BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, October 9. A new funding from Japan will help protect vulnerable people in Kyrgyzstan, Trend reports.
According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the funds will be put to good use, building community assets and boosting capacity through a variety of projects that will really hit the ground running.
"This project will provide employment opportunities, skills, and human capacity development in agriculture-related areas to the people in Batken, Osh, Jalal-Abad, Naryn, and Issyk-kul provinces, where the highest degree of vulnerability was identified," said Hideki Goda, the Japanese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.
WFP Representative and Country Director in Kyrgyzstan, Kojiro Nakai, highlighted the dire situation, noting that 38 percent of the population is unable to afford a nutritious diet due to the global food crisis and multiple shocks.
"The WFP acknowledges the substantial donation from the people and Government of Japan, which will facilitate assistance to over 50,000 vulnerable individuals residing in isolated, mountainous areas," he added.
Japan has been a long-standing and strategic partner of WFP in Kyrgyzstan. Previous support from the Japanese government helped provide aid during the Batken crisis and facilitated the establishment of mini-processing workshops through a market-oriented public-private partnership model. This latest funding aims to further enhance the resilience of rural communities and develop the country's human capital.