Bosfor Public Non-Profit Organization

Bosfor Public Non-Profit Organization is a woman-owned non-profit organization that provides English language and vocational training services. Through various project grants and cooperative agreements funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, the organization has conducted English courses for youth and communities in Turkmenistan, provided bicycle repair and small business management workshops for young women, and offered grant writing training for NGOs.

Specifically, Bosfor Public Non-Profit Organization has received over $400,000 in federal grants since 2019 to provide English language instruction to communities in Ashgabat City. This includes a $100,000 project grant in 2021 to organize year-long English courses and a $199,028 project grant in 2022 to offer English classes for youth. Additionally, the organization was awarded a $20,000 project grant in 2021 and a $23,475 project grant in 2020 from the Department of State to conduct professional training sessions focused on bicycle repair, leadership, and small business management for young women. Bosfor also received a $19,795 cooperative agreement in 2020 to bring together U.S. government-funded program alumni and NGOs for grant writing skills training.