USAID / COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Kyrgyzstan - NGO Development and the Role of Associations

May 2006

Participants:

Akbermet Matyeva, President, Association“Collabration-Sodrugestvo”

Ikbalhon Bahramova, Program Coordinator, Development and Cooperation in Central Asia (DCCA)

Cholpon Dzhunusheva, Director, 'Civic Education Center'

Banur Abdieva, Chairperson, Civic Initiatives Center 'Leader'

Alexander Balkunov, Associate Director, Association Economics Teachers of Kyrgyzstan

Gulnara Derbisheba, Coordinator, Batken Branch of the 'Babushka Adoption' Foundation

Gulmira Temirbekova, Chairperson, Center for Development of Civic Initiatives

Svetlana Mamutova, President, Diabetics Association of Kyrgyzstan

Abdybek Saratov, President, Regional Household Association OIL “Chui-Konush”

Vyacheslav Kucherenko, Chairperson, public union 'TseONIS'

Meeting Hosts:

American Marketing Association

American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay

Boston University Program in Public and Non-Profit Management

Chamber of Commerce of Greater Boston

City Year

Civil Society Institute

College of Citizenship and Public Service

Common Cause

Girls and Boys Clubs of Boston

League of Women Voters of Newton

Massachusetts Attorney General

Massachusetts State House

Mass Voter Education Network

Mytown

New Sector Alliance

Oxfam America

Program on Central Asia at Harvard University

Suffolk University

The Hauser Center for Non-Profits at Harvard University

Third Sector New England

Homestay Hosts:

Howie Altholtz

Marie and Castera Bresilla

Irene Sinteff and Craig Cowles

Grace Dingee

Nancy and Wayne Kilker

Sue and Allen King

Michael MacPhee

Olga and Joel Reisman

Elizabeth Shannon

Michael and Lisa Shatz

Grazia Walker