Funded by the US Department of State’s Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, the project supports S/GWI’s goal to promote the rights and empowerment of women and girls through three closely linked Objectives:
- Objective 1: Young people are more resilient to restrictive gender norms affecting their life choices and opportunities.
- Objective 2: An enabling environment is cultivated in schools or community-based organizations and communities to foster equal collaboration amongst young people.
- Objective 3: A network of participants, stakeholders, and partners at the community and national levels better promote girls’ increased skills and opportunities.
Bike parking team from Bishkek city has raised the topic of the gender stereotypes among school students at school #83, paying the main attention to bicycling among girls. During the implementation of the project the team has conducted a training for 25 school students who have increased their knowledge of gender stereotypes and the challenges girls face when cycling. As a bonus the participants expanded their knowledge in ecology and discussed the issues of making the city more green, and promoted the bicycle riding. As a final event the bicycle parking has been installed at their school premises.