Tajikistan, 736000, MSDSP -Dusti office 


Tel.: +992-35-222-3128/3018/6580 

Fax: +992-3522-2-31-28 

Email: khodja.soibnazarov@akdn.org 


Agency for Technical Development and Cooperation 

Dr. Rano Mansurova, Country Director 

15 Rajabov Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-92-89 

Email: dushanbe@acted.org 

W ebsite: www.acted.org 

American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) 

Ms. Marit Rasmussen, Country Director 

6 Saltikov-Shedrin, Dushanbe, 734033 


Tel.: 221-15-02 

Fax: 224-15-05 

Email: mrasmussen@elcat.kg 

W ebsite: www.abanet.org 

American Councils for International Education 

Ms. Mamajanova Matluba, Country Director 

86 Tolstoy Str., 734003, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-21-03 

Fax: 221-17-95 

Email: americancouncils@americancouncils.tj 

W ebsite: www.americancouncils.tj 

Asian Development Bank 

Mr. Makoto Ojiro, Country Director for Tajikistan 

107, Nozim Khikmat Street, 734001, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-05-58 

Fax: 224-49-00 

Email: adbtjrm@adb.org 

W ebsite: www.adb.org 

Association for Aid and Relief, Japan, Tajikistan Office 

B 

Mr. Kakutani Ryo, Programme Coordinator 

Apt.16-17, 4 Narzikulova Str. (former Michurina), Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-79-17 

Fax: 221-79-17 

Email: aartajik@tajnet.com 

W ebsite: www.aarjapan.gr.jp/english/ 

Branch of "Operation Mercy " in the Republic of Tajikistan 

C 

Mr. Peter McCrindle, Acting Director, Operation Mercy, Tajikistan 

3 Loiq Sherali Str., Dushanbe, 734003 Tajikistan 


Tel.: 221-22-10 

Fax: 224-70-50 

Email: gimaeva@opmercytj.org 

W ebsite: www.opmercytj.org 

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)* 

Ms. Jan Sheltinga, Counsellor (Development) and Head of Aid 

34 Karasai Batyr Str., Almaty, 050010 

Kazakhstan 

Tel.: 7-327-250-5011/52/53 

Fax: 7-327-258-2493 

Email: jan.sheltinga@international.gc.ca 

W ebsite: www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca 


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CARE Tajikistan 

Mr. Louis Alexander, Country Director 

25, Behzod Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-00-91, 221-17-83, 224-43-06, 221-75-42 

Fax: 221-17-78 

Email: care@care.tj 

W ebsite: www.care.org 

Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia 

Mr. Nabisher Djuraev, Acting Director 

18, Sovetskaya Str., 734001 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-73-31, 221-73-51 

Fax: 221-69-86 

Email: eurasia@eurasia.tajik.net 

W ebsite: www.efcentralasia.org 

Caritas Internationalis in Tajikistan 

Mr. Juan Carlos Sack, Director 

21 proezd, 10 Titova Str., 734012 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 226-38-50, 223-42-69 

Email: caritas.tj@ive.org 

Website: www.tajikistan.ive.org 

Caritas Luxembourg 

Ms. Nicole Stolz, Head of Delegation 

House 20, Pavlova Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-00-12, 224-00-71 

Email: caritas_luxembourg@tjinter.com, dilshod@caritas-lux.tj 

W ebsite: www.caritas.lu 

Caritas Switzerland 

Ms. Nicole Stolz, Regional Representative of Caritas in Central Asia 

House 20, Pavlova Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-00-12, 224-00-71, 600-51-08 

Email: caritas@caritas-ch.tj 

CESVI - COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT 

D 

Ms. Laura Morisio, Coutry Representative 

84, Kamza Kakimzoda Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-37-23 

Fax: 

Email: tajikistan@cesvi.org 

W ebsite: www.cesvi.org 

Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of 


E 

Ms. Charlotte Adriaen, Charge d'Affaires a.i. 

Telman Str., 6-8, 2nd proezd, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-74-07 

Fax: 224-91-32 

Email: Charlotte.Adriaen@ec.europa.eu 

W ebsite: http://delkaz.ec.europa.eu 

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany 

Mr. Rainer Müller, Ambassador 

Varsobskaya 16, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-21-89, 221-21-98 

Fax: 224-03-90 

Email: info@dusc.diplo.de 

W ebsite: www.duschanbe.diplo.de 

Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of 


Mr. Abdulatipov Ramazan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Rus 

29/31, Abu Ali Ibn Sino Str., Dushanbe, 734026 


Tel.: 235-98-27, 235-09-06, 235-70-65 

Fax: 235-88-06 

Email: rambtadjik@rambler.ru 

W ebsite: www.rusemb.tj 

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 

Mr. Matthieu Le Blan, Head of EBRD Resident Office 

85/22 Internatsionalnaya Str., 734001 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-35-43, 221-07-63 

Fax: 221-98-32 

Email: khuseinr@ebrd.com 

W ebsite: www.ebrd.com 

European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (DG 

ECHO) in Central Asia 

F 

Mr. Adam Vinaman Yao, Head of Office 

M. Tursunzade Str. 25 (3rd floor), 734025 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-60-83, 223-16-15 

Fax: 221-60-83, 223-16-15 

Email: echo@tajnet.com 

Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) USA 

Mr. Mustafa Karim, Executive Officer, FOCUS Tajikistan in Tajikistan 

137 Rudaki Ave., Tajikmatlubot building, 4th floor, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-98-30, 224-76-50 

Fax: 251-00-61 

Email: focustajikistan@focushumanitarian.org 

W ebsite: www.akdn.org/focus 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 

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Ms. Gizela Nauk, FAO Project Coordinator 

37/1 Bokhtar Str., 6th Floor, Business Center 'Vefa', Dushanbe 


Tel.: 701-14-81, 701-14-82 

Fax: 701-14-80 

Email: fao@fao.tj 

W ebsite: www.fao.tj 

German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) 

Dr. Gisela Hayfa, Country Director 

107 Sovetskaya Str., 734001 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 600-01-07 

Fax: 600-67-87 

Email: gisela.hayfa@gtz.de 

W ebsite: www.gtz.de 

German Development Service (DED) 

Ms. Uta Horn, Resident Representative for Central Asia 

107 Sovetskaya Str., 734001 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 600-67-74 

Fax: 600-67-71 

Email: ded_zentralasien@email.de 

W ebsite: http//:central-asia.ded.de 



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Germany / KfW Development Bank (KfW Entwicklungsbank) 

Mrs. Simone Wunsch, Director KfW Central Asia 

150 Panfilova street, 720001 Bishkek 

Kyrgyzstan 

Tel.: 600-67-70 

Fax: 600-67-70 

Email: KfW.Duschanbe@kfw.de 

W ebsite: www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/centralasia 

Global Partners Great Britain 

Mr. Greg Gamble, Country Director 

184 Zainab-bibi Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-07-95 

Fax: 221-07-95 

Email: gpdush@tjinter.com 

W ebsite: www.globalpartnersca.com 

Government of France* 

Mr. Pierre Andrieu, Ambassador 

17 Varzobskaya Str., 734017 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-50-37, 221-74-05, 

Fax: 251-00-82 

Email: pierre.andrieu@diplomatie.gouv.fr 

Government of Islamic Republic of Iran* 

Mr. Nosir Sarmadi Porso, Ambassador 

18 Bokhtar Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-00-72, 221-20-59 

Fax: 221-04-54 

Government of Japan* 

Mr. Hiroshi Takahashi, Charge d'Affaires 

80 A Khabibullo Nazarova Str., 734025 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 223-56-08, 223-56-09 

Fax: 223-56-10 

Email: embjpn@embjpn.tojikiston.com 

W ebsite: www.mofa.go.jp 

Government of the People's Republic of China 

Mr. Zuo Xuelind, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 

143 Rudaki Ave., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-20-07, 224-41-83 

Fax: 224-41-22 

Email: chinaemb_tj@mfa.gov.cn 

W ebsite: www.tj.china-embassy.org 

Government of the Republic of Turkey* 

I 

Mr. Akif Ayhan, Ambassador 

17/2 Rudaki Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-02-75, 221-00-36 

Fax: 251-00-12 

Email: tuemdus@tajik.net 

International Committee of the Red Cross 

Mr. Saidumar JONONAEV,, ICRC Programmes-in-Charge 

71, Sovetskaya Str., 734001 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-86-60 

Fax: 251-00-53 

Email: Dushanbe.dus@icrc.org 

W ebsite: www.icrc.org 

International Fund Agricultural Development 

Mr. Nigel Brett, Country Programme Manager responsible for IFAD in Tajikistan 

Rudaki 44, Dushanbe, 734025 


Tel.: 0039 06 54 591 

Fax: 0039 06 504 34 63 

Email: ifad@ifad.org 

W ebsite: www.ifad.org 

International Monetary Fund 

Mr. Luc Moers, IMF Resident Representative in Tajikistan 

107A Rudaki Ave., Dushanbe 


Tel.: (992-44)-600-32-34 

Fax: 251-01-21 

Email: lkurbanova@imf.org 

Website: http://www.imf.org/external/country/tjk/rr/index.htm 

International Organization for Migration (IOM) 

Mr. Abdusattor Esoev, Acting Chief of Mission of IOM in Tajikistan 

Perviy Proezd Telman Str. 36, 734002, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-03-02 

Fax: 224-71-96 

Email: iomdushanbe@iom.tajnet.com 

W ebsite: www.iom.tj 

International Public Organization Millennium - Development 

Partners 

Mr. Jonathan Wilbur, Regional Director 

27 Aini Str., 735140 Kurganteppa 


Tel.: (3222)2-51-35, (3222)2-51-87 

Email: kroadmin@mrds.org 

International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) 

Mr. Nicholas Detsch, Head of Office 

40 Pushkin Str., Apartment 1, 734002 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-58-65, 224-58-20 

Fax: 224-65-89 

Email: ndetsch@irex.tj 

Website: http://www.irex.tj 

Islamic Development Bank 

J 

Mr. Nik Zainal Abidin, Director Islamic Development Bank Regional Office Almaty 

67 Aiteke Bi Str., Almaty 050000, P.O. Box 194 

Kazakhstan 

Tel.: +7-7272-7000 

Fax: +7-7272-501-303 

Email: idb_roa@nursat.kz 

W ebsite: www.isdb.org 

JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency 

Mr.Hasegawa Ken, Resident Representative 

7, Telmana Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 37-8812635 

Email: Hasegawa.Ken@jica.go.jp 

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 

Dr. Maria Boltaeva, UNAIDS Country Officer in Tajikistan 

VEFA Dushanbe Business Center, 37/1, Bokhtar St., 5 fl, room # 506, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 701-14-88 

Fax: 701-14-88 

Email: maria.boltaeva@undp.org 

W ebsite: www.unaids.org 



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Mennonite Economic Development Associates - "MEDA 

Tajikistan" 

Mr. Bradly Beeler, Project Field Manager, Tajikistan MEDA 

1 Trudovaya Str., 735712 Khujand 


Tel.: (992-3422)-6-28-82 

Fax: 

Email: bradleybeeler@sbcglobal.net, bbeeler@meda.org 

W ebsite: www.meda.org 

Mercy Corps 

Ms. Patricia Kennedy, Country Director 

191 Ozodi Zanon Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-08-79 

Fax: 251-01-33 

Email: patricia@tj.mercycorps.org 

W ebsite: www.mercycorps.org 

Mission East in Tajikistan 

O 

Marydean Purves, Country Director 

Prospect Rudaki 30, Flat 25-26, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. 


Tel.: 224-09-41221-08-41224-28-08 

Fax: 224-28-08 

Email: miseast@miseast.tojikiston.com 

W ebsite: www.miseast.org 

Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation - Tajikistan 

Ms. Zuhra Halimova, Executive Director 

4th floor, Business and Trading Centre Vefa, Bokhtar Str. 37/1, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 441-07-29, 441-07-44, 441-07-45, 441-07-46-(7/8/9) 

Fax: 441-07-28 

Email: osi@osi.tajik.net 

W ebsite: www.soros.tj 

ORA Tajikistan (Orphans, Refugees, and Aid) 

Ms. Katja Bittel, Ora Tajikistan Country Director 

Ac. Rajabovs Str., 17 /11, 734042 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 227-46-10, 221-64-42 

Fax: 221-64-42 

Email: oradush@securenym.net 

OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe) 

Mr. Vladimir Pryakhin, Ambassador, Head of Centre 

12 Zikrullo Khojaeva Str., 434017 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-10-63, 224-33-38, 224-58-79 

Fax: 224-91-59 

Email: CiD-TJ@osce.org 

W ebsite: http://www.osce.org/dushanbe/ 

Oxfam GB in Tajikistan 

Mr. Shovcat Alizadeh, Acting Country Programme Manager 

53 Ibni Sino Str., Dushnabe 


Tel.: 224-53-53 

Fax: 224-76-42 

Email: dushanbe@oxfam.org.uk 

W ebsite: www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/tajikistan 

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Pharmaciens Sans Frontieres Comite International (PSFCI) 

R 

Mr. Emmanuel Wintz, Project Coordinator 

242 R. Nabiev Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 907-84-78-37, 233-14-99 

Fax: 

Email: wintz.emmanuel@psf.tojikiston.com, psf@psf.tojikiston.com 

Relief International 

Mr. Gregory Stephenson, Country Director 

6, Pavlova Str. , Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-23-17 

Fax: 224-39-08 

Email: greg@ri.org 

W ebsite: www.ri.org; www.connect.tj 

Republic of India 

S 

Mr. Amar Sinha, Ambassador 

45, Bukhoro Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-71-72 

Fax: 251-00-45 

Email: pol.dushanbe@mea.gov.in 

W ebsite: http://indianembassy.tj 

Society in Tajikistan for Assistance and Research 

Mr. Jon Edwins, Director 

9 Gertsen Str., 734024 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-04-45, 227-56-58 

Fax: 

Email: tjstar@gmail.com 

W ebsite: www.star-dev.org 

Stichting AIDS Foundation East-West Representative Office in 


Mr. Ikrom Ibragimov, Country Representative 

3, N. Makhsumi Str., 734003 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-77-93, 228-92-54, 228-98-57 

Fax: 224-28-86 

Email: tajikistan@afew.org 

W ebsite: www.afew.org 

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) 

Ms. Eva Lithman, Councellor Embassy of Sweden in Dushanbe 

10 Hamza Hakimzade Str., 734003, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 701-14-11/12 

Fax: 

Email: sida@sida.tj 

W ebsite: www.sida.se 

Swiss Cooperation Office /Consular Agency in Tajikistan 

Mr. Rudolf Schoch, Country Director/Consul 

3, Tolstoy Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-73-16, 224-38-97, 224-72-47 

Fax: 600-54-55 

Email: dushanbe@sdc.net 

W ebsite: www.swisscoop.tj 



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Tajik Branch of Regional Environmental Centre of Central Asia 

(CAREC TB) 

Ms. Malika Babadzhanova, Director 

Bokhtar Str., 2, #16, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-87-05 

Fax: 221-87-05 

Email: babadjanmalik@yahoo.com 

W ebsite: www.carec.kz 

The Branch of Save the Children Federation/US in Republic of 


Mr. Benjamin Phillips, Director of the Branch of Save the Children Federation in Repu 

8 Akademicheskaya Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-33-88, 221-07-71 

Fax: 251-00-79 

Email: scfcafo@savechildren.tj 

W ebsite: 

The World Bank Group 

Ms. Chiara Bronchi, Country Manager 

91-10 Shevchenko Str., 734025 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-07-56, 221-03-81 

Fax: 251-00-42 

Email: cbronchi@worldbank.org 

W ebsite: www.worldbank.org 

Turkish International Cooperation Agency 

U 

Mr. Cavit KÖSEOĞLU, Program Coordinator 

Spartak No.15, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-90-41, 223-40-45 

Fax: 251-01-22 

Email: dusanbe@tika.gov.tr 

W ebsite: www.tika.gov.tr 

UK Department for International Development 

Mr. Dylan Winder, Head, DFID Tajikistan 

65 Mirza Tursunzadе Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-22-21 

Fax: 227-17-26 

Email: DF-Winder@dfid.gov.uk 

W ebsite: www.dfid.gov.uk 

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 

Ms. Yukie Mokuo, Representative 

37/1, Bokhtar Str., 7 floor, 734042 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 701-14-89/90/91 

Fax: 701-14-95/96 

Email: dushanbe@unicef.org 

W ebsite: www.unicef.org/tajikistan 

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 

Ms. Nargis Azizova, Gender and Governance Advisor 

Aini Str., 39, 2 floor, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 441-06-41 

Fax: 441-06-46 

Email: nargis.azizova@unifem.org 

W ebsite: www.unifemcis.org, www.untj.org/gender 



Mr. Michael Jones, UN Resident Coordinator in Tajikistan 

734024 Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Aini Str., 39 


Tel.: 441-06-41 

Fax: 441-06-46 

Email: registry.tj@undp.org 

W ebsite: http://www.undp.tj 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 

Mr. Iliya Todorovich, UNHCR Representative 

39 Aini Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-83-78, 221-82-46, 221-74-24 

Fax: 251-00-39 

Email: TJKDU@UNHCR.ORG 

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for 

Central Asia 

Mr James Callahan, Regional Representative 

30a, A. Kahhar Str., Tashkent 700100, Uzbekistan 

Uzbekistan 

Tel.: (+998-71)-1208050 

Fax: (+998-71)-120-62-90 

Email: unodc.roca@unodc.org 

W ebsite: www.unodc.org/uzbekistan 

United Nations Population Fund 

Mr. Michael Jones, Resident Coordinator of UNFPA 

Aini St. 39, Dushanbe, 734024 


Tel.: 441-06-90 

Fax: 441-06-46 

Email: unfpa.tj@undp.org 

W ebsite: www.untj.org 

United Nations World Food Programme 

Mr. Zlatan Milisic, Representative/Country Director 

7 Lev Tolstoi Str., Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-39-50, 221-09-19, 221-09-07 

Fax: 251-87-00 

Email: Wfp.dushanbe@wfp.org 

W ebsite: www.wfp.org 

United States Agency for International Development in RT 

Ms. Carolyn Bryan, Country Representative 

US Embassy, 109A Ismoili Somoni Avenue, Dushanbe 


Tel.: 229-26-08 

Fax: 229-20-50 

Email: skhalimova@usaid.gov 

W ebsite: www.usaid.gov 

University of Сentral Asia (UCA) 

Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko, Director 

207 Panfilova Street, Bishkek 

Kyrgyzstan 

Tel.: +996 (312) 691 822 

Fax: +996 (312) 696 029 

Email: info@ucentralasia.org 

W ebsite: www.ucentralasia.org 

Urban Institute Tajikistan 

Ms. Marilynne Davis, Chief of Party, The Urban Institute 

21, Hamza Hakim Zade Str., 734003 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 221-76-67, 221-77-26, 228-81-17 

Fax: 221-76-67 

Email: MBD@ui-tj.org 

W ebsite: www.urban.org 



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Welthungerhilfe 

Ms. Manuela Strobel, Regional Director for Central Asia 

32 Pavlova Str., 734013 Dushanbe 


Tel.: 224-72-36 

Fax: 221-89-06 

Email: Manuela.Strobel@welthungerhilfe.de 

W ebsite: www.welthungerhilfe.de 

World Health Organization Country Office in Tajikistan 

Dr. Santino Severoni, WHO Representative/Head of Country Office 

"VEFA" Center 37/1, Bokhtar Str.,Floors 5&6, Apt. # 606, 605, 503, Dushanbe 


Tel.: +992-48-701-14-72/73/74/75/76/77/78/79/83 

Fax: 701-14-84 

Email: sseveroni.who@tajnet.com, cotjk.who@tajnet.com 

W ebsite: http://www.euro.who.int/Tajikistan 



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