Eng - UNDP in Tajikistan

DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILE
NGO
The Branch of Save the Children Federation/US in Republic of
Tajikistan
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:
Organization Profile
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.
Past and Current Programmes
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
end of February 2008.
Source: Aid Coordination and Project Monitoring System Database
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