On 5th of February 2018, at the Islamic University was held the presentation of the M-STAR project with the participation of the Muftiyat, the State Commission for Religious Affairs (SCRA) and the madrasah directors.

The staff of the M-STAR project from January 2018 had started visiting the madrassas in order to select for further activities of the project. Within the framework of the project, in conjunction with the representative of the state religion commission and kaziyats of Osh, Jalal-Abad and Batken oblasts organized visits to interested madrasas. Visit was conducted from January 31 to February 2, 2018, to 7 madrasahs of Osh, Jalal-Abad and Batken oblasts.

The project "KARAGAT +", aimed at improving the economic situation of rural residents of Issyk-Kul region has been extended until the end of 2018. Project will be implemented by the public foundation “AVEP” with the financial support of the Kumtor Operating Company. Within the framework of the project, the following activities will continue:

On January 24, under the framework of the G-STAR project in Tokmok was held a meeting with the participation of the project staff, training providers and representatives of the construction teams involved in the project. At the meeting, the project staff presented a cooperation plan for 2018, which includes tasks, expected results and indicators. Also on the agenda was a discussion of a new way of organizing trainings, based on the practice of participants in the existing brigades cooperating with the project.