AKDN and UCA are partnering with the Naryn Town Municipality to work on the master plan for the Naryn area. A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Naryn Town Municipality to commence a town planning exercise (2018 - 2020), where AKTC is providing a grant of over 4.4 million Kyrgyz soms for financing the cost associated with designing the Master Plan. This exercise aims to promote the social and economic development of the town through a comprehensive, planned approach to ultimately improving the quality of life of its inhabitants and visitors. Specifically, the planning process will help identify opportunities for economic growth, improved infrastructure, and support Government-led efforts to transform Naryn into a vibrant economic, touristic, cultural, and intellectual hub.