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An Extraordinary Businesswoman Works to Improve the Lives of Orphans ›

Topics: Education, Children

Klara isn't an ordinary businesswoman.

Hard Work, Big Dreams ›

Topics: Children

An 8-year-old girl in Kyrgyzstan has high hopes for her family's future.

Pride in Hard Work ›

Topics: Children, Agriculture, Education

The countrywide humanitarian assistance program provides a needy school with food, which has allowed the school to save money and start a garden to better feed its students.

Kyrgyzstan Facts

  • Population (2008): 5.3 million
  • Size: slightly smaller than South Dakota
  • Human Development Index rank: 122 (out of 179)
  • Mercy Corps has worked there since 1994
  • Primary work: Feeding schoolchildren, establishing youth mentorship programs, providing loans and market assistance to household apple farmers
  • Year of independence: 1991
  • Average yearly income: $2,000
  • Unemployment rate: 18 percent
  • Percentage of workforce in agriculture: 55
  • Number of loans disbursed by Kompanion microfinance bank: 102,000+ (Mixmarket.org)

Program Details

Mercy Corps programs in Kyrgyzstan invest in the country's development by providing financial services and business advice, improving education and vocational opportunities for youth, and establishing a framework for equitable and broad-based economic progress.

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