11. Talas CSSCs (TL) 

Activity Overview 

The CSSC met with Mr. B. Trepanier, Consultant of the Kyrgyz Swiss Agricultural Program, and 

he recommended conducting two training workshops on financial sustainability and NGO 

governance for their staff and local farmers councils. 

After the CSSC disseminated information about new programs of Canadian Embassy and OSI, 9 

NGOs are developing funding proposals to be submitted to these donors. 

On April 11 12, The Manager K. Khasanova and the Assistant C. Tynalieva took part in the 

conference by OSCE, devoted to interethnic relations in the context of Central Asia, and the role 

of NGOs in preventing potential conflict and fighting the roots of terrorism. 

The CSSC Manager G. Temirbekova met with the staff of UNDP Program Poverty Reduction 2 

and discussed providing training seminars for associations of self help groups on a contractual 

basis. 

Internal Capacity Building 

The CSSC volunteers began providing services to clients (consultations in land reform and project 

design, information support, etc). Both international organizations and local NGOs started 

recruiting volunteers through the CSSC. 

The Volunteer M. Kim took part in a seminar on financial accountability conducted by the Union 

of Bookkeepers and Auditors on April 15 30 in Talas.  

The CSSC created a Web Site covering its activities. 

The CSSC Bookkeper B. Momunbekov took part in the seminar titled  Attracting Investments  

held in Talas on May 3 by the consulting firm Professional Manager. The participants got new 

skills in investment policies for boosting local economies. 

The CSSC gained experience in conducting sociological surveys while helping SIAR (Bishkek) 

conduct surveys in Talas Oblast. The new expertise would allow the CSSC to launch new service  

sociological research. 

The CSSC Assistant T. Asranov took part in two training workshops on analytic methods being 

conducted by INTRAC. 

The governance and organization structure of the CSSC was revised to better meet to the needs of 

the organization. A new Board of Directors was elected, and the CSSC designed a plan for 

building skills of the Board members. 

Community Outreach 

This quarter, the CSSC was focusing on establishing experience exchange between target 

communities, based on Kyrgyz traditional contest Yr Kese, when each participant takes part in 

actions like hosting meetings of different communities. 

The CSSC continues publishing the newsletter One Hundred Questions and Answers on Land 

Issues, which covers specific topics raised by the local population. The CSSC volunteers, who 

took part in the training seminars by Chemonix, are preparing the newsletter. 

The CSSC formed the LCG, consisting of 7 people representing NGOs, governments and 

international organizations. All of them were oriented in project assessment criteria. The first 

grant review meeting was held on May 22, where 5 projects were reviewed, of which 3 were 

approved. 

The CSSC assisted 5 target communities that received CAGs to ensure financial accountability 

and strengthen the oversight by communities on the projects implementation. In order to do so, 

the CSSC conducted training on NGO governance and provided consultations to the grantees that 

resulted in the formation of functional auditing commissions. 

The CSSCs took a leading role in conducting a nationwide advocacy campaign aimed at revoking 

the Government Decree #20. The CSSC created on line discussions and voting regarding the 

Decree at .  

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