Main tasks: ·Conduct assessment of winter tourism safety and security issues in Kyrgyzstan; ·Develop Winter Tourism Safety and Security Work Plan. Download Detailed Terms of Reference Qualification requirements ·Relevant educational background and/or qualification in the areas such as emergency control, safety and security, mountain rescue service or other similar areas; ·Experience in implementation of the safety and security related projects related to mountain rescue, avalanche control and similar areas; ·Experience in developing and delivering training on safety and security issues; ·Knowledge/prior experience in Central Asia and/or Kyrgyzstan will be an advantage. Place of performance: Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek and Karakol cities Deadline for applications: 01 March 2020, 17:00 Bishkek time If you are interested, please apply by sending your CV along with the cover letter outlining experience and suitability, by email to: Meerim.Zamirbekova@helvetas.org with cc to kyrgyzstan@helvetas.org All application documents will be used only for the selection process. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Assignment Title: Promotion of “Alai Too Aseli” and “Chon-Alai Baly” cooperatives’ honey products and to find new potential buyers. Location: Osh, Bishkek Assignment periods: March 02– October 30, 2020. Objects: Marketing promotion of products/honey of the “Alai Too Aseli” and “Chon-Alai Baly” cooperatives by participating in and presenting product samples at international festivals, exhibitions, B2B and to find new potential buyers in order to increase the volume of cooperatives’ sales. Basic requirements for a potential consultant/organization : - Current business in the sphere of honey products’ sale and export for at least 2 years; - Experience of collaboration with beekeepers/ cooperatives in supplying honey products, current/valid contracts with target cooperatives is an advantage; - Experience of working with local non-governmental organizations, international organizations is an asset; - Registration of a legal entity (LLC or PF) Candidates should send the listed below documents to the following e-mail: Nurgul.Tashtanova@helvetas.org, no later than February 29, 2020. List of application documents • Certificate of registration of a legal entity; • Letter of interest describing business experience of honey products export for at least 2 years; • Program/announcement of the festival, exhibition, B2B meetings, where the promotion of target cooperatives’ products is to be realized • Detailed budget of expenses, including own contribution. Download detailed ToR
A total of 398 people took part in the trainings, including representatives of local authorities, ayil keneshes, social workers and representatives of the local population. During the event, participants got acquainted with gender-sensitive and socially inclusive approaches, including mapping techniques, the legal framework, tools for developing gender-sensitive and socially inclusive budgeting and services to meet the needs of vulnerable groups. The main topics of the trainings were: Diversity of social groups, the concept of gender, the distinction between gender and sex, gender discrimination, international and national mechanisms for gender equality, gender analysis. Sessions on social inclusion and gender-oriented budgeting were also held. Participants were actively involved in the mapping process of their municipalities to visualize the categorization of local people based on gender, age, ethnicity, etc. Subsequent sessions focused on national legislation and action plans to advance gender equality and review international treaties. At the same time, they noted the positive effect of changes in the country's legislation related to gender issues. “The interests of both sexes should be taken into account. It is very good that the Government provided quotas for women in ayil keneshes. When there are women deputies, they can talk about the interests of many social groups," said A. Abreshova, a deputy of the local kenesh. An important part of the training was devoted to methods and strategies of gender-sensitive analysis on existing administrative documents. The participants actively participated in the discussions. They were interested in topics and noted that existing administrative documents lacked gender and socially sensitive approaches. Moreover, participants used the created platform to discuss the developed documents in order to integrate gender and socially-sensitive approaches into them. “I really like the fact that it became real to conduct a gender analysis in order to assess the extent to which the local budget is gender and socially sensitive. We did not do this kind of analysis before. Of course, I think that this practice should be integrated into the work of our municipality,” said K. Korobaeva, specialist in Aiyl Okmotu. The trainings also explained the synchronization process of development programs, action plans and current budget expenditures. The participants received clear ideas on the objectives of the analysis and realized that processing existing administrative documents was not enough. Desired changes can only be achieved when they are assigned to specific resources for their application. Incorporating the interests of various social groups into development programs and annual budgets is also important for accountability and transparency. Participants noted the importance of training processes for the integration of the above approaches and expressed their opinion on this issue in the following vein: “When some decisions are made at the national level, they are rarely explained and conveyed to local authorities, including increasing the capacity of LSGs in order to increase their potential, knowledge and skills. This is difficult for us, especially when you need to report on the work done. For example, the state announced the launch of digitalization processes, but no relevant trainings were conducted to integrate these innovations. Therefore, we must limit ourselves by uploading information to bulletin boards. But if we had to undergo digitalization training, it would help us better understand this and put it into practice. Today, you have taught us a lot, and this will help LSG bodies not only to review local strategic plans and documents, but also to make progress reports for higher bodies more efficiently.” - Nusupov E., local activist (Cholpon-Ata municipality). The Public Service Improvement Project is funded by the Swiss Government through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by Helvetas Kyrgyzstan and the Development Policy Institute.
Assignment Title: Development of the “With Love by Alay” products catalogue with the purpose of market improvement and brand’s promotion Location: Osh city Assignment periods: November 28 to December 25, 2019 Objective: To develop a catalogue of products with prices indication, including specific characteristics, sizes, colors etc. for products’ visualization improvement and increasing sales, marketing, brand’s promotion. Application Procedure Candidates should send the documents mentioned below to the following e-mail: asel.ikramova@helvetas.org, no later than November 27, 2019. List of application documents Letter of interest describing the concept of the catalogue and filled out table with specific actions to complete tasks Detailed budget of an order Curriculum Vitae (Resumes) of the main executors Basic requirements for a potential consultant or a potential organization: At least 3 years of experience in the field of branding and sales, development of similar promo material, catalogue of handicraft products; Registration of a legal entity (LLC, IE) Creativeness to reach exact understanding of the catalogue concept for sales Working experience with international organizations, private companies involved in handicraft business Download the ToR
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION Assignment Title: Conducting 1 two-days training on advocacy for key partners of 4 VC of Bai Alai programme: livestock, apiculture, tourism and handicraft. Location: Osh city Assignment periods: December 01, 2019 – December 20, 2019. Objects: To train the key partners of the 4 VC on basics of advocacy with the aim of developing an advocacy plan aimed to positively changing of the situation and solving identified actual problems in each sector. Application Procedure Candidates should send the following documents to the following e-mail: Nurgul.Tashtanova@helvetas.org, no later than November 19 2019. List of application documents Certificate of registration of a legal entity; Letter of interest describing the experience of providing similar services; CV of key candidates with experience of conducting trainings on advocacy; 2-3 recommendations from organizations that have received your services; Detailed budget for the trainers’ payment including logistic expenses of trainers. Basic requirements for a potential consultant or potential organization: At least 3 years of experience in the field of conducting similar trainings on advocacy and developing advocacy companies for beginners, including field work in remote regions: Experience in working with local non-governmental organizations, international organizations (at least 3 years); Excellent Kyrgyz language; Registration of a legal entity (LLC or PF) Readiness to start implementing the task from November 29, 2019 Experience with Helvetas and / or the Aga Khan Foundation or with other donor organizations is an advantage The ToR can be downloaded here: Download ToR
In honor of the World Youth Day on November 9 and 10 the largest youth [NON] conference JashtarCamp 2019 was held throughout the whole Kyrgyzstan. JashtarCamp is an annual informal youth [NOT] conference, an open platform for the exchange of opinions held in an interactive format. This year the event was dedicated to "Digital Generation. Professions of the XXI Century" topic, and was held under the slogan "Find yourself in the digital future." The main focus was new technologies, innovations, digitalization and the 21st century’s professions. The program of the event included panel discussions on areas of activity, an avenue of professions, an internship and courses, flash mobs, as well as workshops on robotics. The speakers were specialists in the field of IT technologies and robotics, Internet marketing and new media, animation and design, journalists and media experts, representatives of business and the banking sector, as well as representatives of government agencies and public figures. Among statesmen in Osh, Jalal-Abad and Kyzyl-Kie, Elvira Surabaldieva, a deputy of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic, Nursultan Kubanov, an adviser to the Ministry of Education and Science and the chairman of the Youth Congress, took part. In addition, this year, speakers from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were specially invited for the event. The flexible format of the event allowed everyone to attend a variety of presentations and chat with experts. During breaks between performances, participants were also able to get to know experts better, communicate and exchange contacts. There have also been various contests with the presentation of prizes. The event was organized with the support of Youth United for the Future (YOU) project, funded and implemented by Helvetas Kyrgyzstan.
