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Friday 8 May 2015

KYRGYZ TEACHERS TAKE NEW APPROACH TO READING INSTRUCTION

Following assessment, new standards and interactive techniques in place

April 2015—Although the Kyrgyz Republic has a very high elementary school attendance rate, the quality of education remains a challenging issue, particularly the quality of reading skills of elementary school students.

Only 26 percent of teachers in the Kyrgyz Republic use effective and innovative methods for teaching reading, and only 10 percent of students in grades 1 and 2, and 1 percent of students in grade 4 meet the country’s national basic reading requirements, according to a recent assessment.

Tuesday 14 April 2015

The soul is healed by being with children

Save the Children celebrated June 1st – International Children’s Day at residential schools for children with mental disabilities in Dushanbe and in Kurgan-Tyube, Tajikistan.

Wednesday 25 February 2015

Kyrgyzstan ECD Project 2015 - Initial Stakeholder Meeting

“I am glad to be invited to this meeting. We have a lot of projects implemented by international organizations in Kyrgyzstan. However, not all of them work with two directions (education and infrastructure) at the same as ECD project"  Mirlan Rakishov, Head of Tash-Moinok Aiyl Okmotu

“I did not know that such an organization which specifically works to make children’s lives better exists in the world. This makes Save the Children unique” Munaralkul Dumanaeva, parent

Thursday 29 January 2015

The best way to make children happy is to make them smile

On May 30 Save the Children International in Kyrgyzstan visited the Rehabilitation Center “Umut-Nadezhda” which provides living and development services for 70 students with development needs and severe disabilities.

Wednesday 17 December 2014

Save the Children marks a 20-year Milestone in Central Asia


Credit: PIERRE THIRIET / SAVE THE CHILDREN

November 2014 marks twenty years that Save the Children has been working in Central Asia. This represents a significant landmark of reaching out and helping millions of children and their families since 1994. 

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