How to make school meals healthy and eco-friendly? Experience of school principals from Toktogul
On August 25, 2026, a practical seminar titled "Organization of Healthy Nutrition in Schools" was held at the K. Chokoev School in Kotormo village. The event was organized by Good Neighbors Kyrgyz Republic as part of the "Green Schools for Healthy Nutrition" project.
School principals from Uch-Terek and Bel-Aldy rural areas gathered to study successful experiences in establishing school-adjacent farming: from growing apples, vegetables, and even bananas and lemons, to harvesting twice a season and building a specialized cellar for food storage.
Interview with a seminar participant:
Sharipova Jazgul Uchbaevna, Principal of the Mukash Zhamgyrkanov School, shared her impressions of the visit and plans for developing her school ground:
"Today we took part in the seminar and were greatly impressed. Our school has previously attempted to implement the Garden project for planting an apple orchard: we prepared suitable plots, submitted soil analysis results, and filed all necessary documents on time. This seminar inspired us once again! We will make every effort to establish our own apple orchard and a fully functioning school farm, and we also greatly count on your support in implementing this initiative."
School-adjacent farming is an effective and accessible tool that helps provide children with fresh produce, enrich daily hot meals, and strengthen the health of the younger generation!
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On November 29-30, 2024, in the village of Jer-Ui, Bolot Mambetov CDP, Ton district, Issyk-Kul region a two-day training was held on the topic of preparing land before processing Plots of steel from 35 farmers from the villages of AkSai, KokSai, Eshperov, Temir-Kanat and Jer-Ui.
The training was conducted by an experienced specialist Chang Pae Lee from the Global Impact Foundation. Precinct officer:
- We studied 4 key principles of land cultivation.
- We learned how to use local microorganisms (IMO) to improve soil fertility.
- We learned the preparation stages IMMO 1, IMMO 2 and IMO 3.
Thank you for the knowledge you have gained, the farmer will be able to convince of the effectiveness of his work and improve the quality of the poor. We are looking forward to how these Innovations will help in the development of agriculture in the region!
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Watch the full video on YouTube to learn more about the initiative and inspiring stories!
https://youtu.be/XlpX7wVx-uU?si=h_JCZzm9Q2wte84P
This video shares the inspiring story of a Good Neighbors project aimed at supporting local farmers through affordable credit. Our heroes, Ruslan Toichubekov and Munarbek Zhamankulov, experienced beekeepers, received a low-interest loan to purchase modern beehives and bee boxes.
Thanks to this project, their beekeeping business has flourished. You'll get a glimpse of their apiaries, households, and learn how Good Neighbors' support has improved their lives and boosted local production.
About the Project: Toktogul honey is one of the income generation projects that we launched in 2022. During this time, we have allocated about 4.2 million soms. Our beneficiaries are 19 people.
The goal of this project is to increase the income of local farmers and the Toktogul honey brand.
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From 14 November to 22 November 2024, Good Neighbors Kyrgyz Republic is being conducted series of trainings for the Community Health Workers (CHW) on anemia prevention and microelements deficit. The trainings are conducted at the regional level in Sokuluk, Ton, Toktogul and Kara-Suu regions within the framework of the project "Strengthening the community health in partnership with CHW", in collaboration with the Republican Health Center and Mass Communication.
In remote regions of the country an alarming level of anemia and iron deficit is observed, especially among children and women, caused by the malnutrition. The goal of the training is to increase the level of awareness of the volunteers, who are the activists and leaders of CHWs, about nutritious food and necessity to take preventive measures to replenish such essential elements for the human organism.
After the trainings, CHWs will conduct increasing awareness campaigns with the population with application of informative materials.
#Health #CHW #CommunityHealthWorkers