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Stories from Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan has a breathtaking natural beauty. With its vast and unaffected wilderness it is home to the world´s 3rd highest mountain range. It is also a country of extreme poverty: 40 percent of the people in Kyrgyzstan live below the poverty line, majority of the population have no access to running water and the infant mortality rate is one of the highest in the world.
After the collapse of the Soviet system, Kyrgyzstan cut a variety of social benefits, leaving families with fewer resources for housing. Access to basic amenities such as water and sewage is limited, especially for impoverished people and those living in rural areas. Seeking relief from poverty, many families moved to informal settlements on the fringes of Bishkek and other large cities, where they lack secure tenure and decent housing.
Nearly 70 percent of the rural population lives in substandard homes or is homeless. It is not unusual for three generations to be crowded into a single room with no heating or water. People with mental disabilities, such as autism, are among the poorest and most marginalized in Kyrgyzstan. They have trouble obtaining and keeping paid work because of stigma associated with mental health issues and additional responsibilities on family members to offer care. As a result, most of them cannot improve their poor housing situations themselves.
Habitat for Humanity Kyrgyzstan was established in 1999 and is actively working in three regions of Kyrgyzstan: Chui, Issykul and Naryn. Its national office is based in Bishkek. Habitat Kyrgyzstan has so far served over 2,900 families through a range of projects. Including new house builds, completion of half-built homes, renovation of condominium block buildings, and installation of ecologically safe toilets in rural communities. In cooperation with the Open Society Institute, Habitat provides decent homes for families where one or more members have mental illnesses.
In 2006, Habitat Kyrgyzstan´s innovative Cane Reed project won the World Bank Award at the prestigious World Bank Development Marketplace competition. The “Cane Reed: 19th century idea, 21st century solution” was one of 30 winners chosen from 2,500 applicants. We will share more information about building with cane reed with you in one of the upcoming blogs.
Quick facts about Habitat houses in Kyrgyzstan:
- Construction of a house in Kyrgyzstan costs from $372 to $17,263 depending on the project
- Period of repayment is from 3 to 15 years
- A standard house has 2, 3, or 4 rooms depending on family size
- House designs vary and are between 47 – 72 square meters in size
- The average monthly Habitat house repayment is $40, one third or more of what it would cost to rent a similar house
- Partner –families build their own house themselves until they finish it, in summer time they get help from Global Village volunteers.
- Habitat Kyrgyzstan helps those families who are not able to borrow money through the normal banking / financial system which usually provides loans with more than 27% interest rate.
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