Kyrgyzstan Collaborative Governance Project (KCGP)
2013 – 2020
EWMI implemented the Kyrgyzstan Collaborative Governance Project (KCGP) in partnership with the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), John Hopkins University, the Association of Civil Society Support Centers, and the Kyrgyzstan Development Institute. KCGP was an eight-year project that worked to foster effective collaboration between civil society and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to deliver social services to its citizens, resulting in a more responsive and accountable government, as well as a more credible, sustainable civil society. KCGP supported government efforts to increase civil society participation in service delivery through social procurement mechanisms. Simultaneously, CGP worked to strengthen Kyrgyz civil society’s ability to shape public policy, perform government oversight, and expand advocacy efforts. KCGP was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with additional funding by the UK Department for International Development (DfID).
Impact Stories
On August 17, 2020, the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan signed a decree launching a pilot project that for the first time will allow the public to comment on draft legislation online. The decree requires all executive bodies in the government to post their draft legal acts for discussion on a ...
Access to finance is crucial to farmers and business owners in Kyrgyzstan struggling to succeed. Unfortunately, stringent collateral requirements often keep many small businesses from obtaining loans to grow beyond their family-operated enterprise. Committed to removing obstacles to economic growth in Kyrgyzstan, USAID helped introduce the concept of guarantee funds and helped ...
The Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic, with the support of EWMI’s USAID Kyrgyzstan Collaborative Governance Program (KCGP), inaugurated two Free Legal Aid Centers (FLACs) in the cities of Cholpon-Ata and Balykchi in the Issyk-Kul Oblast on June 22, 2018. In accordance with the Kyrgyz Republic Constitution and the “Law ...
The UN Women Country Office in the Kyrgyz Republic and the UNiTE to End Violence Against Women and Girls National Movement in Kyrgyzstan have issued a report and video detailing their very successful 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. The campaign was supported by UNRC, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNDP, UNFPA, OSCE ...
Today the global civil society sector is widely recognized as a major economic force. In a national study carried out by the Kyrgyz national Statistical Committee, in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University and the United Nations Volunteers Program in the Kyrgyz Republic, 2.3% of GDP and 3% of the workforce ...
On October 23, 2013, EWMI’s Kyrgyzstan Collaborative Governance Program (KCGP) organized a conference entitled “Social Procurement: International and Kyrgyzstan Experience” in partnership with the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) and UNICEF. Representatives of Kyrgyzstan’s government, including the Minister of Social Development and senior officials from other ministries, along with local ...
