AKF supports program to bring early childhood education to remote regions of Kyrgyzstan

As many rural Kyrgyz children miss out on kindergarten during the annual migration to the “jailoo”, or high pastures, for four to five months a year, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) supports a system of linked central and satellite kindergartens. Many of the satellite kindergartens operate in village homes during the winter and in yurts (nomadic tents) during the summer pasturage. The yurt kindergartens have been exceptionally popular. In response to demand, the teachers have started organizing activities for older children and have also set up small libraries in yurts.