Kyrgyzstan
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Sold for $12,000: Tackling child trafficking in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, 19 November 2008 – Rumilya's life changed when her mother was detained for theft. Rumilya, then 12, and her sister Lili, then 16, were sent to be cared for by different people. One of the so called ‘caregivers’, Madina, had other ideas.
As cold weather nears, UNICEF and partners shelter Kyrgyzstan earthquake survivors
NEW YORK, USA, 10 October 2008 – Five days after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the town of Nura in the Alai Rayon region of southern Kyrgyzstan, UNICEF, its partners and the Ministry of Emergency Situations are working around the clock to provide relief to quake victims.
Children bear the brunt of earthquake in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, 7 October 2008 – Hundreds of children and their families have been left homeless and need urgent assistance following the severe earthquake that struck eastern Kyrgyzstan on 5 October.
Children no longer have to separate from their families to attend school in Minoruk
MINORUK, Kyrgyzstan, 17 July 2007 – With the closest secondary school 16 km away, 10-year-old children in Minoruk have been forced to choose between the comfort of home and the importance of education. Now, for the first time in the history of the small village, children will not have to leave their families in order to attend school.
UNICEF Executive Board witnesses progress for at-risk children in Kyrgyzstan
ISSYK-ATINSKIY, Kyrgyzstan, 1 May 2007 – Following on the heels of missions earlier this year to Liberia, Panama and Peru, members of the UNICEF Executive Board have just returned from Kyrgyzstan, where they visited UNICEF-supported projects to help at-risk children and families.
Cartoon takes Kyrgyz children on a ‘Magic Journey’ and teaches life lessons
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, 3 January 2007 – For Kaniet, 4, and his mother, it is a very special day. At a children’s recreation centre in Bishkek, they are watching the first animated series to be produced in Kyrgyzstan in 20 years.
Young Kyrgyz journalists interview their President
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, 5 September 2006 – A group of child journalists in Kyrgyzstan had the privilege of interviewing their president after winning the Child Truth competition, supported by UNICEF. Youths were asked to submit an article entitled, If I were president then I would….
Communities in remote Kyrgyzstan help students stay in school
NARYN PROVINCE, Kyrgyzstan, 18 August 2006 – The noonday sun scorched Askat, 13, as he used all his strength to finish building a hay pile. The last five bales were extremely difficult as the heavy mound threatened to topple over. After the job was done, he still faced a long walk home. At home, Askat found his grandmother serving tea to three guests. They had come to talk about his problems with school attendance.
Counselling eases the pain for troubled children in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, 13 July 2006 – Jyldyz, 12, recently visited her psychologist without an appointment. She came not as a client but as a friend, with a sense of pride, because she had something special to show: her sixth-grade diploma.
Kyrgyzstan: Children teach adults about poverty
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, 6 December—For the first time ever, Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet Republic in Central Asia, has put child poverty at the centre of its national poverty debate. The country plans to make the plight of child poverty part of its next National Poverty Reduction Strategy.
Football fights AIDS and drug abuse
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan/NEW YORK, 20 September 2004 – Under the slogan “Kyrgyz Young Football Players Against Drugs and HIV/AIDS,” the final of the Kyrgyz President’s Cup 2004 – the biggest young people’s football tournament in Kyrgyzstan – brought to a conclusion a successful campaign to raise public awareness of key issues for young people. A key goal of the campaign was to stimulate action to help create a healthy environment for young people, allowing them to develop to their full potential.
Young volunteers support Radio Salam – a vital channel of information for Batken
BATKEN, Kyrgyzstan, 20 September 2004 – Batken is not an easy place to reach, nor is it an easy place to live. Natural disasters and inclement weather do little to help. Surprisingly, the rocky soil does nourish lush gardens of apricots in the pockets of flat land surrounded by mountains. For the local people, Batken means rocky soil, apricots and Radio Salam – a UNICEF supported radio station that highlights the concerns of young people.
