After completion of the first part of Innovate for Change project under supervision and facilitation of UNDP Tajikistan office’s staff, students and graduates of economic, engineering and IT disciplines developed Youth Recommendation on making Dushanbe accessible for people with disabilities. Innovate for Change project organized by US Embassy in Tajikistan, United Nations Development Program and Tcell.

1. Team UNDP
Members:
• Alisher Murtazaev
• Bakhtiyor Rahimov
• Mehrafruz Kamarova
• Behrus Boev
• Lutfullo Tagoev
• Shakhnoza Davlatzoda
• Shakhnoz Mukhamadieva
Place of allocation UNTJ Head Office
6-11 July, 2015

2. Why are we here ?
• Learn, exchange knowledge and practice
• To create collaboration between youth and
UNDP in solving local problems
• Task : Make Dushanbe accessible for people
with disabilities

4. Problem Statement
• Physical environment
• Transportation
• Access to information
• Public facilities and services

5. Youth raising awareness
• Request on best design of public place and
business centre.
• Future professionals of these fields
• Finding innovative solutions on making the
city more accessible

6. Solving the problem
www.stopgap.ca
Bus stops (Rudaki Avenue) Price per one ramp
Quantity 25 200 somoni
Total price: 5 000 somoni
Contact person: Umeda Ibragimova Tel: +(992)904400268

7. Ramps are not only for disabled
people

8. Statistics
Public transportation
Buses: 150
Trolleybuses: 70 (45 new)
Total number of public transportation: 220

9. Same roads for all people
 Target group: blind and visually
impaired people
 Partners: UNDP, The ministry
of transportation and
communications of the
republic of Tajikistan

10.  Visually impaired worldwide:
285 million
 39 million are blind
 246 have low vision
 which countries have it ?
Tactile Paving for blind
people

11. cost
Tactile paving in Rudaki
avenue
• 44 pedestrians
• 300 x 100 сm (2 sides)= 6𝑚2
• 11,11 piece = 1 𝑚2
• 11,11 x 6 = 66,66$ (one
pedestrian)
• 44 x 66,66 = 2933,04 $
• 44 x 6 x 4 $ = 1056 $ (workers)
low cost
Material : cement
Total 2136,31 $
Material : ceramica
Total: 3989,04 $

12. Accessible Business
• Beneficiaries: unemployed, skilled disabled
people
• Partners: Online free ads websites:
www.bozor.com
www.rg.tj
www.somon.tj
www.dukon.tj
Community organization “Imkoniyat”

13. Existing practices
• SBA in USA provides support to disabled people in
starting a business.
• National Telecommuting Institute-match people
with disabilities with legitimate work-at-home
opportunities.

14. Accessible Business
Outsourcing and consulting group (Model Project of PO Imkoniyat)
- Service provided by handicapped
professionals
- Juridical consulting and accounting
services;
Currently 25 people employed
Service provided to over 20 companies
This project could be implemented all over the country, by other
public and governmental organizations.

15. Accessible Business
Informational access to jobs- Free ads websites will create a new
category in Employment section “Distant work”
PO Imkoniyat agrees to cooperate and will
- promote
- upload ads
- connect unemployed disabled with potential employers