The activity will improve access to quality development and education services for children while creating opportunities for women entrepreneurs to run early childhood development (ECD) centers

This $1,999,999 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program aims to improve access to quality early childhood development (ECD) and education services in Kyrgyzstan while creating opportunities for women entrepreneurs to run ECD centers.

The primary awardee, Aga Khan Foundation USA, will implement activities to build the capacity of women entrepreneurs in areas such as financial planning, management, and sustainability, as well as provide direct investment to support their establishment of ECD centers. This will be achieved through a sub-award to Obshestvennyy Fond Ekselereyt Prosperiti, which will lead the "Accelerate Prosperity (AP)" component focused on women's entrepreneurship in the ECD sector. The award term is from Sept 30, 2023 to Mar 31, 2026.