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Women's Organizations in Tajikistan

Updated: May 21, 1997


NGOs in Dushanbe

NGOs in Leninabad

NGOs in Other Locations

Regional NGOs


NGOs in Dushanbe

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Name: Committee on Work with Women and Family (governmental)

Head: Latofat Nasreddinova.

Created in: 1991
Main aim: protection of women's rights through government institutions.

Contact address: 44 Rudaki Street, apt. 144-145, Dushanbe
Contact telephone: 7 (3772) 21-34-74, 21-86-97, 21-31-56



Name: Women in Development Bureau (governmental, funded by UNDP)

Head :

Viloyat Mirzoeva

Created in:

1995

Main aim:

gender research, strengthening local NGOs capacities, establishing liaison between local and international Women's organizations, SME support in pilot regions.

Contact address:

71 Borbad Street, Dushanbe
Contact telephone: (3772) 31-73-76, 31-55-72, 31-55-73, 31-67-80
Fax : 7(3772) 31-73-76
E-mail: wid@wid.td.silk.org

Non-governmental organizations

Name: Business women"Ganjina" Association

Head: Machbuba Kasimova.

Created in: 1993, re-registered in 1995.

Main aim: mercy, commercial and investment activity.

Contact address: 11 Saady Sherozi str., Dushanbe city.
Contact telephone : 7(3772) 33-25-51, 33-25-91



Name: Center "Mother and Child"

Head: Rauf Rafiev

Created in: 1996
Main aim: protection of mother's and child's rights

Contact address: 33 Sherozi street, apt. 46, Dushanbe



Name: "Dignity and charity" Foundation

Head : Zarema Malsagova

Created in: 1995
Main aim: The protection of women, who are at service.

Contact address: 30 Chapaeva str., Dushanbe city
Contact telephone: 7(3772) 27-08-40, 21-76-67



Name: "For the peace in the world" Women's federation of Republic of Tajikistan

Head: Tamara Abdushukurova

Created in: 1997
Main aim: activation of women's movement for the establishment of peace and consent.

Contact address: 16 Sherozi street, Dushanbe city.



Name: "Huboni Porsigu" Association of creative women of Tajikistan

Head: Mekhriniso Bobobekova
Created in: 1996
Main aim: protection of women writers, poets, journalists
Contact address: 13, 50 years of Tajikistan street, apt.18, Dushanbe city
Contact telephone: 7(3772) 34-83-59


Name: "Kohinur" Women's Association

Head: Lola Abdurahmanova

Created in: 1996
Main aim: development of art, traditional people's handicraft.
Contact address: 6 Ainy street, apt.10, Dushanbe


Name: "Komila" Association
Head: Safro Isaeva
Created in: 1996
Main aim: resource center for women's NGOs
Contact address: Tursunzoda street 1, apt. 5
Contact telephone: 7(3772) 23-15-74


Name: "Modar"

Head: Gulchehra Mirzoeva

Created in: 1997
Main aim: improvement of women's and children status by increasing the level of knowledge, social activity, realization of women's rights.

Contact address: 155, Rudaki str., apt.17, Dushanbe
Contact telephone: 7(3772) 24-54-71
E-mail: mirzoeva@td.silk.org


Name: "Ona" the branch of the International Foundation

Head: Sanoat Usmanova
Created in: 1996
Main aim: activity of the Youth gender center
Contact address: 89 Rudaki Street, apt.11, Dushanbe
Contact telephone: 7(3772) 21-32-45, 24-17-21


Name: "Simo" Association of Tajikistan

Head: Malokhat Shakhobova.

Created in: 1989
Main aim: upgrading of women's skills and social positions and to create links with women's associations in other countries
Contact address: 734025, 33 Rudaki Street, department of foreign languages in the Academy of sciences
Contact telephone: 7(3772) 21-44-50, 21-77-16


Name: "Tradition and Modernity"
Head: Margarita Khegay
Created in: 1996
Main aim: improvement of women's status, sociological investigations
Contact address: 10 Foteh Nijazi street, Dushanbe city
Contact telephone: (7-3772) 21-81-13


Name: Union of Women of Tajikistan

Head: Bozgul Dodkhudoeva - Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Tajikistan

Created in: 1991
Main aim: consolidate the efforts of all women's organizations and associations in order to improve women's status in economic, social, political and cultural life.

Contact address: 80 Rudaki Street, Dushanbe
Contact telephone : 7 (3772) 21-37-74
Fax: 7(3772) 21-51-10


Name: University Women Association
Head: Guljahon Bobosodikova.

Created in: 1991
Main aim: protection of women's legal rights. Raising awareness on rights
Contact address: 42 Rudaki Street
Contact telephone: 7(3772) 21-58-08, 21-17-50
Fax: 7(3772) 21-05-55
E-mail: gulago@td.silk.org


Name: "Women-Foreign Languages' Textbooks" Association

Head: Ibaruri Rajabova
Created in: 1997
Main aim: unites women authors of textbooks for schools.

Contact address: 17 Rudaki str., Tajik State University, Department of foreign languages, Dushanbe
Telephone: 7(3772) 21-82-78,24-11-79, 23-33-40
E-mail: Ida@td.silk.glas.apc.org


Name: "Women of science of Tajikistan" Association

Head: Mukhiba Jakubova
Created in: 1996
Main aim: support of researches and professors, psychological Rehabilitation of victims of violence, hot-line, branches in Kofarnihon and Aini regions
Contact address: 734025, 17 Rudaki, Tajik State University
Contact telephone: 7(3772)21-19-18, 27-15-27, 21-02-43, 21-54-64
Fax: 7(3772) 21-19-18,27-15-27



Name: "Women's Initiatives Center" Club

Head: Mehribonu Aminova
Created in: 1996
Main aim: social protection of single women, widows
Contact address: 101 block, 30 Gafurova street, apt.40, Dushanbe
Contact telephone: 7(3772) 32-12-02, 21-76-26



NGOs in Leninabad

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Women's NGOs in Leninabad district



Name: "Artisans" Foundation

Head: Munira Abdullaeva

Created in: 1998

Main aim: preservation and popularization of people's art.

Contact address: 1 Lenina street, Khudjand



Name: Foundation for the Support of Rural Women and Families

Head: Makhsuda Azizova

Created in: 1997
Main aim: social protection of rural women in all spheres of their lives.

Contact address: 45 Nabieva street, apt. 553, Khudjand, 735700.
Contact telephone: 7(37922) 6-50-44



Name: "Istochnik jizny"

Head: Bahor Rahmonova

Created in: 1998
Main aim: activation of women's movement

Contact address: 45 Nabiev street, Khudjand city



Name: "Khudjand" Business Women's Association

Head: Sanovbar Sharipova

Created in: 1996
Main aim: raising of consciousness of women, activation of women's participation in democratic changes, psychological rehabilitation of women.

Contact address: 123 Firdausi str., apt.3, Khudjand, 735700
Contact telephone: 7(37922) 6-31-27, 6-58-46
Fax : 7 (37922) 6-58-46
E-mail: sanavbar@adj.khj.td.silk.org


Name: "Mohasti Sairam"

Head: Sairam Isoeva
Created in: 1996
Main aim: development of women's initiative

Contact address: 2/28 Ivanicki street, Khudjand



Name: "Munisi dil"

Head: Munishkon Abdullaeva

Created in: 1995
Main aim: charity activities, protection of children and women's rights, restoration of handicrafts.
Contact address: 13 mikroraion, 16, apt. 46, Khudjand , 735700.
Contact telephone: 7(37922) 6-04-01(of.), 2-47-20 (h.)



Name: "Parastor" Women's Foundation

Head: Matluba Nabieva

Created in: 1996
Main aim: protection of mothers' and children's rights.

Contact address: 17 block, Khudjandatlas str., apt. 10, Khudjand
Contact telephone: 7(37922) 2-65-75



Name: "Sahovat" Women's Unit

Head: Latofat Madolimova

Created in: 1998
Main aim: uniting women for solving socio-economic problems of family, society

Contact address: Asht region, Leninabad oblast



Name: "Woman and community"

Head: Mujassar Bobokhanova

Created in: 1995
Main aim: support and protection of women's socio-economic status

Contact address: 60 Michurin street, Khudjand city, 735700.
Contact telephone: 7(37922) 54-65-0
E-mail: aws@khj.td.silk.org


Name: "Women for Progress"

Head: Dilbar Said-zoda.

Created in: 1996
Main aim: improvement of living conditions and status of women in Khudjand, development and support of creative activities and initiative of women, protection of their rights.

Contact address: R.Nabiev street, apt. 240, Khudjand city
Contact telephone: 7(37922) 6-67-15 (w.), 2-16-01(h.).
Fax: 7(37922) 4-33-10
E-mail: wfp@khj.td.silk.org



Name: Women of East

Head: Fatima Sharipova

Created in: 1997
Main aim: protection of women's rights.

Contact address: 27 Rudaki street, apt. 16, Pendjikent
Contact telephone: 5-22-78



NGOs in Other Locations

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NGOs in Khatlon district



Name: Businesswomen's club "Lady Leader"

Head: Zukhra Azitova

Created in: 1995
Main aim: support and development of women's business initiative.

Contact address: Kurgan-tube city, Khatlon oblast
Telephone: (244) 2-76-00(off.), 2-70-70 (h)



Name: Community of Women in Gozimalik Region

Head: Muhabbat Faizova

Created in: 1997
Main aim: increase women's socio-political activities, to solve problems of motherhood and childhood.

Contact address: Khatlon district, Khukumat



Name: Women's association "Madad" in Khorog

Head: Sabzbachor Bulbulshoeva

Created in: 1995
Main aim: social protection of women, assistance in their employment.

Contact address: 2 Michurin str., apt.6, Khorog
Contact telephone: 7 (2910) 41-81


Regional NGOs

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Regions of the Republic Subordination



Name: "Bonuvon" Women's Center in Kofarnihon region

Head: Rano Tabarova

Created in: 1996
Main aim: protection of political and economic rights of rural women, support of small & medium-scale enterprise development through credit schemes.

Contact address: Jamoat Karasu, village Karasu, Kofarnihon region.
Contact telephone: 8(236) 2-22-09



Name: Mercy Association "Mekhrubon" in Tursunzade city

Head: Oishahon Madgaziyeva

Created in: 1997
Main aim: protection of widows' rights

Contact address: 2-d block 143, Tursunzade, apt. 1
Contact telephone: 8 (237) 2-36-64



Name: "Nilufar" in Varzob region

Head: Tursunoi Yahyaeva

Created in: 1997
Main aim: involvment of women in social and economic development

Contact address: village Chogatai, Djamoat Chorbog, Varzob region