NGO Sadoqat and terre des hommes (Earth of Humanity) Germany are starting their cooperation for the development of rural communities with a particular focus on improving the situation of children in Tajikistan.
Following more than two months of consultation and negotiations, the parties are starting collaboration with a pilot project “Access to Quality Healthcare by the Rural Population in Tajikistan” officially launched on October 1, 2021 with the duration of one year.
The project with the financial support of the tdh Germany amounting EURO 25,000 comprises two components: 1) hard component for the renovation of four pediatric ward in the surgical unit of Devashtich District Central Hospital; and 2) soft component consisting of training sessions for 45 healthcare providers and an awareness campaign for 200 women of reproductive age. Under the soft component of the project 12 two-day training sessions will be conducted on the priority topics chosen by the local healthcare providers themselves, and an awareness-raising campaign on appropriate child nutrition will be organized for 200 women of childbearing age in four sessions of 50 participants each.
“We are pleased to be selected as a partner organization of terre des hommes Germany for the implementation of this project in Tajikistan and would like to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our colleagues from this organization. We believe that the common values shared by our organizations will lead to successful cooperation to improve the living standards and protection of children, women and other vulnerable groups in remote areas of Tajikistan” – said Nigora Negmatullaeva, Director of the NGO Sadoqat. – “We also appreciate the flexibility demonstrated by our distinguished colleagues from tdh Germany in supporting the continuation of our project on the improvement of Devashtich District Central Hospital, which we started in 2019. Our objective is to contribute to improve the living standards of the rural population by increasing access to quality healthcare and education services in remote areas”- she added.
“Terre des hommes Germany is indeed happy to be able to collaborate with the NGO Sadoqat and contribute towards better health services for children in the Devashtich district of Tajikistan. Terre des hommes strives to contribute to the protection and well-being of children across different countries. It is already active in more than 30 countries and hopes to expand its cooperation in Tajikistan as well” – said Ingrid Mendonca, Regional Coordinator for South Asia of tdh Germany.
NGO Sadoqat is a nonprofit and noncommercial organization established in 2000 and officially registered with the Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan. Sadoqat is committed to improving rural lives through thoughtful partnerships and practice. The organization implemented about 25 projects in various fields, including women and youth empowerment, reproductive health, healthy lifestyle among the youth, English skills improvement, and education and healthcare infrastructure with the support of various donor institutions during 20 years of its operation.
"terre des hommes Germany is a children's aid agency registered in Germany as terre des hommes Deutschland e.V. and located at Osnabruck. With the vision of a peaceful and just world for all children of today and the future generations it has been working in different continents for more than 50 years. It supports partner organizations and civil society initiatives in different countries towards the well-being of all children."
