Representatives of government institutions, public organizations, and businesspeople from Kyrgyzstan attended the opening ceremony, as well as the project initiators - Aydyn and Anara Rakhimbaev, and Kazakh philanthropists who provided support in the early stages, including Bauyrzhan and Gulkhana Isabaev and Samat Daumov.
A pilot resource center had previously operated in Bishkek, which served as a testing ground for the project for a year. During this time, the team established cooperation with government agencies and social services and welcomed the first mothers with children. The pilot project confirmed its effectiveness and became the foundation for creating a full-fledged center.
In the new center, mothers will be able to temporarily live with their children, receive legal, psychological, and social assistance, restore documents, and search for jobs. The main goal of the project is to support mothers during difficult times, keep their children close, and help them become independent.
The project is implemented by the international organization Mother’s Home International Foundation, which has been working for over 13 years on solutions to prevent social orphanhood.
Currently, the project network includes 32 resource centers in different countries around the world:
- Kazakhstan - 20 centers;
- Uzbekistan - 8 centers;
- Kyrgyzstan - 2 centers;
- Ukraine - 1 center;
- Malaysia - 1 center.
Kuduret Kaaryev, founder of the construction company "Nurzaman," noted that the systematic approach of the project has become a key factor for its support.
Thus, the initiative that originated in Kazakhstan is gradually transforming into a regional coalition of Central Asian entrepreneurs united by a common goal — to create a territory without orphans.
Today, about forty entrepreneurs from different countries are involved in the development of the project. Each of them is a significant player in their sector, and within this initiative, the borders between states lose their significance. Participants are united by the idea that orphanhood is a problem that can only be solved through joint efforts.
Aydyn Rakhimbaev emphasized that it is the participation of businesses that makes the project model sustainable.
"Progressive entrepreneurs from different countries in Central Asia are joining the initiative. A community of business leaders ready to work together towards the important goal of a Central Asia without orphans is gradually forming," he noted.
The project’s philanthropists emphasize that this is not just charity, but a long-term investment in the future of Central Asia. Support during difficult times helps keep a child in the family and gives the mother a chance to start a new life.
In the long term, this is an investment in the human capital of the region. Every child raised in a family is a future specialist, entrepreneur, teacher, doctor, or engineer who will contribute to the development of the economy and society of Central Asia.
