The World Aral Region Charity, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation under the State of New York.
Urgench Soup Kitchen
In August 2017, as our first project, we organized a soup kitchen for the elderly in Urgench, Uzbekistan. Working with a local community home, we funded the preparation of meals for local senior citizens in need.
An area affected by poor crop growth, Khorezm's local communities are affected by widespread malnutrition, especially among the elderly.
Results:
• 40 pensioners served
Results:
• 1 school and 10 families received packages of warm clothes
Khorezm Region: Investing in Sustainable
Water Solutions 2018/2019
The effects of water depletion in the Aral Basin are very visible. Schoolchildren in Buyrachi only have access to highly saline groundwater. Many of their hands are bloated and discolored, a sign of anemia. Local irrigation methods are often counterproductive towards water sustainability. Although there are simple solutions to these problems, communities simply cannot afford them.
We worked with local schools and farmers to install drip line irrigation and reverse osmosis systems, the two most effective methods to save and cleanse water. Drip-line irrigation facilitates long-term water efficiency on farms, therefore helping reduce the continual water depletion that led to the crisis. Reverse osmosis (RO) filters at schools remove salt from salinized groundwater, preventing anemia among rural children.
Donors: Coca-Cola Foundation, Private Donors
Community Partners: Eco-Movement of Uzbekistan, Khorezm Schools #5, 7, 33, and 38; Marsel Bek, Patiort Galla and Rahimbergan Farms, OOO Debyut
Results:
• 3 drip line systems and training in Bogot and Urgench, Khorezm
• 3 reverse osmosis filters in Bogot, Shovot and Yangiarik, Khorezm
• 4 educational programs hosted in Bogot, Shovot, Yangiarik and Muynak
Building a Unified Front for Environmental Advocacy Among Youth in Uzbekistan
For our March 2019 project, we will bring college students from the urban centers of Tashkent and Urgench to rural villages in Khorezm, where they will serve as mentors for local high school students, and work together on various environmental projects.
This project aims to empower rural youth to advocate for the ecological well-being of their community on national platforms to alter stereotypes and build bridges between rural and urban youth.
Donors: Coca-Cola Foundation, Private Donors
Community Partners: Eco-Movement of Uzbekistan, Tashkent Chemical-Technological Institute, Khorezm Schools #5, 7, 33, and 38
Results:
9 university students from Tashkent, Urgench and Nukus and the United States led a 4-hour interactive
program on ecological advocacy in Schools #5, #7, and #33 in Khorezm. Topics discussed: differences in
urban/rural attitudes towards the environment, the benefits of pursuing higher education, cooperation of
urban/rural communities regarding the environment.