The Osh regional office was opened in 1999 in order to further the possibilities of the work being carried out in the south of Kyrgyzstan in the border areas with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.  

Activities of the Osh Regional Office:

• Increasing the potential of local institutes in the region in the non-violent resolution of conflicts through training.
• Initiating local institutes to organise negotiations and mediation.
• Combined lobbying of the interests of inhabitants in communities by local governing bodies.
• Involving and motivating local councils in the process of budget hearings.
• Increasing the culture of tolerance through joint social activities.
• Activating women and aksakals (elders) in the community.
• Involving the youth in building relationships.
• Increasing the knowledge of inhabitants concerning the issues of crossing state borders.
• Legal training of migrants.
• Administering small grants.

Implemented projects:

Improving Interethnic Tolerance, sponsored by the Local Osh Office of the OSCE. The aim of the project is to facilitate the improvement of tolerance in the area and decrease any potential of ethnic conflict in the south of Kyrgyzstan. 

Peaceful Change, sponsored by UNHCR. The aim of the project is to create a premise on which to restore trust and peace.

Restoring Peace through the Involvement of Economic Actors, sponsored by the local Osh office of the OSCE. The aim of the project is to strengthen the influence of economic actors in the stabilisation of the situation in the south of Kyrgyzstan

Strengthening the Potential of Civil Society and Groups in Target Communities to Develop Effective Conflict Strategies and Practical Responses to the Situation in the Osh and Jalal-Abad Regions, sponsored by DFID in partnership with Safer World, UK. The aim of the project is to strengthen the local potential to work with aspects of security in the Osh and Jalal-Abad region sand to increase the potential of civil society to prevent violent conflicts through conflict response measures.

PartnersandDonors:

International Body of Charity, USA. The Danish Council for Regugees, Denmark. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Switzerland. TheEuropeanCommision, EC.  USAID, Kyrgyzstan. UNHCR, SDC. The State Department of the USA via the Delaware University, USA. The Institute of Cultural Relations.(РТ). FIDO Andijan (Uzbekistan). The Association of Women, Kokand (Uzbekistan). Help the Aged, UK. NGO Umut, Balykchi (Kyrgyzstan). The European Centre of Development, European Perspective (EP), Greece. SafeWorld, UK.