Kyrgyz Republic

“My first memory of entrepreneurship is my father’s shop in an open bazaar in Vahdat, Tajikistan. I was maybe eight

At almost any hour of the day — or night — you can find Gulzat walking the roads of Jerge-Tal

The road from Naryn to Bishkek is long, first tracing along the winding Naryn River before weaving through vast open

Kayla Mudaliar is currently working as a Partnership Fellow as part of AKFC’s International Youth Fellowship. Read her Dispatch from

In July, our newest cohort of nine International Youth Fellows began their placements in Central Asia and East Africa. One

Mahir Hamid was placed in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, as part of AKFC’s International Youth Fellowship program. Read his Dispatch to

Ian is working as a Partnerships Fellow in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, as part of AKFC’s International Youth Fellowship (IYF) program.

Growing up in the suburbs of Montreal, Mélina Nantel’s passion for social justice began at a young age and has

“Now, my children talk to me about their dreams and fears, just like they do with their mother.” In the