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Youth from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan participate in "Climate Fresk" to enhance climate change knowledge

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Unlocking opportunities and creating hope for women in rural Tajikistan

Firuza is a 46-year-old woman from the Dusti district of Khatlon region in Tajikistan - the remote rural area bordering Afghanistan. She is a single parent of four children from a low-income family.

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UNDP and JICA hand over transport means and publishing equipment to the Border Forces of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan

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Engagement of private sector in climate change actions discussed at regional forum with involvement of representatives of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

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What we do

UNDP began its operations in Tajikistan in 1994. Nowadays, Tajikistan is a peaceful and stable country, with a rapidly developing economy. Recovery from the devastating social and economic consequences of civil war and the start of reforms led to steady, though unequal, growth over the past decade averaging 8 per cent annually, according to World Bank country data. 

 

Economic Development at the Local Level

Solar-powered sewing machines empower girls in Tajikistan

Clean energy like solar has not only environmental benefits but also has the potential to increase income and create more jobs for women and men. Take the example of solar-powered sewing machines installed in a workshop owned by Ms Farangis Makhkamov in the Shahrinav district of Tajikistan, who now trains school children and girls in sewing skills.

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Solar-powered sewing machines

Our Impact

8.7

million

Population

29.7%

Poverty rate

17.5%

women

in Parliament

0.624

Human Development Index

67.8

life expectancy

at birth

5.96%

Arable land

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