Jalal-Abad – Public Foundation “Young Citizens Development” and Public Association “Alliance for Reproductive Health” are organizing a summer camp as part of the “Women’s Health and Empowerment” project. The camp will be open in Arslanbob from July 18-23^rd. Girls from ages 14 to 17 years-old, who study in secondary schools and live in Jalal-Abad and Batken Oblasts, can participate in the summer camp.

Memorandum of Understanding paves way for joint projects with fund set up to support China’s Belt and Road Initiative. A cooperation agreement has been reached between the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Silk Road Fund, established to implement China’s Belt and Road initiative, inspired by the ancient Silk Road connecting China and Europe.

On 8 June, the city of Bishkek took delivery of 32 specialised trucks for waste collection, acquired for a project to modernise solid waste management and part of a comprehensive environmental improvement programme for the Kyrgyz capital. Previously, the city had received over 5,000 waste containers.

The 4^th meeting of the Kyrgyz-Swiss Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation took place in Bishkek on 3 June 2016.

Osh – Smile.KG will share the results of its fundraising campaign for ramps in Osh schools at an event on June 6, 2016, at 10 a.m. at Gorkii School #8. The campaign aims to create infrastructures to enable children with disabilities to access secondary education by collecting funds and materials for the construction of ramps in three schools in the city of Osh.

Jalal-Abad - On June 2, 2016, roundtable discussions on the theme “Raising Awareness of Osh Entrepreneurs on the Use of Digital Signature” will be held at “Bishkek” Restaurant in Jalal-Abad. The participants will discuss current problems and possibilities for using a digital signature (DS) for interactions of businesses with the government agencies, as well as learn about the legal framework that regulates the use of digital signature. The discussions are organized with the support of the Collaborative Governance Program, funded by USAID and DFID.

Bishkek – The Anti-Corruption Business Council of the Kyrgyz Republic will hold public hearings on proposed anti-corruption amendments to a number of Kyrgyz laws on June 1, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. at the Plaza Hotel (52, Togolok Molodo Street). Participants will discuss amendments to the Kyrgyzstan’s Civil Code, Law on Collateral, Law on Bank Secrecy, Criminal Procedure Code and Civil Procedure Code. The amendments were proposed to ensure the protection of individual and legal property and to fulfill the Kyrgyz Republic’s obligation to ensure the protection of property rights in accordance with international rules and regulations ratified by Parliament.

Bishkek, Park Hotel - On May 23, 2016, a roundtable discussions will be held to present the results of the project “Promoting Openness, Transparency and Public Accessibility of Judicial Acts and Information on Court Proceedings.”  As part of the project, the monitoring of publishing and posting judicial acts and information of court proceedings on the website www.sot.kg has been conducted to improve public access to information associated with decisions handed down from these courts.

Osh – On May 24-26, 2016, Public Fund “Blagodat” will conduct a 3-day training course for volunteers on new technologies and methods of providing assistance to children with special needs and their families in the city of Osh. Volunteers will be familiarized with the peculiarities of working with children diagnosed with mental retardation (MR), infantile cerebral palsy (ICP), and deafness. This initiative is supported by the Collaborative Governance Program, funded by USAID and DFID, and is organized in partnership with “Family to Every Child” and “Smile.kg”.

Bishkek - On May 26, 2016, discussions will be held on the results of a legal and practical analysis of the current standards used in day care and social service institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic. The round table will be held from 9:30 to 14:00 at the Information and Methodology Center “ARDI” at 184-a, Akhunbaev Street, Bishkek.