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Tajikistan Mine Action CentreUnited Nations Development Programme
121 S. Ayni Str., 734013
Dushanbe, Tajikistan,
E-mail: mineaction.tajikistan@undp.org
URL: www.mineaction.tj
Tel/Fax: (992 37) 227-0947, 221-6687
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Tajikistan, according to the World Bank, is a low income country and presents itself with 47.2% of its population below the poverty line. The minimum pension for PWDs in Tajikistan was increased several times recently, and since 1 July 2010 the minimal pension was raised to as much as 80 somoni per month (about 16,8 US$) and social – 40 somoni (8,4 US$). An additional 40 somoni per month per child for a maximum of 3 children is also available. There are other benefits including utilization of some types of services. Persons with first and second degrees of disability have the following benefits: 50% off communal services, free treatment in sanatoriums and resorts for non-working persons with disabilities, and a 50% reduction of telephone fees. However, the pensions are inadequate to meet the basic needs of survivors and their families.
In Dushanbe, there is a special boarding school for young people with disabilities. The school provides occupational training classes in accountancy, Information Technology, tailoring, shoe-repair and TV-repair.
It is very difficult for landmine survivors to find employment due to the high level of unemployment in the country. In order to support economically families of landmine and ERW victims the following income generation project were implemented by the TMAC Victim Assistance Programme in cooperation with its partners:
- In 2005, the RCST began an income generation project, which targeted three mine-affected districts in the north and three in the central area. The project purchased and provided two sheep or goats to each of 72 landmine survivors for their future use and benefit.
- In 2006-2007, 11 Individual Income generation projects were supported by individual donors and 11 survivors received sewing machines, shoe-repairing equipment or musical instruments.
- In 2007, 17 families from Ayni (8 families) and Panjakent (9 families) districts were provided with two sheep or goats.
- In 2008, 56 families of victims in jamoat Sagirdasht of Darvoz district and Tavildara district were provided with three bee hives and equipment and received short term training in beekeeping.
- In 2009, 197 survivors and families of victims were assisted through different Income Generation schemes:
o Individual projects for 11 landmine/ERW survivors (survivors provided by camera, computers with copy machine and printer, musical instruments, shoe-repairing equipment, domestic animals);
o 72 families of survivors in two regions (Khatlon and GBAO) were provided by a pair of sheep as well as food, supported by Belgium;
o An RCST project purchased and provided two sheep or goats to 72 families of landmine victims for their future use and benefit
o 30 families of landmine/UXO survivors in the Nurobod district and Zerafshan valley were provided with cows.
o Re-distribution of 12 sheep to other victims of landmines were returned by beneficiaries as per signed 2005 agreement
- In 2010, in total 38 mine/ERW survivors and victims’ families were assisted: 20 families of landmine survivors living in the borders with Afghanistan received 40 bee-families, together with bee-feeding material (sugar) and relevant equipment; 14 landmine survivors received different donations from AAR (8 sewing machines, 4 – cows, 1 wheelchair and 1 – massage apparatus); with support of individual donors 3 survivors received sewing machines and another survivor received construction material for a barn.
- In 2011, 25 landmine victims were covered by the Small Grants project for socio-economic reintegration (implementer - Society of PWDs “Imkoniyat”) and 1 survivor received a computer and a sewing machine with the support of an individual donor.
Since 2009, a category of “landmine victims” was included in the list of criteria for support by the Community Program/UNDP. Hence, in 2009 101 landmine victims were supported through CP/UNDP with various types of economic assistance (micro-loans, gardening, bee-keeping, agriculture, money, aviculture, animal husbandry and seeds); 161 victims had direct access to economic opportunities (micro-credit, micro-loans) and 168 victims had improved access to infrastructure and services during 2010-2011.
