CENTER PROFILE
Ak-Jurok
OSH OBLAST · FOUNDED 2006 · PUBLIC ASSOCIATION
The only crisis center in Kyrgyzstan’s southern region. It has been running since 2006.
ABOUT AK-JUROK
The south of Kyrgyzstan has one crisis center. This is it.
Ak-Jurok was founded in 2006 in Osh Oblast. That is the whole of southern Kyrgyzstan covered by one organization. The south is geographically distinct from the north, culturally different, and far from Bishkek in every way that affects how resources flow. Donor funding, NGO visibility, government attention — none of it reaches this far in the same way. Ak-Jurok exists because someone decided that was not acceptable.
Their mission is direct: raise and stabilize the living standards of women and their families in the southern region, and guarantee their rights. They support 150 people a month — 2,500 a year — through psychological support, legal aid, and temporary shelter. For many of the women who find them, Ak-Jurok is the first place that has officially acknowledged that what happened to them was wrong and that they deserve help.
The center is registered as a public association with a full set of legal documents. They currently need between $10,000 and $25,000 to sustain shelter operations — the basics: food and hygiene supplies for the women and children in their care.
HOW AK-JUROK HELPS
Core services for the region that has nowhere else to send people.
Psychological Support
Trauma-informed counseling for women and children. The south of Kyrgyzstan does not have a large network of mental health provision. Ak-Jurok is often the first psychologist a woman in Osh has spoken to. They take that seriously.
Legal Aid and Consultation
Legal advice and support for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. Ak-Jurok helps women understand their rights and what the law requires — and helps them use that knowledge. For many women in the region, the legal system has felt entirely inaccessible. The center changes that.
Temporary Emergency Shelter
A safe place for women and children who need to leave immediately. Temporary shelter is exactly what it sounds like: somewhere safe to be while a plan is made and a path forward becomes clearer.
Social Support and Accompaniment
Help navigating public services and legal processes. The bureaucracy that follows a crisis can be as overwhelming as the crisis itself. Ak-Jurok goes through it with you.
Community Outreach
Awareness work across the southern region — because most of the women who eventually reach Ak-Jurok first need to know it exists. Outreach is how that happens.
BY THE NUMBERS
150
people supported
every month
2,500+
people supported
every year
2006
year of founding
1
crisis center serving
all of Osh Oblast
CURRENT NEED
Shelter operations need $10,000 to $25,000 to keep running.
Ak-Jurok is raising between $10,000 and $25,000 to cover shelter operations. That money goes to the basics: food and hygiene supplies for the women and children currently in the shelter. There is no complicated project scope. This is what it costs to keep people safe and fed while they figure out what comes next.
There is no deadline on this fundraiser. The need is ongoing, and every amount helps directly.
Contact: Kjurok01@gmail.com · 0779 231 329 · 0707 697 932
Social: @akjurokcrisiscenter (Facebook and Instagram)
SUPPORT AK-JUROK
Your donation to KoldooBar supports the women of Osh Oblast.
Ak-Jurok does not get the same attention as the centers in Bishkek. That is part of what makes this donation matter. Southern Kyrgyzstan is underserved precisely because it is far from the capital, and organizations there fight for funding against that distance every day. A woman in Osh in crisis has one place to call. This is it.
Your donation funds shelter operations: the food on the table and the hygiene supplies for the women and children who are there right now. $10,000 covers a year of basic operations. Every amount reaches people directly. This is a small organization running on very little, and your contribution is felt.