Improving Livelihoods of Rural Women through Development of Handicrafts Industry (Financed by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction)

Date: November 2006
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Document Type: Grant Assistance Reports

Description

The grant development objective is to improve the livelihoods of rural women in the Kyrgyz Republic by developing the handicraft industry. The specific objective is to increase income and job opportunities for poor women in selected rural areas by improving productivity, diversification, and products quality while establishing efficient marketing services and facilities.