Education for girls and women Maya Ulukman Daryger, Karakol “We can see on the spot what women need. I read regional development programs — it’s well written in theory, but in reality we have what we have. The situation facing the more rural parts of our country leaves a lot to be desired, but we are taking baby steps. There are women who do not have any formal education or professional skills, and we train them and engage them in women’s social entrepreneurship. We do not conduct questionnaires or surveys, we just see what needs to be done. We talk with women, look at their private preferences, and think about how we can help. We are trying to motivate them to develop themselves. It is a lot of psychological work.”
Zhamilya
Aruujan, Karakol
“Our main areas of activity are maintaining shelters and conducting trainings. We usually work upon request. For example, someone can ask us to conduct a training on early marriage among schoolchildren. There is always demand for such things.”
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Nurgul
“We conduct trainings as needed. It doesn’t work the way they do it in the city – you get invited, you arrive and you listen. In the village, if people are not interested, they just get up and leave, and will throw out an insult on their way out. They often ask, ‘what is your goal? What do you get out of this? Are you getting paid millions by The West?’”
