Workshops provided an opportunity for refugees to apply the skills attained through the vocational trainings. As a result, employment increased and participants reached a functional level of financial stability and self-sufficiency.
Improvement of the quality of social services and infrastructure and reproductive health for refugees and host communities
Duration: November 2006– December 2009
Budget: US$1,236,598
Implementing Agencies: UNHCR, UNFPA
The overall goal of the programme was to support the integration of refugees from Tajikistan and Afghanistan into Turkmenistan. Beyond obtaining Turkmen citizenship, integration however required improving perceptions amongst host and refugee communities, as well as building the capacity of refugees to actively contribute to the economic and social life of their host communities.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: