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Kyrgyzstan has developed a useful alternative to the Internet for schoolchildren

26.09.2019

In recent years, the Internet has become increasingly accessible to Kyrgyz people. If about 5 years ago only residents of the capital could afford access to the world wide web, now it is quite a familiar thing for residents of the regions. The Internet plays an important role in modern education. Problems such as the […]

School of Eshimbekova (Tegizchil v., Issyk-Kul region)

23.09.2019

The penultimate visit was to the school Esimbekova (Tegizchil v.). It is a compact school with 238 children.  It is located on the outskirts of the village Tegizchil, however, despite this, at school we met a volunteer from the United States who came on a Peace Corps knowledge-sharing project. He teaches children English for the […]

School gymnasium №11 (Karakol, Issyk-Kul region)

22.09.2019

In Karakol we visited the gymnasium school №11. This is one of the largest educational institutions of Issyk-Kul region, in which we have established ilimBox, it has 2600 students, children study in double shifts school. Despite the fact that the school is a gymnasium and is located in Karakol, it still has difficulties accessing the […]

Ferghana Valley IXP

21.01.2018

ISOC Kyrgyz Chapter is implementing one of its first major projects thanks to Beyond the Net grant from ISOC. Ferghana Valley Internet Exchange Point (FVIXP) Project will install an IXP in Osh city in the south of Kyrgyzstan, which will result in a much cheaper internet for all the residents of Ferghana Valley. Ferghana Valley […]

Connecting the unconnected – walking the talk in Central Asia

18.09.2017

Access to an open and inclusive Internet has been widely discussed in the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) over the last few months. The Internet Society’s Regional Bureaus work hard to put the good work and messages stemming from these global forums into practice in […]