Community volunteers trained under USAID's Advancing Nutrition initiative help improve nutrition-related behavior of rural Kyrgyz families.

We recognize individuals like Gulaiym Baltbaevna Kalykulova, who works as a volunteer in Kulundu, improving nutrition related knowledge and behavior of rural communities. USAID/Kyrgyz Republic’s Advancing Nutrition project has trained 4800 volunteers like Gulaiym to reach 211,650+ people in Batken, Issykul, and Jalal-Abad since 2020. Here’s her story.