Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan held a series of events dedicated to social support for women. This was reported by the press service of the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan.
Today, the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan handed over keys to new apartments to 11 women in need of better housing conditions and women with disabilities in Takhiatash.
It should be noted that in 2018, 303 women in Karakalpakistan received housing. The Public Fund for Support of Women and Families under the Women’s Committee helped 128 women to pay the initial payments of mortgage loans.
In order to increase the share of female entrepreneurship in the country’s economy, the provision of concessional loans to women for the organization of family and private entrepreneurship, the Public Foundation for Support of Women and Families under the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan allocated 3.2 billion soums in 2018 in the Republic of Karakalpakstan.
Credit funds were allocated with the condition of 7 percent per annum for the development or start of activities of women’s entrepreneurship.
In 2019, the amount of loans will be increased by 2 times.
In addition, at the initiative of the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan, 87 workshops were organized in various regions of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and 446 women were provided with work.
In Amudarya and Beruni districts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, 2 more sewing shops started their work
The Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan continues its work to ensure the employment of women and the development of entrepreneurship among them.
Since the beginning of the year, about 20,000 unemployed women have been identified in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. Of these, more than 18,184 women were employed. Also in some areas, household appliances, refrigerators, washing machines, gas stoves, stoves, and sewing machines were given to socially vulnerable, needy women and women with disabilities.
Source : UzDaily
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