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During the recent Kurmanait celebrations, new infrastructure facilities were officially inaugurated in the village of Saruu, Issyk-Kul province, on October 4, 2014. Also, the village was the venue of the National Tournament.

Renovation of the national road running along the southern coast of Issyk-Kul Lake was begun late in 2013 with reconstruction of the road between the villages of Bokonbayevo and Ton.

A presentation concert of the Kyzgaldak children’s dance group took place last weekend at the Tamga House of Culture, Jety-Oguz district. Group members were dressed in costumes purchased with the support of Kumtor Gold Company. The gold miner contributed a total of 215,000 soms for the production of 30 new associated actors costumes.

As an update on the earlier reports on the results of rescue operation at the avalanche site on the Sary-Moinok pass the following as occurred: At approximately 14:15 the rescue teams assisted by the helicopter have recovered the injured alpinist from the Sary Moinok Area but the second alpinist could not be revived.

On September 29th at 17:00, a group of six people, consisting of four alpinist-contractors, a communication contractor, and a staff member of KGC company, commenced the descent from the Sary Moinok Microwave Station after regular seasonal maintenance.

The first Spartacus Games of the Kyrgyz Miners and Metallurgists Union took place from 25 through 28 September, 2014, at Bosteri, Issyk-Kul province. The event was devoted to the 30th anniversary of the Union and 20th anniversary of the International Eurasian Federation of Metallurgists Unions.

A group of U.S. children’s cardiac surgeons, members of the International Children’s Heart Foundation (ICHF), is expected to arrive in Kyrgyzstan in November 2014 to perform free operations on children.

The National Environmental Program “Jashyl Oi” has been, for two consecutive years now, implemented by the Youth Initiative Development Fund with the financial support of Kumtor Gold Company. The purpose of the project is to create training centers for the young people of Kyrgyzstan to promote best practices in the field of environmental protection, safety and stability.

Kumtor Gold Company has supported the event “School Year Is Close By” organized by the Public Fund For Protection of Orphaned Children. The purpose of the event is to help orphaned children prepare for the beginning of the new school year. Collection of humanitarian aid among the broad public was organized between August 3 and 27, 2014.

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Issyk-Kul farmers will be taught to produce dried-fruit using innovative equipment under a pilot project launched by Kumtor Gold Company, an initiative thought to be translated into life in cooperation with local youth organizations and associations.

On August 12-19, 2014, Kyrgyzstan is marking International Youth Week (IYW) under the slogan “I’m Man! Mental health is a human right” organized by UN Volunteers (UNV), the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Youth, Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic, and others.