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About KyrgyzstanAbout the ProjectAbout Reliability and Source Criticism40 Portraits & PresentationsContact<< Back During the autumn of 2016, I was placed in Southern Kyrgyzstan working with a youth organization called Novi Ritm. Their focus was on creating a social platform where young people could learn about their rights, but also learn methods and experiment with their own initiatives. My main tasks were focused on organizational development, facilitating trainings relating to women’s ...
Sep 16, 2024 · In June 2024, Jona Elfdahl and Etta Säfve, permaculturalists and artists at Gylleboverket, traveled to Kyrgyzstan to meet CAG’s local partner, El Too, and visit permaculture projects in the northern region of the country. Read their story below. The snow-capped mountain peaks surround us as we lie in the waters of the turquoise lake. Soon the sun will set, and we will settle into the yurt that will be our home for a few days during our two-week stay in Kyrgyzstan. We are here to visit and ...
<< Back to Portraits Kurmanjan Datka, or Kurmanjan Mamatbai kyzy (Курманжан Маматбай кызы), is perhaps the most famous woman in Kyrgyz history. She was born in 1811 into a nomadic family in the Alai Mountains. She was given in marriage to a man she did not meet until her wedding day, and following this, she broke tradition and fled from her new husband. Instead, she married Alymbek Datka, a local ruler of the Kyrgyz of the Alai region, in 1832.After 30 years of marriage ...
Mar 4, 2024 · In June 2024, Jona Elfdahl and Etta Säfve, permaculturalists and artists at Gylleboverket, traveled to Kyrgyzstan to meet CAG’s local partner, El Too, and visit permaculture projects in the northern region of the country. Read their story below. The snow-capped mountain peaks surround us as we lie in the waters of the turquoise lake.
Apr 19, 2021 · Centralasiengrupperna actively works within the thematic fields of gender, democratic youth organizing, climate, conflict transformation and provides capacity-building activities for partner organizations from Central Asia as well as partners from Russia that closely work with Central Asia. Russia remains the main destination for immigrants from all over the former Soviet Union, especially for people from Central Asia who migrate to Russia every year in search of work. 145,000 people from ...
Aug 19, 2019 · Photo caption: Freedom to all immediatly Let us welcome Lola to a board of active youth in Central Asia! Lola has been selected as one of the participants of the summer residency arranged by CAG a month ago. Regrettably, Lola was not able to come to Sweden, because of issues with her visa. Nevertheless, we are in touch with Lola and discuss ways of potential collaborations in the future. Lola was born and raised in one of the remote areas of Uzbekistan (more about Uzbekistan: https ...
About KyrgyzstanAbout the ProjectAbout Reliability and Source Criticism40 Portraits & PresentationsContact<< Back "Every woman has a song to sing. Every woman has a story to tell. And make no mistake about it, brothers. We women have the power to move mountains." - Yoko OnoWelcome to the project site for "40 Women of Kyrgyzstan – From Past to Present". This is a project which was set in motion by me, Isabelle Persson, during the autumn of 2016 when I was based in Osh, located in Southern ...
May 5, 2017 · Living in Osh, you sometimes forget how close you are to your neighbours, that is to say, neighbours in surrounding countries. Looking at a map, Uzbekistan is less than 10 km from Osh city centre and even though Uzbek culture is highly present in Osh (probably due to around 50 % of the city’s population being ethnic Uzbeks), crossing the border to Uzbekistan is anything but simple. However, Uzbekistan is not your only option if you want to explore another country but still stay in the ...
Apr 20, 2020 · “Never doubt that a group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – once Margaret Mead said. Such a meaningful statement, isn’t it? We believe that changes come through people; open discussions about challenging issues, exchanging ideas on making the world a better place for each and every one of us. Central Asia Solidarity Groups, (Sweden) together with its partner organizations Novi Ritm (Kyrgyzstan) and KobieTY (Poland ...
The exhibition Activism, Civil Society and Rights Based Work in Central Asia was created in 2016. It featured civil society organizations from Central Asia and presented themes including women’s rights, youth, the LGBTQ+ community, freedom of expression, art, migration, and environment.
