Our Stories

Altunay—The Impact of a Doula’s Intervention

Altunay is one of the dedicated doulas in our Birth Project, supporting women throughout Bishkek […]

In cooperation with another organization, STLI, CDI visited a boarding school in Southern Kyrgyzstan to […]

Seven kids hover over computer monitors, most of them sharing a screen, as they carefully […]

Elina is a cheerful four-year-old girl. Her smile is big, though the rest of her […]

When Nicola joined the Youth Project in Jalalabad, she didn’t think she would get much […]

Last October, fifteen midwives and nurses from small villages in Kyrgyzstan’s southern mountains gathered for […]

CDI has a small team working on community development in the midst of a Roma […]

Early on, it was apparent that Mukaram had significant learning difficulties. Her pace of learning […]

Miriam looked nervously around the room. Fourteen other women sat around her, eager to hear […]

On the outskirts of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital city, kids from the city and surrounding villages […]

Young, homeless, and a new mother, Aruzat lay exhausted in the hospital room with nothing […]

The three women sat around the low table, their knees tucked under them on the […]