Projects

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In 2017 Crossroads completed a national survey on housing, economic migration and socio-economic development in Kyrgyzstan. The survey covered 2,400 households, and additional 219 of oversample, from all parts of Kyrgyzstan, targeting the population between 18-49. The survey was a second part of a cross-national survey led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Six focus groups were conducted before the survey instrument was finalized, covering such groups as residents of central districts of cities and new settlements, internal migrants and returning migrants from abroad.

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In 2015 Crossroads had conducted a national household survey on housing and family composition and relationship to societal stability in Kyrgyzstan. The survey covered 2,400 households from all parts of Kyrgyzstan, targeting population between 18-49. The poll aimed to better understand the changes in families and housing conditions of respondents in the past three years and the ways in which those conditions might, or not, be related to the views of respondents on social, economic and political issues in the wider community or the country.
The survey was preceded by six focus groups in different parts of Kyrgyzstan, including groups of different age and gender in urban and rural areas. Additionally, four more focus groups were conducted after the survey, comparing settled villages and new settlements (novostroikas) around Bishkek. The survey was conducted for and with support of the University of Wisconsin as a part of a larger cross-national survey on housing and families in post-Soviet countries.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”178″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”176″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][title_box title=”Kinship and economic growth” style_separator=”separator_sec”][vc_column_text]Kinship matter much in Central Asia, but most studies have been focused on political implications of it. How does family and kinship links affect the prospects of business start-ups, and entrepreneurship in general? Addressing this question, Crossroads conducted 20 in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs in Bishkek and Osh. Interviews covered different industries including textile, hotels, private schools, supermarkets and finance institutions. Interviews will be followed up with a broader survey covering 2,000 business owners in the country.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]