When their daughter was three, Nurzhan Tursunakunova and her husband started looking for a kindergarten but had difficulty finding affordable kindergartens with openings.

Across the Kyrgyz Republic, there continues to be a shortage of kindergartens with available seats. See how Nurzhan is tackling that issue, with help from AKF and USAID’s Local Impact project.

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