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Women's Entrepreneurship for Empowerment Project Tajikistan Women’s Entrepreneurship for Empowerment Project Tajikistan ANNUAL REPORT: October 1, 2014 – September 30, 2015 Originally Submitted: October 28, 2015 Revised and Resubmitted: April 30, 2016 THIS ANNUAL REPORT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THROUGH THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID). THE CONTENTS ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF NABWT AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF USAID OR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. Women’s Entrepreneurship for Empowerment TAJIKISTAN ANNUAL REPORT: October 1, 2014 – September 30, 2015 Activity Title: Women’s Entrepreneurship for Empowerment, Tajikistan Agreement Officer: Kerry West Agreement Officer’s Representative: Mukhiddin Nurmatov Project Manager : Farrukh Shoimardonov Sponsoring USAID Office: Economic Development Office Agreement Number: AID-176-A-14-00006 Award Period: October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2017 Contractor: NABWT ( National Association of Business Women of Tajikistan ) Original Date of Publication: October 28, 2015 Revised and Resubmitted: April 30, 2016 Author: Farrukh Shoimardonov THE AUTHORS’ VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS PUBLICATION DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Page 2 of 106 Annual Report Year 1 - Women’s Entrepreneurship for Empowerment, Tajikistan implemented by NABWT ( The National Association of Business Women of Tajikistan ) Report Table of Contents ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 5 DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 5 TABLE OF GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS IN TAJIKISTAN ............................. 6 SECTION I: OVERALL PROGRESS OF THE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR EMPOWERMENT PROJECT ........................................................................................................... 7 SECTION II: ACTIVITIES AND PROGRESS YEAR I ACTIVITIES AND PROGRESSES ... 8 OBJECTIVE 1: TO EMPOWER WOMEN WHO ARE CURRENTLY ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE TO START MICROENTERPRISES, THROUGH UNDERSTANDING THE REASONS WHY THEY ARE NOT PARTICIPATING, AND THEN WORKING TO OVERCOME THESE BARRIERS. ............................................ 8 1.1 Understanding barriers via research and analysis and work with focus groups ............... 8 1.2 Make women interested via basic business skills/vocational trainings compiled based on results of the research ................................................................................................................... 11 1.3 Work with financial institutions, with local governance, with local NGOs, donors and other relevant counterparts to facilitate access to finance / resources and registration .............. 15 OBJECTIVE 2: TO ASSIST ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE WOMEN WITH EXISTING BUSINESSES TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESSES AND OCCUPY HIGHER LEVELS OF VALUE CHAINS. .............................................. 16 2.1 To facilitate greater access to higher value areas of the value chain via training, inquiry workshops, networking support – connecting start-up companies with experienced mentors via meetings, individual consultations, study tours between districts ................................................ 16 2.2 Providing best practices to 10 most active women-semi-finalists of Farah via tour to Turkey and attracting them as mentors to pass the gained knowledge to other women ............... 18 2.3 Assisting with access to new markets ................................................................................ 18 2.4 Work with financial institutions, with local governments, with local NGOs, donors and other relevant counterparts to facilitate access to finance/resources and registration/legalization 19 OBJECTIVE 3: TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE ATTITUDES TO AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WOMEN’S MICROENTERPRISE IN THE SOCIETY, INCLUDING YOUTH AND STATE BODIES ................................... 19 3.1 Development of co-educational business education with youth, including in cooperation with Junior Achievement ............................................................................................................... 20 3.2 Establishing partnerships with government and lobbying on project results via meetings, round tables, presentations of analyses results, etc ...................................................................... 20 SECTION III: MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) ...................................................... 21 SECTION IV: OTHER PROJECT RELATED ACTIVITIES/ISSUES (STAFFING, ETC.) .... 25 SECTION V: CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED /PROPOSED SOLUTIONS........................... 27 SECTION VII: NABWT’S CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ............................................. 28 ANNEX I OPENING EVENT 6-AUGUST 2015 - WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR EMPOWERMENT PROJECT ......................................................................................................... 31 ANNEX II FORMATIVE RESEARCH REPORT .......................................................................... 60 FORMATIVE RESEARCH REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................. 62 Page 3 of 106 Annual Report Year 1 - Women’s Entrepreneurship for Empowerment, Tajikistan implemented by NABWT ( The National Association of Business Women of Tajikistan ) ANNEX III - REPORT ON A STUDY A TRIP FOR SEMIFINALISTS OF THE CONTEST "FARAH -2014" TO TURKEY IN MAY 2015. ............................................................................... 76 ANNEX IV - REPORT ON A STUDY OF THE SITUATION IN THE FIELD OF FOLK ART AND HANDICRAFT PRODUCTS’ SALES IN DUSHANBE ....................................................... 79 1. THE RESULTS OF THE DESK STUDY. ............................................................................................... 84 ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL ACTS REGULATING THE SALE OF FOLK ART AND FOLK ART PRODUCTS AND CRAFTS .............................................................................................................................................. 84 Page 4 of 106 Annual Report Year 1 - Women’s Entrepreneurship for Empowerment, Tajikistan implemented by NABWT ( The National Association of Business Women of Tajikistan ) Abbreviations USAID – Unites States Agency for International Development AOR – Agreement Officer Representative NABWT – National association of business women of Tajikistan AMEP – Activity Monitoring and Evaluation Plan PM – Project Manager M&E – Monitoring and Evaluation VC – Value Chain VCT – Value Chain Team FTF – Feed The Future Definitions Economically Active Women: Women who are conducting their own business and have ongoing sales and income. The project assumes and confirms through ongoing research that Economic empowerment combats discrimination and disadvantage. Economically active women are more likely to participate in decision-making and be advocates for their rights. Economically Non-Active Women: Women who have not started any business or have any ongoing sales. Dekhkan Farm – Literally “peasant farm” - A commercial farm subject to the agricultural single tax to where the members of the farm own non-land assets defined by the farm’s charter. Types include individual, family, and collective. (source: USAID Tajikistan FAST Project documents published in 2014) Page 5 of 106 Annual Report Year 1 - Women’s Entrepreneurship for Empowerment, Tajikistan implemented by NABWT ( The National Association of Business Women of Tajikistan ) Table of Government Administrative Units in Tajikistan (sourced from USAID Tajikistan FAST Project documents published in 2014) The term Jamoat (sub-district) is used often in this document. Page 6 of 106 Annual Report Year 1 - Women’s Entrepreneurship for Empowerment, Tajikistan implemented by NABWT ( The National Association of Business Women of Tajikistan ) Section I: Overall progress of the Women Entrepreneurship for Empowerment project - A project launch event was held in Qurghon Teppa, the regional center of Khatlon (Annex 1), gathering government and non-governmental stakeholders, partners and beneficiaries. This event built a momentum for the project and provided a strong visibility for the project in the eyes of the government, opening doors for - A baseline (formative research ) was conducted allowing identification of barriers for women in business (Annex 2); This was used to develop an understanding of the barriers women face in starting and developing businesses. - The 10 most economically active women-semi-finalists of Farah were prepared as mentors to the project through a study tour giving them a chance to view best practices in Turkey, hosted by KADIGER – the Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey. - 324 inactive women took were trained in practical steps and basic “know-how” on how to start their own business, through trainings in a three day training program called “Start Up”; - 304 women has increased their knowledge on agriculture, through a one day training on agriculture as a follow-up to the “Start Up” training; - 18 women received consultancy from WEEP on legislation related their business; - 60 women received practical skills training and in bakery and curtain sewing; - Of all beneficiaries, only 6 of 324 inactive women took credit from financial institution and started their own business. Another 4 women started business without taking credit, for total of ten new businesses
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