A young Tajik refugee learns sewing skills to boost her income and to enable her to participate in the local community.
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: