Hilfswerk International in Central Asia
The representative office of Hilfswerk International in Central Asia is an Austrian non-profit charitable organization promoting international cooperation. Operating in Tajikistan since 2001, it has been implementing projects and programs for agricultural development and providing support of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Furthermore, it focusses on projects in the social sector and other priority areas of social and economic development.
The name Hilfswerk is of German origin. It is composed of the word “Hilfe”, meaning “help”, and of the word “Werk”, meaning “work”.
Hilfswerk International is a dependency of Hilfswerk Austria.
News and events
Visit to the Ashtak Producers
In October 2024, we visited the producers of the Ashtak Dried Apricot in the Sughd Region in Tajikistan to draw an exact map of the terroir (production zone) for the process of GI registration in our new project GI DEV.
Visit our GI GIS page and discover:
- a printable map as PDF
- an online interactive map
Our web administrator also wrote a travel report in the geologic journal GEOLOGIJA.
Website of the CAWG
Also visit the website of the Central Asian Working Group (CAWG), and stay informed about the latest news and publications:
- news
- UNECE publications (DDP/FFV posters, flipcharts, brochures, etc.)
- GI publications of the CAWG, WIPO, FAO, etc.
The website is currently available in Russian; please use automatic translation to the language of your choice.
Upcoming meetings
Holidays are marked with the country abbreviations AT, KG, KZ, TJ and UZ.
YouTube-Channel
Check all our video clips in the video gallery and on our YouTube-Channel in the playlists.
New films are available in Russian and English about the 4 GI:
