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Rakhmanberdi “Roma” Salamatov has been a successful fruit exporter for over 20 years. His business, RedPack LLC, is one of 600 horticulture organizations and businesses assisted by USAID in Uzbekistan.
Ravshan Nazarov is very close to obtaining his attorney’s license. After receiving his law degree, he has been interning as an attorney’s assistant prior to becoming a full-fledged lawyer, as required by Uzbekistan’s regulations.
To stop the spread of COVID-19, people across Central Asia are staying home and practicing social distancing to help flatten the curve. Yet quarantine and isolation can carry additional risks for families experiencing multiple stressors. Small shared spaces, limited mobility, uncertainty about the future, and loss of income are just a few of the factors that can build to domestic violence.
Nilufar Artikova is a lawyer whose daily life consists of helping people in difficult circumstances. Her employer Istiqbolli Avlod (“Youth of the Future”) is a non-government organization (NGO) that provides free legal assistance to vulnerable populations such as migrant workers and victims of human trafficking and domestic violence. Istiqbolli Avlod was awarded a grant in February 2020 through the USAID Legal Reform Program to support their work.
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced an additional contribution to Uzbekistan’s efforts to combat COVID-19.
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