Supporting the vulnerable youth across Central Asia

March 31, 2021

With the financial support of the Government of Japan between 2018 and 2021 more than 8.5 thousand young people from 36 settlements of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan received the opportunity to find a job, launch start-ups and acquire skills needed for professional activity.

Watch the outcomes of the youth support project in our video

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