CENTER PROFILE
Chance Crisis Center
BISHKEK · FOUNDED 1996 · PUBLIC ASSOCIATION
Nearly 30 years answering the phone when women in Bishkek have nowhere else to turn.
ABOUT CHANCE
Nearly 30 years of being there when women need help most.
Chance has been running in Bishkek since 1996. Nearly three decades is a long time to stay committed to the same mission, and it shows in the depth of what they offer. Chance is not a triage service. From the first phone call to stable, independent life, they stay with each woman through the whole arc.
Each year, Chance supports more than 2,000 women — around 166 per month. They serve Bishkek city and reach into the Alamudun and Sokuluk districts as well, extending their work into peri-urban and rural communities where this kind of support is rare. For many of the women who reach them, Chance is the first place that has taken what happened to them seriously.
Chance runs three connected programs: a 24-hour phone crisis line, professional psychological care, and social reintegration support. Together they cover what a woman actually needs — immediate safety, emotional recovery, and a practical path to independence. Each program feeds into the next.
HOW CHANCE HELPS
Three services. One complete path through crisis.
24-Hour Phone Crisis Support
Chance operates round-the-clock phone lines for women in crisis. There is a dedicated line for survivors of sexual violence and a separate 24/7 line for trafficking victims. Trained operators provide immediate support, help with safety planning, and connect women to in-person services. For general support, the lines are open weekdays from 10:00 to 18:00. For emergencies, they never close.
Professional Psychological Support
Chance employs qualified psychologists who provide individual and group counseling. This is not crisis counseling with a single session and a referral. Women work through trauma at their own pace, with a professional who knows their history and stays with them over time. The goal is a genuine recovery plan, not a tick-box.
Social Reintegration
Surviving violence is one thing. Getting your life back is another. Chance’s reintegration specialists work with women on the practical steps: restoring legal status, accessing public services, finding housing, and entering employment. The aim is permanent recovery.
Current funding need
Chance’s three programs together cost 1,623,600 KGS a year to run. Without that funding, the phone lines go quiet, the counseling stops, and the reintegration work disappears. These are indispensable services. Your donation goes directly to staff, phone costs, and the space where all of this happens.
BY THE NUMBERS
2,000+
women supported
every year
166
women supported
per month
3
dedicated emergency
phone lines
~30
years of continuous
operation
SUPPORT CHANCE
When you donate, the phone stays on.
Chance runs three services that depend on consistent funding: the phone lines, the counseling, and the reintegration support. When the money runs out, none of it continues. Your donation is not an abstract contribution to a cause. It pays for a trained operator to pick up the phone at 2am when a woman has nowhere else to call.
It also pays for the psychologist who sees the same woman six months later and helps her understand she is ready to work again. And the social worker who helps her find a flat and access the benefits she is legally entitled to. Chance does not do quick fixes. Your support funds the long version of recovery.