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The project “Sanarip Insan” funded by European Union promotes youth growth and development

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10 ноября 2023 года в Инновационном центре прошёл Финал конкурса стартап-проектов «Санарип Инсан» с общим призовым фондом 27 500 евро или 2.6 млн сомов.

Конкурс стартап-проектов «Санарип Инсан» проводился на тему: «Расширения возможностей молодежи, в особенности молодых женщин, в использовании передовых цифровых знаний и навыков для создания бизнес-проектов с недостаточным капиталом» и направлен на разработку и поддержку устойчивых бизнес-моделей влияющие в том числе на социально-экономическую жизнь населения малых городов, сельской местности, фермеров.

Кыргызстанцы от 18-35 лет могли подать свои идеи по 4 направлениям:

  • IT-решения;
  • образование;
  • электронный бизнес;
  • искусственный интеллект.

На первом этапе всего было подано 164 заявок, из которых 115 было от женщин. На второй этап конкурса прошли 22, а на финал 18 заявок.

На финальном мероприятии из 18 финалистов со всех регионов нашей страны 16 смогли принять оффлайн участие, а 2 стартапера из Баткенской области участвовали онлайн.

После защиты всеми участниками своих стартап-проектов, члены жюри, определили лучшие 8 стартап-идеи и вручили победителям сертификаты на финансовую поддержку, а также памятные подарки.

1 место с грантовой поддержкой в 400 000 сомов занял стартап-проект “Salym.AI – умный налоговый ассистент”, 8 место с грантовой поддержкой в 150 000 сомов занял стартап-проект “Кыргыз Боёк”. 600 000 сомов будут распределены между командами, которые сегодня не выиграли.

На церемонии вручения сертификатов приняли участие заместитель министра образования и науки Кыргызской Республики Супаналиев Бекжан Төрөбаевич, заместитель министра труда, социального обеспечения и миграции Кыргызской Республики Чаначев Улан Белекович и заместитель министра цифрового развития Кыргызской Республики Омельченко Клим Сергеевич. Они также подчеркнули вклад проекта “Санарип Инсан” в повышении цифровой грамотности молодежи и женщин в сельских местностях в эпоху цифровизации.

Целью проекта «Санарип Инсан» является повышение цифровой грамотности молодёжи, женщин, мигрантов и жителей отдалённых регионов страны. В частности, предлагает использование цифровых платформ, изучение функций социальных сетей, цифровые финансовые приложения, использование информационных технологий в онлайн-коммерции и предпринимательстве, а также пути устойчивого развития за счет зеленой экономики. Проект реализуется European Neighborhood Council и Кыргызским Отделением Интернет-общества, при поддержке Европейского Союза.

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Training for trainers from regions of Kyrgyzstan

Posted on by Azhybek Nurlanov

“Internet Society Kyrgyz Chapter” with the financial support of the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic in the framework of the project aimed at strengthening entrepreneurship and development of small businesses in the regions, will hold a two-day training for representatives of 7 regions who want to become the best experts and trainers in the field of digital tourism.

Through our two-day training you will be able to use Google Business, Google Maps, 2gis, Booking.com improve your skills on the leading digital platforms important to the travel industry such as Airbnb, Shelter, Travelline PMS, Edelweiss PMS and WhatsApp Business, Instagram, Facebook and get the opportunity to teach these skills to others.

Through this training, you will learn how to impart your coaching skills in a highly professional manner, making them even more enriching, interactive and engaging.

Note: Citizens who are willing to enter into a contract with the organization and agree to conduct trainings in their area with the project after the training, are given the opportunity to participate. Those wishing to become trainers are selected from each province and places are limited.

After the two-day training you will have the opportunity to sign a contract with us and conduct trainings in the regions together with the project.
(each training conducted is paid for on the basis of the contract)

The “Improving the economic well-being of women through digital tourism platforms” project has been launched in Kyrgyzstan

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ISOC Kyrgyz Chapter, with the support of the American Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, is launching a project aimed at strengthening rural entrepreneurship and developing small businesses in Kyrgyzstan.

The main goal of the Sanarip Insan project is to expand the knowledge and skills of women in the field of digital platforms related to tourism to improve their economic well-being.

Solving the problems faced by women in Kyrgyzstan is important for their social and economic empowerment. The SDGs emphasize the importance of full and productive employment, especially for vulnerable groups such as youth and women, to eradicate poverty and promote inclusive growth. Rural women do not use digital technologies and online platforms, which hinders their ability to reach a wider audience and take advantage of the growth of the industry. In addition, limited access to education, especially in areas related to the use of ICT, also prevents women from starting their own businesses. By solving these problems and providing real employment opportunities, it is possible to strengthen social and political stability in Kyrgyzstan.

The main goal of the “Sanarip Insan” project is to expand the knowledge and skills of women in the field of digital platforms related to tourism to enhance their economic well-being. Within the project, training will be conducted on a wide range of digital skills, including working with digital tourism platforms. They will be taught to create and promote tourism services and products online, allowing them to actively participate in the development of tourism in their regions and increase their income through digital opportunities. By providing women in rural areas with digital skills and entrepreneurial support, the project will contribute to the expansion of their rights and opportunities and improve their overall quality of life.

This project was funded by the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic. The opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed here represent the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department

Myrzakulova Baktykan: Sanarip Insan project helped us to increase our income by 50%

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The village of Arstanbap in the Jalal-Abad region in Kyrgyzstan is the center of attraction for tourists from all over the world – a unique relict walnut forest stretching over 600 thousand hectares, waterfalls, places of pilgrimage for Muslims.

Baktykan Myrzakulova is a resident of Arstanbap, formerly a secretary in the village administration, now engaged in tourism business with her family. She is a participant of the Sanarip Insan project, aimed at developing digital skills and improving the economic well-being of women and youth living in the regions of Kyrgyzstan. After the trainings, she was able to increase her profit by 50%.

Baktykan heard about the project from the villagers and decided to participate.
“We have included large and small waterfalls, the inner part of the forest on the map. It can be viewed from a mobile phone and you can walk for a long time without the help of a guide. Booking requires responsibility, it should be opened and viewed regularly. Facebook Instagram and Facebook are used by local tourists, and Booking and Google are used by foreigners. It is convenient for us to work with pre-orders. Since I started applying my knowledge with trainings in business, the number of tourists has increased by 50%.”

Now her Happy Family Guesthouse can accommodate 20 people.

She plans to further improve her knowledge by taking part in projects organized for women. There are plans to build large guest houses, improve service and create comfortable conditions for tourists.
The project is implemented with the financial support of the European Union and is implemented by the European Neighborhood Council and ISOC Kyrgyz Chapter

Matislamova Buuzara: “Sanarip Insan” makes us visible to the whole world via the Internet

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Kyrgyzstan, being a mountainous country located far from the main routes for laying underwater fiber-optic cables, faces a number of problems in terms of providing access, including cost, quality and speed of Internet connection. All this is accompanied by a low level of digital skills of ordinary citizens and leadership in the digital sphere, the lack of modern digital infrastructure. Nevertheless, Kyrgyzstan is on the eighth line in the global ranking on the cheapness of mobile Internet. This makes it possible for Kyrgyzstanis, even in the most remote rural areas, to connect to the Internet and be in touch with the whole world.

The ability to use the Internet is one of the key needs of every resident of Kyrgyzstan. But there is a limited understanding of the opportunities provided by modern technologies, which leads to the non-use of social networks, Internet resources, mobile applications and other digital tools.

Buuzara is a participant of the Sanarip Insan project, aimed at developing digital skills and improving the economic well–being of women and youth living in the regions of Kyrgyzstan.

Batken region in Kyrgyzstan, where Buuzara lives, is the least developed region in terms of economic indicators, communications. The existing digital divide exacerbates social inequality and constrains economic growth in the region. But thanks to the trainings within the framework of the Sanarip Insan project, participants have more opportunities to improve their digital literacy, competencies on industry digital platforms. 

Buuzara is a former teacher with 30 years of work experience, now she is on a well-deserved vacation, and is taking her first steps in the tourism business. The village of Bujum in the Batken district of the eponymous region, where she lives, is located near the border with Tajikistan. She joined Sanarip Insan because she understands the importance of digital skills in her work.

“During the two-day training, we learned about digital skills, social networks, and got acquainted with guest houses abroad. That’s when the idea came to me: empty houses can be turned into guest houses. I have registered in booking.com in March 2023, without spending money, creating living conditions for tourists, as in an ordinary Kyrgyz house. We started working in April. Through booking.com the information reaches not only the population of Kyrgyzstan, but also foreign businessmen and travelers. They set the date of arrival, book seats. It has become much more convenient and easier for us to find new customers. Today we have good connections, there are enough customers,” Buuzara says.

Buuzara is glad that thanks to the project, she can make the most of the possibilities of the Internet to work with clients via phone. She admits that all residents of the regions should be trained in digital skills, because the Internet is the most convenient way to facilitate their work and increase incomes in rural areas. Since the opening of the guest house, registration on booking.com tourists from other regions began to come. Soon she is expecting guests from Latin America. Today, she plans to turn a double guest house into a two-storey eight-bed house with the proceeds.

“During the trainings, I noticed that ordinary women in our country have many opportunities. We can make a profit by providing our products and services. Digital commerce saves time and improves the quality of service. If we learn how to use the Internet correctly, young people will grow and develop here. Sanarip Insan has opened the opportunity to become visible to tourists from all over the world,” Buuzara rejoices.

Within the framework of the project, 500 people were trained in all 7 regions of the country. Thanks to trainings on digital tourism, participants learned how to work on such platforms as Booking, Google Business, Google Maps, Airbnb, Shelter, Fidelio PMS, Edelweiss PMS. As part of the e-commerce trainings, participants learned how to use social networks Instagram, Facebook, messengers Whatsapp Business, Telegram to promote goods and services. Today they are successfully developing their businesses.

There are a lot of residents of rural areas of Kyrgyzstan who are as motivated as Buuzara, who dream of creating new things, earning money through the Internet and being able to tell the whole world about themselves. Each of them dreams of economic well-being within the country, so as not to go abroad to work anymore.

The Internet and digital skills give this opportunity to everyone.

The project is implemented with the financial support of the European Union and is implemented by the European Neighborhood Council and ISOC Kyrgyz Chapter

In the remote settlement of Kyrchyn in the Naryn region, wired internet has become available

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В рамках глобальной инициативы Интернет Общества по продвижению общинных интернет сетей, мы рады сообщить, что в отдаленном горном населенном пункте Кырчын Нарынской области появился проводной интернет. Все необходимые технические работы по прокладке оптиковолоконных сетей до населенного пункта проведены.

Кырчын – населенный пункт в 18 домов в Жумгальском районе, где проживают около 100 человек. Сегодня в каждом доме Кырчына появился скоростной интернет, жители имеют возможность полноценно пользоваться услугами в интернете, а дети – учиться дистанционно при необходимости.

Для 22 школьников Кырчына, которые ходят в школу в соседний Арал за 3 км пешком, появление интернета стало большой радостью. Если весной и осенью ходят в школу без препятствий, то зимой суровые морозные условия. Дорога до школы проходит по извилистой ненаселенной проезжей дороге, где замечали волков, диких животных. Во время пандемии все поднимались на ближайшую гору чтобы поймать сигнал и скачивать необходимые материалы.

«С тех пор как появился Интернет, стало намного проще учиться. Из-за нехватки книг нам приходилось ходить друг к другу, чтобы сделать домашнюю работу. Сейчас мы можем просто сфотографировать и отправить через ватсап. Моя мама работает и живет в Бишкеке, мы скучали по ней, но не могли поговорить. Теперь мы каждый день разговариваем с ней. И брату, который уже 5 лет работает в Москве, стало легче. Мы теперь и с ним можем говорить в любое время, и деньги он может отправлять через интернет быстрее», – рассказала 15-летняя Тахмина, жительница Кырчына.

Мы посетили школу в селе Арал, где учатся дети Кырчына. В рамках проекта «ИлимБокс» подарили местной библиотеке 100 книг по экологии, ИТ, географии, вдохновляющие, а также книги по повышению уровня мобильной грамотности по методологии GSMA Foundation Mobile Internet Skills Training Toolkit, чтобы школьники и жители могли получать максимум пользы и выгод от доступа к Интернету.

Миссией Internet Society Kyrgyzstan Chapter является здоровый Интернет для Всех. Айсок активно устанавливает и демонстрирует устойчивые модели общинных интернет соединений в Кыргызстане. Мы уже устанавливали Интернет для сообществ в Суусамырской долине где зимой температура доходит до 50 градусов, и в Зардалы, село в Баткенской области куда приходится добираться пешком и на осликах по 5-8 часов, где также нет электричества.

Проект финансируется Internet Society Foundation.



Mobile Internet Skills Training Toolkit released in Kyrgyz and Russian languages

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The Sanarip Insan project aimed to address the critical issue of low digital literacy rates, particularly among rural youth and women in the Kyrgyz Republic. Despite the high mobile phone penetration rate in the country, many individuals lacked the skills to effectively use mobile devices beyond basic communication. Recognizing the significance of a mobile-first approach, Sanarip Insan partnered with international platforms to adapt their expertise to local needs and realities.

To promote digital inclusion and economic development in the region, the project successfully localized the GSMA Foundation’s Mobile Internet Skills Toolkit (MIST) into Kyrgyz and Russian languages. Training sessions based on the MISST Framework were conducted in all regions of the country. This approach proved instrumental in advancing mobile literacy skills among rural populations with limited access to fixed broadband infrastructure and desktop computers.

As of the beginning of 2023, the total population of Kyrgyzstan was 7.37 million, with 62.3 percent residing in rural areas. Given the high mobile phone penetration rates and the increasing usage of mobile internet in the country, it is crucial for development organizations to adopt a mobile-first approach in their interventions.

In its efforts to promote digital literacy skills among rural youth and women, Sanarip Insan organized offline training sessions for over 250 participants. These training served as valuable opportunities to test the mobile literacy toolkit in real-world settings. Through these sessions, participants were able to enhance their digital literacy skills, gain a better understanding of mobile platforms and applications, and acquire hands-on experience in using mobile devices.

In addition to the training, Sanarip Insan collaborated with the Presidential Administration and the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Information to broadcast bite-sized videos about digital platforms and basic digital literacy skills on national and regional TV channels. These videos were produced in both Kyrgyz and Russian languages to maximize their reach. Through this partnership, Sanarip Insan successfully reached 4 million people, accounting for 55% of the country’s total population, particularly those residing in rural areas.

By combining offline training and national TV channels, Sanarip Insan made a significant impact on improving digital literacy skills among rural populations in the Kyrgyz Republic. This approach not only promoted digital inclusion but also empowered individuals to participate in the global digital economy. Through these efforts, Sanarip Insan demonstrated how targeted interventions, developed in collaboration with international partners and adapted to local contexts, can effectively promote sustainable development and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Startup competition from the Sanarip Insan project

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On July 26 of the current year, the “Sanarip Insan” project announced a startup competition.

Startups were announced in the following directions:

  • IT solutions: development of social and tourism services based on digital platforms.
  • Education sector: preparation for advancing education levels and developing digital skills.
  • E-commerce: increasing sales, optimizing marketing, enhancing customer service, e-business projects in the electronic commerce field.
  • Artificial Intelligence: business projects based on artificial intelligence platforms.

The “Sanarip Insan” team, have decided to organize an informational session on August 4th to provide detailed information about the competition and address questions received on our Instagram page.

An informational session was held for about an hour, and answers were provided to all questions received from participants.