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In Kyrgyz culture, the raising of children is the sole responsibility of the mother. The grandmother on the father's side often contributes to childrearing, but in a more directorial role. Even if the mother can get a job and the father cannot, the mother is expected to take full responsibility of raising the children. Therefore, providing a healthy and affordable place for the children to go during the day is essential to empowering women to work.
When women are working they control the finances of the household and that is when development hits high speeds. Study after study shows that women tend to invest higher percentages of the household budget to nutrition for the family, healthcare for children, and educational materials than their male counterparts. Women also tend to favor sons less than their male counterparts, thus increasing the equality of health between boys and girls. As more women join the workforce and more resources are invested in the health and education of the next generation, the area develops, the economy grows, and opportunities increase. 
I am here in Kyrgyzstan to work toward the sustainable development of the community I've been placed in. Following the studies and statistics I have read and taking advantage of the opportunities presented to me here, I've chosen to work with women. I requested to be placed with cooperative of women and have been learning from them for the past two years while conducting business trainings and computer skills trainings. A few weeks ago I met with the director of the daycare in my village and she asked if I could help her improve the daycare. After several more meetings with the daycare director, the present and past staff, and the parents who send their kids, we worked out what would have the greatest impact on the daycare.
The daycare is currently affordable for parents in the village, but at the cost of not being sustainable. Because the costs are more than the gross income of the daycare, large improvements like building some kind of access to water have been impossible. In the interest of making the daycare a healthy place for children, we have decided to work toward improving the sanitation of the daycare by crowd sourcing for the funds to build a pump and sink. With access to water the daycare will be a healthy and affordable place for parents to send their children. Over the next two months we'll be reaching out to friends and family around the world to raise the funds, and I'll be working with the director to create a more sustainable business plan.
