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When Murat and Bibigul (names changed to protect their identities) took their four children from Nukus in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan and headed to Kazakhstan in search of employment, their future looked promising. Although, life as labor migrants turned out to be more difficult than they had imagined.
Sayyora and Masud were a Tashkent couple undergoing a difficult divorce. Money, assets and real estate were at stake, but these concerns were second to their worries about how their children would react to the divorce. Knowing that going to court would have painful repercussions for their family, they instead turned to a professional mediator, Ms. Sevara Maripova, to negotiate their settlement.
Rano was born in Uzbekistan. After graduating from university, she married and moved with her husband to the city of Osh in Kyrgyz Republic. Rano was glad about the changes in her life: she always wanted to have her own big family. Rano gave birth to two sons; she was happy and it seemed that life was developing as she imagined it.
Last year, 25-year-old Zhaniya Aldekeyeva, completed a doctoral degree in medicine. Not one to stop there, she then enrolled at Nazarbayev University to pursue a master’s in public health. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she hasn’t started classes yet. But there was work to do so she connected with her fellow Red Crescent of Kazakhstan volunteers to help prevent the virus’ spread.
Izatulo Saduloev is a fruit producer and exporter from the Khatlon region of Tajikistan. With USAID’s assistance, Izatulo built the first cold storage facility in Khatlon and is now a pioneer watermelon exporter to the Baltics. Within just two growing seasons, USAID helped with the formation of a cooperative and eight smallholder farmers are now exporting watermelons from Tajikistan to Lithuania.
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