Internal Loans, Repayment Mechanisms, External Credits. Following this seminar, training on 

interview techniques was conducted in June 5 6 in Kara Balta by the local consulting firm Expert. 

Mrs. N. Aldasheva, the Manager of Batken CSSC, Mr. T. Khamdamov, the Manager of Kerben 

CSSC, and Mr. I. Gubaidullin, the Coordinator of Jalal Abad CSSC, participated in the conference 

Attacking Poverty, which was held in Bishkek on June 16 20. The main goal of this conference, 

attended by representatives of governments and civil society of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, was to 

overview PRSP process and identify entry points for civil society participation, and eventually to 

forge links among participants. The participants also discussed the future action plans within the 

PRSPs. 

1.  Batken CSSC (BT) 

Activity Overview 

On May 26, BT staff in Leylek together with UNDP local Office and Leylek State Administration 

conducted a forum, where more than 100 people, representing civil society organizations, state 

institutions, and local self governing bodies took part. They analyzed activities of main 

international agencies with on the ground presence, local NGOs and credit unions, operating in 

the Rayon. The cooperation between different players in prioritizing local problems was also 

discussed. The participants re elected the Advisory Committee on Local Development and its 

Secretariat, where the BT Assistant A. Aikynova became a member. 

On June 16 20, N. Aldasheva took part in the WBI funded Regional Conference titled Attacking 

Poverty conducted in Bishkek. The participants from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan discussed issues 

of Monitoring and Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Strategies by Civil Society in Central Asia. 

On June 25 26, BT conducted follow up seminar for the leaders of target communities in 

institutional development, where they were introduced to the concept of community foundations. 

To better use actual experience of each target community, the participants have decided to 

establish a public union  community network. 

Internal Capacity Building 

The Contract Trainers A. Karabashev, E. Kalykov and BT Assistant P. Suranova took part in the 

ILO training Start Your Own Business, held in Bishkek on March 31  April 3. They got new 

knowledge in business planning to be applied while delivering training to local NGOs and CBOs. 

Despite the Assistant P. Suranova left her position three weeks later, she is still available to 

deliver training workshops on business planning on a contract basis. 

The former volunteer Ms. G. Temirova was chosen as the most successful candidate to fill the 

position of the BT Assistant. As a first step of her capacity building, she participated in the 

training in Business Planning held by the Village Investment Project of WB in Osh on April 23 

27. 

In April, the BT Grant Manager A. Kochorbaev moved to a new position to be based in Kerben 

(Jalalabad Oblast), and after series of interviews, Mr. K. Dyikanov was hired to fill this vacancy. 

On May 15, the BT staff visited the CSSC of Nookat to learn their experience in diversifying 

funding sources. The received information will be used in developing plan for BT financial 

sustainability. 

Community Outreach 

On April 21, BT conducted a meeting of Local Grant Committee (LGC), where two projects of 

the communities of Yntymak and Kok Tash were approved and sent to the Hub Office for final 

approval. 

The refugee NGO Radjab Ata (Kyzyl Kyia) implemented two community projects aimed at 

renovating potable water supply and providing consultative services to refugees. On April 24, BT 

Manager N. Aldasheva, A. Karabashev and A. Kalykov conducted the follow up seminar in 

business planning in Kyzyl Kyia for 20 refugees, of which 15 have finalized their business plans 

during the seminar. 

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