The funds provided by USAID Reform helped the IBC to build capacity and create the necessary working network for the development and implementation of an effective content management strategy.

The project helped the IBC to establish closer contact with media representatives and bloggers, translate the website into Kyrgyz (more than 50% of content) and conduct a number of informal events for journalists in Bishkek.

In order to involve and raise awareness about the activities of the IBC among Kyrgyz-speaking population, a magazine was published in the Kyrgyz language, a number of informal events, trainings, lectures were conducted in Talas, Osh and Jalalabad for local leaders, journalists, entrepreneurs and students.