The winners of the contest “Best LSG Practice” for the second half of 2021 have been announced

On December 17, 2021, an official event was held to award the winners of the contest “Best LSG Practice” for the second half of the year.

The purpose of the competition is:

• to identify the most successful practice of LSG bodies and communities to solve local problems and improve living conditions;
• encourage LSG bodies and citizens to exchange experiences and disseminate best practices for solving local problems;
• promote the dissemination of best practices and new ways to address local development issues in Kyrgyzstan.

The event was held offline and online, and it was attended by about more than 30 people on the spot from the local self-government bodies, local communities, leaders, deputies of local councils and experts. Also, about 40 people participated through ZOOM and a live-stream on Facebook.

The finalists of the competition presented their best practices, after which the participants were able to ask their questions and exchange experiences and contacts.

The following best practices were posted for the final vote for the 2nd half of 2021:

• Alamudun AA, Chui oblast: First practice in Kyrgyzstan: Municipal children's educational center
• City of Kara-Kul, Jalal-Abad oblast: The Mayor's office together with the Youth council can create conditions for young people
• Kyzyl-Suu AA, Osh oblast: Practice of local initiative to create conditions for preschool education.
• Masy AA, Jalal-Abad Oblast: How to ensure access to preschool education for children in queues?;
• Tyup AA, Issyk-Kul Oblast: Cleanliness for our village and our village is for all of us!

Final voting took place from December 6 to December 10, 2021.

According to the results of the voting and calculations, the prizes were distributed as follows:

The winners of the Contest received grants in the form of commodities and services[1], certificates of honor, letters of thanks from the State Agency for State Service and Local Self-Government under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, free subscriptions to the LSG Best Practice Portal. The Prizes of this competition were funded by the Government of Switzerland through the Public Service Improvement Project.

Congratulations to the finalists of the contest on their victory, we wish the winning LSG bodies further success in their work, prosperity and peace!

[1] According to the Regulations on the competition, the prize funds (grant) can be used by the LSG bodies to support and improve the described experience, or to solve another important problem or issue for citizens.