State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILES 2012 In cooperation with United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan and Department for International Development, UK Dushanbe 2012 Development Partner Profiles 2012 Copyright © State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan 27 Shotemur Str., Dushanbe Republic of Tajikistan 734025 Tel. (992 372) 227 59 09, 221 71 28 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web-site: www.amcu.gki.tj Dear partners, colleagues and friends! It gives me great pleasure to present this edition of the Development Partner Profiles 2012 guide. The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan greatly values the activities of all partners working in Tajikistan, and the present guide is evidence of its commitment towards the development of effective and constructive cooperation. The Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness was held in 2011, in Busan, Republic of Korea, under the slogan "Building a new global partnership for effective development cooperation". The Forum considered the key issues related to the goals and modalities of cooperation development, and identified new concepts for development assistance. An important element of coordination is foreign aid transparency. This principle was enshrined in various international documents. The final document adopted at the Forum, ‘The Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation’, reiterated the need for transparency of information on assistance programmes and encouraged member countries to take concrete steps to make information about aid more accessible. In particular, Forum participants assumed obligations to "work on improving availability and accessibility of public information on development cooperation and other resources for development". Transparency of information on external assistance is also important in establishing mutual trust; essential for effective cooperation. We would like to express our gratitude to all organizations that contributed to the preparation of this guide. We look forward to continuing our collaboration in making information on external assistance programmes accurate and available. Aid transparency is important inter alia for the results of our shared efforts to be duly appreciated by the people of Tajikistan and the international community. We hope this guide will be helpful in facilitating further dialogue on the effectiveness of foreign aid in Tajikistan and on the specific role each stakeholder is expected to play in the process. Yours sincerely, Davlatali Saidov Chairman State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan The Development Partner Profiles 2012 guide is prepared under the UNDP Project «Support to Effective National Aid Coordination and Investment Promotion» Project Manager, Vali Musaev, PhD. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................... 7 II. METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................................... 8 III. SCISPM AS A CENTRAL BODY FOR AID COORDINATION ........................................................................ 8 IV. DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILES .......................................................................................................... 17 Act Central Asia ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 Aga Khan Development Network ............................................................................................................................... 21 Aga Khan Education Service, Tajikistan .................................................................................................................... 23 Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan ................................................................................................................................ 24 Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development \ Industrial Promotion Services (IPS) -Asia region* ........................... 26 Aga Khan Health Service in Tajikistan ...................................................................................................................... 28 Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development ................................................................................................ 31 American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative* .................................................................................................... 33 American Councils for International Education in Tajikistan .................................................................................... 34 Asian Development Bank (ADB) ............................................................................................................................... 36 Association for Aid and Relief, Japan ........................................................................................................................ 37 Branch of Operation Mercy in the RT ........................................................................................................................ 38 Branch Office of the International Organization of Open Society Institute - Assistance Foundation in Tajikistan ... 43 Caritas Germany in Tajikistan .................................................................................................................................... 46 Caritas Internationalis Tajikistan ................................................................................................................................ 47 Caritas Switzerland in Tajikistan* .............................................................................................................................. 48 CESVI - COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................. 49 Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Tajikistan ............................................................................... 58 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ................................................................................................ 61 European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (DG ECHO) in Central Asia ................................................ 62 Focus Humanitarian Assistance in Tajikistan ............................................................................................................. 63 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations* ....................................................................................... 65 Foundation CARITAS Luxembourg .......................................................................................................................... 67 German International Cooperation ............................................................................................................................. 68 Germany / KfW Development Bank (KfW Entwicklungsbank)* .............................................................................. 70 Global Partners Great Britain ..................................................................................................................................... 71 Government of France ................................................................................................................................................ 73 Government of India* ................................................................................................................................................. 74 Government of Japan .................................................................................................................................................. 75 Government of Russian Federation* .......................................................................................................................... 76 Government of the Federal Republic of Germany* .................................................................................................... 78 Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran* ............................................................................................................ 79 Government of the People's Republic of China* ........................................................................................................ 81 Government of the Republic of Turkey ...................................................................................................................... 82 Habitat for Humanity Tajiksitan ................................................................................................................................. 83 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Tajikistan Country Representation (IFRC) ........ 84 International Finance Corporation, a member of World Bank Group ........................................................................ 86 International Fund for Agricultural Development ...................................................................................................... 88 International Labour Organization .............................................................................................................................. 89 International Monetary Fund .....................................................................................................................................