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News Kyrgyzstan FROM News Kyrgyzstan APRIL – MAY 2016 ● NUMBER 1 8 ( 82) ● THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Expansion of OVOP shop in Karakol PAGE2- 3 COUNTRY PROJECTS Kyrgyz-Japan Center Joint Coordinating Com- mittee Meeting Beginning of Cooperation with STS At the opening ceremony from left Chairman of OVOP Association Mr. Totubaev Zholdosh, Maoyr of Karakol Mr. Daniyar Arpachiev, Chief Representative Mr. Kikuchi, chief of office of the plenipotentiary representative of Government of the KR in Issyk-Kul Region Mr. Mirbek Kozhoev. State Tax Service, “Digital Knowledge” Company and JICA Representatives I would like to extend my heartfelt welcome to readers and to share the news about the expansion of the Issyk-Kul Brand Shop in Karakol. Desiring sustainable devel- opment in the Issyk-Kul Region, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Second JCC initiated the One Village One Product (OVOP) project in 2007 together with Ministry of Meeting on For- Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Issyk-Kul Region State Administration. estry Project OVOP takes a regional development approach originally initiated in the Oita Prefecture in Japan in 1979. It is an integrated community development method with a vision to in- crease the income and wealth of rural communities through the production of quality products. In order to mobilize local people to implement the OVOP movement in the Issyk-Kul region, JICA supported establishing the OVOP Association and Issyk-Kul Brand Shop in Karakol in 2011. Members of the Association have been increasing every year, and now more than 1500 people are participating in the OVOP movement and producing products such as felt and Participants of meeting food items made from local resources. Currently their products are exported to countries such as Japan, the United States, and European countries. New Project in Additionally, I am honored to tell you that the Issyk-Kul Brand shop is gaining popularity not only with local residents but also with foreign tourists. As a result, the sales of the Road Sec- shop have grown remarkably and number of products also increased within the last 5 tor years, as a result it was decided to expand the shop. All the products displayed in the shop are screened and evaluated by the members of the Issyk-Kul Brand Committee for quality, originality, uniqueness and certification. After the evaluation the trade mark “Issyk-Kul Brand” is awarded to products which are then sold at the shop. I truly believe that the OVOP movement will continue to promote the economy and socie- ty in the Issyk-Kul region, and moreover, that OVOP products will connect the Kyrgyz Republic to the rest of the world. ● Avalanches risk area FROM News Kyrgyzstan Country Report APRIL - MAY 2016 ● NUMBER 18( 82) ● THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Page 2 PROJECT NEWS Kyrgyz-Japan Center Project universities. The main goal of 2016 is to “The JICA project for the transition the center, redec- adoption of the master-plan on orate and except for the monitoring the quality and organization committee, safety milk and milk products in even bring in new members the Kyrgyz Republic held a to the Joint Coordinating seminar to draw up the Master Committee. The center is Plan aimed to export of milk open to a wide range of and dairy products in the visitors, including students, country of the Customs Union teachers, entrepreneurs, and other countries.” and those who want more www.agro.kg information about Japan April 29, 2016 and take part in the devel- opment of cultural relations “The State Tax Service and JICA between our two countries. discussed the implementation of Joint Coordinating Committee Meeting We on the, KRJC team will a plan for improving the system The Kyrgyz-Japan Cen- sources. We plan to reach make every effort to be of human resource development. ● ter for Human Develop- these goals, while con- helpful to you! The project’s first step will begin ment Project (KRJC) and tinuing to learn from the (Kanat Kolbaev, Director of in 2017”. the results of its activities experience and technolo- KRJC) www.kabar.kg in previous years (2003- gy of Japanese experts. April 8, 2016 2015) have been highly The support of Japanese appreciated by the business experts is very important “JICA provides a system of community in Kyrgyzstan. to us in order to imple- landing aircraft using the ILS st Starting on April 1 of this ment the following new instrument, airfield fire year the project entered programs: business equipment, and the proper for into a new 5-year phase. courses in Tajikistan winter maintenance of airfield”. Now we are facing new aimed at promoting re- www.ca-news.org challenges creating a stable gional cooperation in April 20, 2016 institutional mechanism Central Asia, and assisting and a Center for the devel- in the internationalization “Nazar Turgangaziev said, opment of human re- of students from Japanese “Successful business should be based on KAIZEN philosophy”. KRJC’s business course Beginning of Cooperation graduate and participant of training in Japan shared his With State Tax Ser vice impression of his visit to Japan. www.zanoza.kg Representative from the company April 1, 2016 “Digital Knowledge” in Japan, whose purpose is to promote distance learn- ing, came to visit in order to contrib- CALENDAR* ute to the project. The implementation JULY of this study was made possible by a new partnership between JICA and 5 Arrival of new JOCV volunteers from Japan the Japanese private sector in order to achieve common goals, which include AUGUST continued collabor ation with partners 24-26 Follow-up mission on road Maintanace and in country and development of the Management in Kyrgyz private sector in Japan. By the end of Republic State Tax Service, “Digital Knowledge” Company and the year, based on the results of a JICA Representatives study, plans will be made to put the 24-26 Workshop for “Strengthening farmer’s project in motion which will include JICA is now collaborating with improving the training of STS em- organization” in Kyrgyz Republic the State Tax Service on a new pro- ployees, as well as the development of ject, to improve the human resource training materials for future taxpay- *dates may be changed development system in the country. ers. ● FROM News Kyrgyzstan Country Report APRIL - MAY 2016 ● NUMBER 18( 82) ● THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Page 3 Second JCC Meeting on Forestry Project Kikuchi, Chief Representative of for proposal preparation, collabo- the JICA Kyrgyz Office and JICA rating with other development expert team participated in the partners, overviewing proposals meeting. JCC Chairperson, Mr. submitted by forestry enterprises Rustamov delivered the opening and a selection of target forest en- address expressing gratitude for terprises etc. Japan’s assistance regarding the Project experts shared the goals for promotion of a joint forestry man- the next reporting period, which agement approach. In his welcome will focus on completing a baseline Participants of meeting speech Mr. Kikuchi expressed hope survey and, supporting target FEs The Second Joint Coordination that the project will be able to make to plan and implement their busi- Committee (JCC) meeting for the a significant contribution to the ness-sub-plans. Finally, the JCC Develo pment of Rural Business SAEPF in order to promote busi- meeting ended with the approval of with Forest Products project was ness models. Project experts have the monitoring sheet selecting of 11 held on May 17, 2016 at the State reported the progress of the pro- out of 14 FEs as target FEs and Agency for Environmental Protec- ject’s activities from December 2015 scheduling the next JCC meeting in tion and Fo restry of the Kyrgyz – April 2016 in the following areas: July with the participation of all the Republic (SAEPF). Ms. Tada, Se- the baseline survey by subcontrac- representatives from selected FEs. cond Secretary of the Embassy of tors, supporting forestry enterprises ● Japan in the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. N ew Project in Road Disaster JICA PPP training Course Prevention Management Pass”). Similar things have happened to other roads in the country. In response to this issue the Ministry of Transportation and Communication has requested that JICA to implement a project Road Disaster Prevention con- sidering the expertise Rock fall on Bishkek-Osh Road Japan has in this field. As Many roads in the a result, starting in April Participants of training in Japan country located along 2016, JICA send Japanese mountainous slopes have experts to the MOTC to On May 12th a report of the Kyrgyz Republic. suffered from different start a new project aimed meeting was held with Looking at the presenta- types of natural disasters, at strengthening and sup- participants of the JICA tions of all the partici- such as avalanches, rock porting specialists in the training course, specially pants, the training was slides, snow drifts, etc. field of road disaster pre- created for the KR called: very informative and use- which cause a variety of vention, including road "Capacity building for ful. A lot of new things can problems for people, the disaster inspection and PPP Projects Struc tur- be applied to both practical economy and traffic in analysis, the management ing", which originally and theoretical work going Kyrgyz Republic. For the and preparation of the was held in Fe bruary on in Kyrgyz Republic. It example, the Bishkek-Osh budget for road disaster 2016, in Japan. Nine should be noted that this (BO) Highway has had prevention, and the devel- people were in atten d- JICA training was an op- many sections close down opment and operation of ance - representatives of portunity for some civil annually due to rock falls the Database Management various government servants to raise their level (section at 400 km and System and development agencies, including the in the field of PPP, as well others), avalanches (sec- of related manuals.
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