On the eve of Navruz hoiday the project CREATE Digiyouth has successfully completed, which was implemented by MCF MicroInvest in Sogd region with the support of the US Embassy in Tajikistan. The project gave a lot of joyful experience, creative ideas and top skills of entrepreneurship to students of remote jamoat Jamoat Ovchi Kalacha in B. Gafurov district, Sogd region. The project was devoted to the Year of Youth and was implemented from October 2017 to March 2018.

The purpose of the project is to promote self-employment and entrepreneurship among young people in remote areas through development of entrepreneurship skills and by conducting trainings on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, digital literacy and creative thinking, and how to apply those skills in entrepreneurship. All trainings were conducted by experienced trainers and using interactive methods including Harvard technique show-how and hands -on experience!

As a result of the project, not only the participants of the three remote schools were happy, but also the teachers and the administration of these schools. Also for the participants of the project have been held a number of sessions of the Young Entrepreneurs School to share experience and knowledge among the participants, to showcase their work by generating new ideas on entrepreneurship! At the end of the project, they demonstrated their skills and creativity at the handicraft exhibition and also shared their impressions. The Final holiday gathered all the participants, as well as pupils of remote schools, who came to see the work of the project participants. At the end of the closing ceremony, the participants were awarded with certificates and memorable gifts from the organizers of the project! The project and the final holiday were a success!

We wish our young entrepreneurs in the jamoat of Ovchi Kalacha success in entrepreneurship!