KHOROG, January 14, 2009, Asia-Plus — In 2008, the Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP) implemented 67 social engineering projects in Gorno Badakhshan alone, the engineering projects program manager Khujamiyor Khumorikov said in an interview with Asia-Plus.
According to him, among them 15 small irrigation projects aimed at promoting development of new lands as well as constructing small hydropower plants, eight projects for building and repairing roads and bridges, 13 projects for building and repairing education facilities, two projects aimed at promoting enhancement of local health sector, six projects for enhancement of culture sector, etc.
The projects implemented by MSDSP have been funded mostly by the Swiss International Development Agency (SIDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture Department (EDNP), Khumorikov said.
MSDSP is a locally registered organization and a non time-bound project administered by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in Tajikistan. MSDSP works in several areas in rural development, spanning community development, enterprise development, natural resource management, engineering and policy and evaluation, all of which are explored below. The Program currently operates in 18 districts in three regions of Tajikistan, with a target population of more than 730,000 people.
