Keneshbek B. Sainazarov
Central Asia Program Director
Mr. Keneshbek B. Sainazarov has been serving as Search for Common Ground’s Country Director for Kyrgyzstan since 2013 and the Central Asia Programs Director since 2015. In his role, Kenesh manages the Search programming related to conflict sensitive journalism, promoting freedom of religion, alternative narratives to recruitment, youth and women empowerment in Kyrgyzstan and preventing radicalization leading to violent extremism… Learn more
Asel Abdyramanova
Central Asia Programs Manager
Asel Abdyramanova holds MA degree in Politics and Security (Central Asia), OSCE Academy in Bishkek. She has more than 13 years of working experience at higher education, development, and peacebuilding sectors in Kyrgyzstan and in Central Asia. Learn more
Cholpon Kurmanbaeva
Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation (DM&E) officer
20 years’ experience in social research including multinational studies. More than 7 years’ experience in applied qualitative, quantitative and mixed researches. 10 years’ experience in lecturing the university courses related to the social sciences methods, and social project development.
Focus: on Monitoring and Evaluation of the multi-sectoral development projects concentrated in conflict prevention; peacebuilding; strengthening civil society… Learn more
Nuriia Karakulova
Project Coordinator
having 5 years of experience in CVE projects. Nuriia joined Search for Common Ground – Kyrgyzstan in 2014 as an intern, and currently she is coordinating the countrywide project #JashStan: supporting the wave of youth peace leaders in Kyrgyzstan.
She has been deeply committed to and involved in the small initiatives of youth in… Learn more