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Kyrgyz Republic
Since 2002, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has been supporting the establishment of institutions and programmes that help develop an economically dynamic, politically stable and intellectually and culturally vibrant Kyrgyz Republic. These include the main campus of the University of Central Asia in Naryn; the Osh School; the First MicroFinance Company; the Kyrgyz Investment Credit Bank; various initiatives supporting 310,000 people in the Osh and Naryn oblasts; and activities of the Aga Khan Music Initiative to support broad-based music and arts education.
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In the Kyrgyz Republic, the AKDN has worked with water-use associations and district water departments to rehabilitate over 85 irrigation canals.
90%
90% of clients served by the First Micro Credit Company in the Kyrgyz Republic are from peri-urban and rural areas.
6,000
6,000 school-going students trained in traditional music by the Aga Khan Music Initiative in the Kyrgyz Republic.