The launch ceremony of the "Sustainable Rural Development" project with participation of the IsDB, as well as the OPEC Fund for International Development was held in Tashkent

In accordance with the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 18, 2021, № 5246 on measures for the implementation of the project "Sustainable Rural Development" with the assistance of the Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the participation of the Islamic Development Bank, as well as the OPEC Fund for International Development, on October 18, 2022, a launch ceremony of the project was held at the Hilton Hotel in Tashkent.

The event was attended by representatives of the IDB, regional and district municipality, civil society, NGOs, relevant ministries and agencies, as well as international financial institutions and donors.

The project aimed at the construction of social facilities and infrastructure, their reconstruction and repair is being implemented in 170 Self-government bodies of local communities-makhalla (40 central and 130 adjacent makhallas) 20 districts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan (46 makhalla), Bukhara (41 makhalla), Navoi (34 makhalla) and Khorezm (49 makhalla) regions.

Within the framework of the project, in order to comprehensively support activities aimed at sustainable infrastructure management, the UNDP in Uzbekistan has been identified as a partner of the Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Currently, with the assistance of UNDP, social mobilization activities have been completed in 42 experimental gatherings of makhalla citizens, lists of households have been formed, and 170 primary and relevant subprojects have been selected. At the same time, by the end of this year it is planned to identify 66 and in the first half of 2023 62 primary relevant sub-projects.

This project is aimed at improving the quality of the basic infrastructure of rural regions of Uzbekistan, including road construction, transport infrastructure, engineering and communication networks, social facilities including preschool education institutions, secondary schools, rural medical centers, and electrical and communication systems.