Although the protests were small in scale, activists continue to make strident pleas for President Japarov to address the plight of women and girls in Kyrgyzstan. The gender quota in local ...

She has signed agreements with five traditional craftspeople in Kyrgyzstan for planning and marketing their products. She once took a seven-hour bus ride to hold direct talks with one of her partners.

"Welcome back to Kyrgyzstan," says Shukur Shermatov, addressing a class of 20 women. He is wearing a traditional felt cap, but there is nothing traditional about this school. It sits inside two ...

Show students where Kyrgyzstan is on a map ... Kenya: Run Lornah Run Explore the traditional role of women in Kenya and find out how female long-distance runners are challenging the norm.

(opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window) Copy In a world where fashion is fixated on youth and older people are marginalised, a group of older ...

Soon they will make their way from Kyrgyzstan to the U.S. — from Batina’s home to ... and have since expanded. Batina and the women she works with craft felt rams, for Mercy Corps and for souvenir ...

According to her, another thing that Russia and Kyrgyzstan have in common is traditional respectful attitude to women and active role of women in the life of society. "Today's forum is another ...