Kyrgyzstan - the new silk road

So many people are unaware of this beautiful, mountainous country locked between China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. The Kyrgyz are an ancient Turkic people recorded by the Chinese over 5,000 years ago. There are real similarities between the Kyrgyz and their distant Mongolian cousins. The country is also emerging from the Soviet model and is struggling to define an economic niche. Many of its neighbors have 'unfair advantages' such as a booming manufacturing base in China and the large deposits of oil and gas in Uzbek and Kazakh. The one promising resource that our project taps into is Kyrgyzstan's rural human resource potential.


Rural education is terrific. Over 99% literacy with an emphasis on match and science. This foundation is necessary in rapidly training rural residents on how to use computers and digital media. Our project set up eCenters in nearly every region of the country. Similar to Ukraine, we worked closely with rural entrepreneurs, mostly internet cafe owners, to establish e-learning programs to transform the rural economy. We are now looking to expand this project using a franchise model.