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Oxfam in Tajikistan

Women take their donkeys to fetch water. Oxfam helps provide clean water in Tajikistan where only 50% of the population have access to safe drinking water. Photo: Andy Hall

From our staff

Madina Aliberdieva, Deputy Country Director

 Working in Tajikistan can be difficult, but it's also very interesting. There is lots of work happening to build the capabilities of local organisations, and there are a lot of opportunities to turn the country around and see changes. But it's also challenging because the status of women is deteriorating due to a number of complex issues. So to change this situation, Oxfam works with others to empower women to become more engaged in both social and economic spheres, and to advocate for positive changes that directly benefit vulnerable communities.


Full details of what Oxfam is doing in Tajikistan (PDF, 3.1MB)

In 2010-11 Oxfam helped:

40,000
people in
Tajikistan

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Snapshot of Oxfam in Tajikistan

Photo 1/10 photo by: Andy Hall

Rising global food prices and an increasingly unpredictable climate have affected women like single parent Haider Rose Sadulbaq (pictured) especially badly. Oxfam's work includes helping people make a living from agriculture and working with rural communities so that they are better prepared for natural disasters. We also lobby internationally to fix the global food system as part of our GROW campaign.

  • Rising global food prices and an increasingly unpredictable climate have affected women like single parent Haider Rose Sadulbaq (pictured) especially badly. Oxfam's work includes helping people make a living from agriculture and working with rural communities so that they are better prepared for natural disasters. We also lobby internationally to fix the global food system as part of our GROW campaign.
  • Many families in Tajikistan rely on growing fruit and vegetables as their main source of food and income. Here a woman tends her vegetable plot where Oxfam has provided a homemade irrigation system. We also provide seeds and technical advice to help communities maximise the amount they are able to grow.
  • Another element of our work in Tajikistan includes repairing and installing water systems in remote communities, as well as building toilets and providing hygiene training. Here, Saodat washes her hands after taking part in Oxfam hygiene promotion session. "I've learnt to boil water before drinking... I'm even teaching my brother how to take care of his hygiene!" she explains.
  • Tajikistan is often hit by a variety of natural disasters ranging from floods, landslides and avalanches to mudslides and earthquakes. We work to help communities be better prepared for, and able to cope with natural disasters. Here, Adjikov Mamadnazar reads and Oxfam publication about disaster preparedness.
  • Members of the Baljuvan rescue brigade line up in their official uniforms. The brigade have received training from Oxfam to help people affected by natural disasters. Dilorom Safarova (second left) is one of the few female members of the group. "The men treat us equally and with respect because they see what a good job we do. Anything they can do, we can do too!" she tells us.

The impact of our work

 My life has really improved. If I need some money I can sell some product from the land and I can fix the price I sell it for.


Omina Askarova, participant of an Oxfam bio-farming project