Rousto Charity Volunteer-powered community action in Tajikistan — delivered with dignity, local knowledge, and accountability.

Our work

Projects

From Isolated Village to Global Learning Hub

September 2026 — present

Project goal

This project establishes a permanent Digital Hub in rural Ghazantarak, Tajikistan, to bring online classes to 500 underprivileged young people and women. Having already refurbished two classrooms using local community donations, we now need to secure video-conferencing hardware, high-speed routing equipment, and furniture. Your support will shatter geographic isolation, delivering vital digital skills and English training to unlock international employment and scholarship pathways.

  • Education & Employment

Help us Empower Rural Youth via English & Logic

September 2026 — present

Project goal

Help 60 low-income Tajik youth break the cycle of poverty. An aggressive job crisis has stranded rural families, and local public schools lack the advanced skills required for modern careers. We solve this by hiring professional trainers to run a weekly online English and logic club. After an alumnus won the prestigious U.S. FLEX scholarship, we want to expand this life-changing opportunity. Your gift funds elite mentorship, critical thinking, and international career paths.

  • Education & Employment

Direct Scholarships for Talented Rural Students

September 2026 — present

Project goal

This project provides talented, low-income rural students with access to the latest achievements of quality education. By equipping brilliant youth with advanced textbooks and modern learning tools, we bridge the educational divide. These vital foundations empower ambitious students to excel, opening the gates to international education and global careers, directly advancing UN SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 1 (No Poverty) while building a brighter future for underserved areas.

  • Education & Employment

Hostel for Hope: Securing Our NGO Sustainability

September 2026 — present

Project goal

This project ensures our long-term survival by raising $70,000 to directly purchase a one-room rental apartment as a permanent asset. Because local commercial banks will not approve mortgages for nonprofits, upfront crowdfunding is our only path to independence. By using this fund to buy the property outright, we establish a self-sustaining endowment. 100% of ongoing rental profits will permanently cover our administrative overhead and rural aid, eliminating donor dependency.

  • Healthcare & social relief

Emergency Medicine Vouchers for Rural Patients

September 2026 — present

Project goal

This project provides free emergency medicine to low-income, rural patients facing acute crises. By partnering directly with local pharmacies through a secure voucher system, we bypass cash handling to ensure 100% of donor funds directly reach families in need. Your support eliminates the risk of medical aid corruption and saves lives by delivering instant, free medication to impoverished patients when every second counts.

  • Healthcare & social relief

Empower 50 Tajikistan Teachers with TESOL Skills

October 2023 — present

Project goal

This project will equip 50 isolated English teachers in Devashtich District, Tajikistan, with professional TESOL certifications. Rural teachers currently lack high-speed internet and modern training. Sponsoring their tuition and providing internet access allows teachers to master modern methodologies. In turn, they will provide high-quality education to rural youth, unlocking vital future academic and employment opportunities for an entire community.

  • Education & Employment

CSO Sustainability Index 2013

MSI/USAID October 2013 — August 2014

$5,235

Project goal

The CSO Sustainability Index for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia is a tool used to study the strength and overall viability of CSO sectors in each country in the region, from the Baltics to Central Asia. By analyzing seven dimensions that are critical to sectoral sustainability, the Index highlights both strengths and constraints in sectoral development. The Index allows for comparisons both across countries and over time. It is an important tool for understanding and measuring sustainability.

Community Connections Project

USAID/American Councils January 2013 — July 2015

$73,047

Project goal

to build the capacity of professionals in four key areas: 1) Community-based Agricultural Development, 2) Family Medicine, 3) Training on Quality Reading in Primary School, 4) Processing of Agricultural Products and Food Safety through a study tour to the United States.

National Conference on Budget Transparency

OSI AF Tajikistan (Soros Foundation) October — November 2012

$9,945

Project goal

to contribute to the local budget transparency through civic engagement by bringing together the relevant stakeholders, discussing the effective mechanisms of budgeting, and to draw the public attention to the budget reforms through media coverage of the event.

Development of Women Self-Support Groups in Rural Areas

Democracy Commission Small Grants Program, U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan October 2012 — October 2013

$24,896

Project goal

to contribute to poverty reduction and women increased participation in socio-economic life of their communities through establishment and development of 10 women self-support groups and their involvement in income-generating activities in 5 rural districts of Tajikistan by replicating the successful experience of women self-support groups (SSG) from rural areas of Abdurahmoni Jomi district to other four pilot areas (Hissor, Nurobod, Rudaki and Faizobod).

CSO Sustainability Index 2012

MSI/USAID September 2012 — September 2013

$4,990

Project goal

The CSO Sustainability Index for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia is a tool used to study the strength and overall viability of CSO sectors in each country in the region, from the Baltics to Central Asia. By analyzing seven dimensions that are critical to sectoral sustainability, the Index highlights both strengths and constraints in sectoral development. The Index allows for comparisons both across countries and over time. It is an important tool for understanding and measuring sustainability.

Budget hearing as an element of local budget transparency

OSI - AF Tajikistan, Soros Foundation) July — December 2012

$9,998.21

Project goal

to ensure budgeting transparency in the districts of Hisor and Qayroqqum through capacity building of local stakeholders on budgeting and testing the manual on budget hearing for citizens.

Local Budget Transparency Support Project

East-East Program, OSI Hungary April — July 2012

$24,940

Project goal

to build the capacity of finance department specialists both at the national and local levels including from the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan, finance departments of 8 districts and provinces as well as Public Servants Professional Development Institute on local budget transparency.

CSO Sustainability Index 2011

USAID November 2011 — August 2012

$4,850

Project goal

The CSO Sustainability Index for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia is a tool used to study the strength and overall viability of CSO sectors in each country in the region, from the Baltics to Central Asia. By analyzing seven dimensions that are critical to sectoral sustainability, the Index highlights both strengths and constraints in sectoral development. The Index allows for comparisons both across countries and over time. It is an important tool for understanding and measuring sustainability.

NGO Sustainability Index 2010

USAID November 2010 — August 2011

$4,350

Project goal

The CSO Sustainability Index for Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia is a tool used to study the strength and overall viability of CSO sectors in each country in the region, from the Baltics to Central Asia. By analyzing seven dimensions that are critical to sectoral sustainability, the Index highlights both strengths and constraints in sectoral development. The Index allows for comparisons both across countries and over time. It is an important tool for understanding and measuring sustainability.

Young Girls Leadership Project in Panjakent District

September 2010 — September 2011

$6,535

Project goal

to promote gender empowerment at secondary schools of Zeravshan valley by encouraging 50 young girls in Panjakent district to pursue professions or leadership roles where they can assert themselves and unlock their potential.

Elimination of Budget Illiteracy of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Jomi District

World Bank Tajikistan Small Grants Program July 2010 — February 2011

$5,000

Project goal

to build the capacity and improve the knowledge of local civil society organizations as a local public group for budgeting, improve their cooperation with the local municipality in Abdurahmoni Jomi district on budgeting, budget analysis, civic engagement and advocacy with a view to promoting two main issues: access to information and public engagement in budgeting.