Central Asia Resources

Publications

The materials listed here contain much of what we have learnt during our work helping to strengthen civil society in Central Asia. We also offer a growing range of materials in Russian.

Books

The Development of Civil Society in Central Asia by Janice Giffen and Lucy Earle with Charles Buxton, 2005

Community Development in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan by Lucy Earle, 2004

Conference reports

Growing Civil Society in Central Asia Anne Garbutt, Conference report, Almaty 2002

Community Development in Rural Areas of Central Asia, Conference report, Osh 2004

2004 CA Conference Report.pdf (292Kb)

Praxis and OPS

Praxis Paper 15 Organisational Capacity Building in Central Asia: Reflections from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakstan by Lola Abdusalyamova (2007)

Praxis Paper 19 Leadership in Transition: Developing Civil Society Leaders in Kyrgyzstan by Charles Buxton and Kazbek Abraliev (2007)

Praxis Note 22 Building Organisational Capacity Through Analytical Skills Training in Central Asia by Mia Sorgenfrei (2006)

OPS 33 Emerging NGO-Business in Central Asia

OPS 34 'Top-down - 'Bottom-up'?: A study of Women's Participation in NGOs in Kyrgyzstan

OPS 42 Who Benefits? The Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Programmes in Central Asia by Charles Buxton, Bishkek 2004

Case studies

Monitoring and Evaluation and accountability of Poverty Reduction Strategies in Central Asia

Three case studies: Interactions between NGOs and their Micro-credit Agencies in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (for ECCA, 2007). To be posted early in 2008

Two case studies: Social Movements and Conflict in Post-Revolution Kyrgyzstan.

Social Movements case studies March 2008.pdf (74Kb)

Case studies -PRS in Taj and Kg_English.pdf (187Kb)

Russian language materials

Ontrac, INTRAC's printed newsletter.

Praxis Publications

To find out about translated books, please contact INTRAC's Bishkek office in Kyrgyzstan.

Research projects

These have included research that has been carried out into existing community development initiatives in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan.

Central Asia NGOs and Global Civil Society (for Novib, Holland, 2006-07)
From Self Help to a Wider Role in Society, A Review of Self Help Group Methodology in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (for ECCA 2007)