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Organisational Capacity Building in Central Asia: Reflections from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan By Lola Abdusalyamova with Hannah Warren Civil society in Central Asia has developed significantly since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. A more open and enabling environment, and the urgent need to plug gaps in social service provision caused by withdrawal of state support, has led to the mushrooming of civil society. Written by an experienced local practitioner, this paper focuses on the history and current context of civil society in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, presenting information on key civil society capacity building actors and their activities and approaches. It provides an assessment of key issues and challenges many of which have relevance not only to Central Asia, but to capacity building elsewhere.

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