Posts Tagged ‘Volounteers’
Fayzobod Health Workers Trained in Sanitation Best Practices
June 25, 2024 – Equidev conducted an intensive one-day training on Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in the Fayzobod district. Twenty health workers from Miskinobod’s Rural District Hospital and Health Center participated in the training, aimed at equipping them with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively tackle WASH challenges in their communities. The interactive sessions…
Read MoreEquidev showcases expertise at Dushanbe workshop
On June 13th, Equidev’s CEO Gulchehra Boboeva and Gender Mainstreaming/Communications Specialist Samariddin Bahriddinov attended the Institutional Sanitation Workshop at the Dushanbe Shumon Hotel. Organized as part of the Swiss WICC Portfolio in Tajikistan, the workshop brought together representatives from various sanitation projects to exchange experiences and discuss best practices in institutional sanitation. Equidev made significant…
Read MoreEquidev Pilots Climate-Proofing Measures in Tajikistan Schools
Equidev, in collaboration with UNICEF, is piloting a groundbreaking initiative to climate-proof schools in Tajikistan as part of their ongoing project, “Implementation of the Three Stars Approach on WASH in Schools of Tajikistan” (TSA). This initiative aims to enhance the resilience and adaptation capabilities of educational institutions to climate change, ensuring a safer and more…
Read MoreEquidev and ALG Empower Vulnerable Families with Chickens and Feed
From March 5 to 18, 2024, Equidev, in partnership with the USAID-funded Feed the Future Tajikistan Agriculture and Land Governance Activity (ALG), achieved a significant milestone by distributing 6,000 chickens and 36 tons of chicken feed to 300 beneficiaries across six districts in the Khatlon region. This initiative aims to uplift vulnerable households in N.…
Read MoreImproving Nutrition through Poultry Farming
On January 26, 2024, Barbara Yale, the Chief of Party of the USAID-funded the Feed the Future Tajikistan Agriculture and Land Governance Activity, and Gulchehra Boboeva, the CEO of Equidev, signed a grant agreement. This agreement aims to empower vulnerable households in the south-western Khatlon region by enabling them to start family poultry production. The…
Read MoreImproving WASH services in schools
We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new one-year project on the Implementation of the WASH in Schools Three Star Approach in Tajikistan. The project aims to improve the health condition of schoolchildren and citizens through access to sustainable WASH services and improved hygiene behaviors in 14 cities and districts of Tajikistan. On…
Read MoreEquidev and Tajik Agrarian University boost their cooperation
On November 21, 2023, the International Public Organization “Equitable Development” (Equidev) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tajik Agrarian University (TAU) to boost cooperation in the implementation of ongoing projects and programs, taking into account the scope of opportunities and resources. The MoU was signed by Gulchehra Boboeva, Equidev’s CEO and Mahmadyorzoda Usmon…
Read MoreFuture engineers impressed by the work of DEWATS
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 14th November 2023 – A group of 11 students and 3 teachers from the Construction and Architecture Faculty of the Tajik Technical University have been involved in a study tour to the site of DEWATS (Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System) in the rural hospital #1, Hisor town. The students were able to see first-hand…
Read MoreThe Government of Switzerland promotes better sanitation services in Tajikistan
The Government of Switzerland promotes better sanitation services in Tajikistan Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 12th October 2023 – The international Public Organization “Equitable Development” (EQUIDEV) along with the Government of Switzerland supported the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of Tajikistan to conduct a workshop on “Decentralized Sanitation Solutions”. The workshop was conducted in…
Read MoreA barefoot agronomist triggers a small revolution in orchards of the Kishtud river basin
Scanning the tall, snow-capped mountain peaks around him that alternately descend into a steep gorge cut by the River Kishtud and a rugged valley interspersed with picturesque pasturelands, Odinaev Hasanjon, 51, muses, ‘Guitan is such a small spot in this vast landscape. We look so disconnected from the world, yet we are so close to…
Read MoreAminah, A Legal Entrepreneur: paving the way for women’s land rights in rural Tajikistan
Aminah is a lawyer working with the League of Women Lawyers of Tajikistan (LWL). She is one of the 5 lawyers who works with Legal Clinics (LC) in Kulyob as part of Oxfam’s Gender, Enterprise and Markets (GEM) programme in Tajikistan. LCs offers a range of legal assistance to the rural population, especially poor women,…
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