In total, within the first Call for Proposals, BOMCA 10 allocated grants for the implementation of eight projects and within the second Call for Proposals, allocated grants for the implementation of twelve projects in the border regions of Central Asia. Additionally, one project was funded through a direct award from the Programme’s financial reserve.

In addition, NGOs have been able to

strengthen their cooperation with local and state authorities and have increased their capacity to implement and monitor projects with the support of the BOMCA 10 Programme. The completed first Call for Proposals and the results of the projects implemented at the time of publication of the brochure allow us to assess their impact and present success stories.

For example, in Kazakhstan, the Public Association “Zan Talaby Center for Legal Protection” provided legal support and raised awareness of vulnerable groups in Shymkent and Turkestan region to reduce irregular migration and human trafficking. And the public association “Society of Women Small Entrepreneurs” focused on raising awareness about safe and regular migration in Kyzylorda region, paying special attention to migrant women.

Four Kyrgyz NGOs focused on supporting regions with high levels of emigration, such as the Chui and Talas regions in the north, bordering Kazakhstan, and the Batken and Osh regions in the south, bordering Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The Public Foundation ‘Global Change Fund’ has expanded the opportunities of vulnerable families in border villages to increase their incomes through modern green entrepreneurship, and has also organized awareness-raising activities to reduce irregular migration. The public association ‘Dialogue, Trust, Law’ not only expanded the economic opportunities of women who were left without support due to the migration of their spouses, but also provided psychological support to their children through special training of social educators in schools. The Public Foundation ‘Childhood Institute’ has also increased the potential of social educators in providing support to children left behind by their parents due to migration.