: Taking Action for Sustainable Development

I am proud of the result of Adras weaving workshop in district, © UNDP 2016 my work, especially with students where we were able What are the bold actions being taken by the Government to to produce 14 new types of achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Tajikistan? adras tissue, differing in color, texture and pattern, Empowering women to Through the process of and the samples found their participate fully in economic life developing and updating district unique ways into the hearts is essential to build stronger development programmes and of our clients. economies, achieve the implementation of about 50 Sustainable Development Goals priority initiatives coming from (SDGs), and improve the quality these programmes, the project of life for women, men, families helps to increase employment, and communities. development of business practices with a focus on social Mijgona Jalilova An initiative funded by the and economic needs. Russian Federation and Tailor and Master Designer, implemented by the United The project focuses on issues Completed a 12-week Nations Development related to enabling the business training course on Programme (UNDP) called environment by creating a adras weaving “Livelihood Improvement of platform for public-private Rural Population in 9 districts dialogue at the local level, of the Republic of Tajikistan” enhancing capacity-building of is one of the most successful local authorities and creating projects intended to assist local businesses on economic authorities in effective planning development. and monitoring of socio- economic development of the One of the successful initiatives districts. that the project supports is

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about 0.6 per cent and 0.7 per cent of women act as employers mainly in small and medium-size businesses. Women are actively participating in the labour market, which is carried out on a patent or licensing basis.

More than half of the merchants in the business market are women (their share was 50.5 per cent in 2001). There is also a growing recognition of the importance of women’s education for advancing

Adras weaving workshop in Vose district, © UNDP 2016 sustainable development. What SDGs have been creation of three workshops for economic development of the particularly advanced through producing “adras” (fabric made country, as well as in their the project? of silk and cotton for sewing the families. national dress) in Isfara, Vose The project specifically Mass labor migration of the male and several districts of Rasht addresses Goal 1 on No population, especially in rural Valley in Tajikistan. The Poverty, Goal 2 on Zero Hunger, areas, played a fundamental role workshops train more than 50 Goal 4 on Quality Education, in this trend. The process of young women, contributing to Goal 5 on Gender Equality and changing the economic system job creation in the rural areas. Goal 8 on Decent Work and led to a decrease in the life Economic Growth. Why do the above actions standard of population, both in matter to the people in the cities and rural areas. Many Tajikistan? industrial enterprises in the city and collective farms in rural Historically, the role of women in areas ceased to function as the rural areas of Tajikistan was before. mainly relegated to the household. However, during the Today, despite that backdrop, difficult transition period before Tajik women strive to find better Tajikistan became an job opportunities by learning new independent state, women skills and applying their began to play a more knowledge in new areas. substantive role in the social and According to some reports,

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