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«Санарип Инсан» подвел итоги двухлетнего проекта

Posted on 4 марта, 202414 марта, 2024 by kyrgyzisoc

The project «Sanarip Insan,» implemented with the financial support of the European Union, the European Neighborhood Council, and the Internet Society Kyrgyz Chapter (ISOC), is paving the way for inclusive growth and innovation in Central Asia. The main goal of the project is to promote equal economic opportunities and the resilience of youth and women in rural regions of Kyrgyzstan to improve economic prosperity through digital platform training and increased digital literacy. The project’s activities have resulted in improved indicators of youth security regarding Sustainable Development Goals and human rights protection.

Focusing on three key areas—e-commerce, digital tourism, and digital agriculture—the «Sanarip Insan» has helped residents of the region’s villagers themselves with digital knowledge, which has increased their economic well-being and contributed to sustainable development.

On March 4th, the final forum of the «Sanarip Insan» project took place.

«The project’s main focus is on the regions, and it seems to us that there are very few opportunities for digital skills in the regions, and even fewer opportunities are available for women and youth. We believe that by expanding their economic and digital opportunities, the regions will develop rapidly,» emphasized Talant Sultanov, director and co-founder of ISOC Kyrgyzstan.

In line with the priorities of the Kyrgyz government for digitalization, the project is being implemented in close coordination with various ministries and agencies. Joint efforts with the Ministry of Education have led to the development of digital educational materials, and partnerships with the Ministry of Digital Development and the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy ensure a comprehensive approach to expanding digital opportunities.

«The ‘Sanarip Insan’ project is being implemented for two years. Today, here, we have such a rich exhibition of products that have been implemented thanks to this project. Digital skills have been improved, business skills have been enhanced, and the qualifications of employees of various projects have been raised. All this is thanks to this project, so we are very pleased that projects like ‘Sanarip Insan’ exist,» emphasized Nuriya Kutnaeva, Minister of Digital Development.

To enhance computer literacy, one of the frameworks for digital competencies, Microsoft Digital Literacy, has been fully adapted and voiced in the Kyrgyz language. Around 100 video materials and an equal number of presentation materials for teachers are available in the Kyrgyz language.

«Sanarip Insan» has taken the first step in making programming languages accessible in the Kyrgyz language by translating the Python programming language, which is now available to every Kyrgyzstani.

«The Python programming language has been translated into the Kyrgyz language. 76 video lessons have been created, which we have distributed to 2,300 schools across the country. Now students in the regions interested in IT technologies can learn independently. Our goal for this year is to provide graduates with a certificate in digital knowledge,» said Supanalyev Bekzhan, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, at the forum’s opening.

One of the main achievements of the project was a startup competition for youth with a total prize fund of 2.7 million soms (27,500 euros). Thus, support was provided to 10 digital startups from all regions of the country. 255 jobs were created as a result of startup acceleration and financing.

Digital tourism and e-commerce were important components of the project. Within this framework, two-day courses were held in all seven regions of Kyrgyzstan, training 500 people who were able to create 356 jobs, 11 times more than planned. To improve digital literacy among the population, the project, in partnership with the GSMA Foundation, translated the Mobile Internet Skills Training Toolkit (MISTT) into Russian and Kyrgyz. Videos on the benefits of using digital platforms were shown on national and regional television channels—KTRK, ElTR—reaching an audience of 2.5 million people, with over 6 million video views and 6 million podcast listens throughout the project implementation period.

The project has helped thousands of citizens improve their digital skills, thereby enhancing their economic well-being, which will bring inclusive economic growth to the villages of Kyrgyzstan, ultimately affecting the country’s digital economy.

Outcomes by March 2024

500 women and youth from rural regions have been trained in digital tourism, e-commerce, and the use of new digital skills to open and run businesses with minimal capital. As a result of the training, 201 new jobs have been created
The Microsoft Digital Literacy framework for digital competencies was translated and voiced into Kyrgyz, comprising 100 video materials and 100 presentation materials for teachers. 25 out of 50 universities have incorporated these materials into their curricula, benefiting 150,000 students who are enhancing their intermediate digital competencies
In partnership with the GSMA Foundation, the MISTT mobile literacy training was translated into Russian and Kyrgyz, localized, printed into physical textbooks, made available electronically, and distributed via TV and radio. The total audience reached 2.5 million viewers
The Python programming language was translated into Kyrgyz, and 74 videos providing practical guidance were created. These resources are available online on four digital platforms and have been installed on 2000 educational laptops distributed by the Center for Civic Education throughout the country. The course has reached an audience of 150,000 students and 10,000 teachers
The distribution of materials was disseminated among 84 local governments, including two cities of republican significance, 12 cities of regional significance, 17 cities of district significance, and 453 aiyl aimaks
The project supported a youth startup competition, with 160 applications submitted. Twenty-two of these passed through an acceleration program, and finally, 10 projects received financial support totaling 2.7 million soms. As a result, 255 new jobs were created
In support of the SDG concept, the project developed a course on innovative green economy for universities. 30 teachers and 394 students were trained in this course, which has been integrated as a modular course
The cumulative audience for 2 years: videos on digital platforms — 2,552,507 viewers; podcasts on national and regional — 6,584,000; regional TV — 78,152 viewers, national TV — 6,106,740; online media — 6,492,716; social media — 4,723,163.

“Санарип Инсан” поддержал еще 2 стартапа с общим фондом в 600 000 сомов

Posted on 29 декабря, 202331 января, 2024 by kyrgyzisoc

On November 10, 2023, the final of the startup project competition ‘Sanarip Insan’ took place at the Innovation Center with a total prize fund of 27,500 euros or 2.6 million soms.

The startup project competition ‘Sanarip Insan’ was held on the theme: ‘Expanding the opportunities for youth, especially young women, in using advanced digital knowledge and skills to create business projects with insufficient capital,’ aimed at developing and supporting sustainable business models that impact, among other things, the socio-economic life of the population in small towns, rural areas, and among farmers.

Kyrgyz citizens aged 18-35 could submit their ideas in four directions:
IT solutions;
Education;
E-business;
AI.

After defending their startup projects by all participants, the jury members identified the best 8 startup ideas and awarded the winners with certificates for financial support, as well as commemorative gifts.

On December 27, after reconsidering the applications, the remaining 600,000 soms in the prize fund were decided to be awarded to the following teams:

Nurkyz Karypova ‘Techno Girls’ — 260,000 soms
Kadyrova Takhmina ‘Oygonuu’ — 240,000 soms
Adatova Aruuke ‘Kyrgyz Boek’ + 100,000 soms (total 250,000 soms)

“Sanarip Insan” aims to improve digital literacy among young people, women, migrants and people living in remote regions of the country. In particular, it suggests the use of digital platforms, learning the functions of social networks, digital financial applications, the use of information technology in online commerce and entrepreneurship, and ways of sustainable development through green economy. The project is implemented by the European Neighbourhood Council and the Internet Society Kyrgyz Chapter, with the support of the European Union.

Краткое интервью с участниками двух дневного тренинга для тренеров из регионов Кыргызстана

Posted on 23 ноября, 202326 июля, 2024 by kyrgyzisoc

16-17 ноября 2023 года в городе Бишкек завершились двухдневные тренинги по подготовке лучших экспертов, тренеров в области ”Цифрового туризма“в рамках проекта ”Кыргызского Отделения Интернет Общества» при финансовой поддержке посольства США в Кыргызской Республике, направленного на укрепление предпринимательства и развития малого бизнеса в регионах.

На данный тренинг, направленного на развитие предпринимательства и малого бизнеса в регионах Кыргызстана, были отобраны участники из 10 сёл и городов страны, каждый из которых прошел обучение по направлению “Цифровой туризм” и в рамках проекта “Санарип Инсан” поделится своими знаниями по “Цифровому туризму” с молодежью и женщинами своего региона.

Пройдя по нижеуказанной ссылке вы можете посмотреть короткое интервью, в которых участники данного тренинга делятся своими впечатлениями.

Этот проект реализуется при финансовой поддержке Посольства США в Кыргызской Республике. Мнения, заключения или рекомендации, изложенные здесь, представляют собой мнение авторов и не отражают точку зрения посольства США в КР.

Completion of training for trainers

Posted on 18 ноября, 20236 июля, 2024 by kyrgyzisoc

«The Internet Society Kyrgyz Chapter,» with financial support from the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, conducted a two-day training aimed at strengthening entrepreneurship and small business development in the regions. The training focused on digital tourism and aimed to select and train participants from 10 regions of the country to become trainers and experts in this field.

Future trainers and experts in «Digital tourism» were provided detailed information on platforms such as Google Business, Google Maps, 2GIS, Booking.com, and digital marketing such as WhatsApp Business, Instagram, Facebook, Airbnb, Shelter, Travelline PMS, Edelweiss PMS.

At the conclusion of the two-day training, all participants received certificates. Following the training, each participant signed a cooperation agreement with the Digital Citizen Project.

They committed to sharing their knowledge with youth, women, and others in their respective fields, as well as assisting them in registering on the aforementioned platforms.

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.

«Санарип Инсан» запускает двухдневный курс по «Цифровому туризму» для региональных тренеров

Posted on 16 ноября, 20236 июля, 2024 by kyrgyzisoc

A two-day course on «Digital Tourism» for regional trainers will be held in Bishkek on November 16-17.

The Sanarip Insan project selected 10 trainers from Kochkor-Zhumgal, Talas, Chon-Alai, Jalal-Abad; Ton, Tyup, Batken, At-Basha, Chuya and Naryn with digital skills and organizes two-day training for them to deepen their knowledge.

The trainers will be Nazira Miinekeeva, an expert on the development of «digital tourism», who will teach the skills of using Google Business, Google Maps, 2GIS, Booking.com Instagram Facebook, Airbnb, Shelter, Traveline PMS, Edelweiss PMS, and Fariza Chilmergenova, a trainer and digital marketing expert who will give professional knowledge on WhatsApp Business, Instagram, Facebook.

All 10 participants sign a cooperation with the Sanarip project, stating that they will share their knowledge with the youth and women of their region, help them improve their economic well-being with the help of digital skills.

The Sanarip Insan project is aimed at improving the digital literacy of young people, women, migrants and residents living in remote areas. The project offers sustainable economic development through the use of digital platforms, the study of the functions of social networks, digital financial applications, the use of information technology in online commerce and entrepreneurship, as well as the green economy.

The project is being implemented with the support of the Embassy of the United States of America in the Kyrgyz Republic and the Kyrgyz branch of the Internet Community.

Мырзакулова Бактыкан: Проект «Санарип Инсан» помог нам увеличить доходы на 50%

Posted on 11 октября, 202313 октября, 2023 by kyrgyzisoc

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

Матисламова Бузара: «Санарип Инсан» открыл возможность ажить в Баткене и зарабатывать со всего мира

Posted on 6 октября, 202311 октября, 2023 by kyrgyzisoc

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

Подписан Меморандум о сотрудничестве между центром гражданского образования и избирательных технологий при ЦИК КР и проектом «Санарип Инсан»

Posted on 22 августа, 20234 октября, 2023 by kyrgyzisoc

В целях комплексного развития цифрового образования, продвижения равных экономических возможностей и реализации совместных социально-экономических программ и проектов подписан Меморандум о сотрудничестве между центром гражданского образования и избирательных технологий ЦИК КР и проектом “Санарип Инсан”.

В церемонии подписания меморандума приняли участие директор Центра гражданского образования и избирательных технологий ЦИК КР Айсулуу Букамбаева и координатор проекта “Санарип Инсан” Азиз Солтобаев.

Кроме того, состоялась беседа с председателем Центральной комиссии по выборам и проведению референдумов Кыргызской Республики Шайлдабековой Нуржан Кармабековной, председателем “Кыргызского Отделения Интернет Общества” Талантом Султановым и координатором проекта “Санарип Инсан” Азизом Солтобаевым по сотрудничеству в повышении цифровой грамотности населения в рамках проекта “Санарип Инсан”.

Инструментарий для обучения навыкам использования мобильного интернета выпущен на кыргызском и на русском языках

Posted on 9 августа, 20234 октября, 2023 by kyrgyzisoc

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.