“Regional development is only ensured when local municipalities are strong and closely work with their population”, - said the Ambassador of Switzerland to the Kyrgyz Republic, René Holenstein. “We decided to certify the most motivated and active municipalities which effectively realized Swiss funded projects”.

These municipalities have implemented the small grants within two Swiss funded projects “Strengthening Voice and Accountability” and “Community Action for Health”.

The project “Strengthening Voice and Accountability” is aimed to support local self-governments to manage public finances in a more transparent and effective way with greater accountability and citizen participation in decision-making processes.  

The project “Community Action for Health” is aimed to improve health of people in villages and enable the governmental health system to work in partnership with village health communities.