History
Kyrgyz Children’s Future was founded by a group of volunteers as a charitable, non-governmental organization to serve the best interests of children from Kyrgyzstan, especially orphans, regardless of their ethnic or religious origin. We:
- were incorporated as a charity by the Commonwealth of Virginia on September 6, 2006
- received our IRS-501c3 status as a public charity from the Internal Revenue Service on February 26, 2011, permitting deductibility of contributions since KCF’s founding on September 6, 2006
- became officially registered by the Ministry of Justice of Kyrgyzstan on June 14, 2010
Our Work
Our charitable work has provided greatly-needed supplies and infrastructural improvements for orphanages in Kyrgyzstan, including in Ak-Beshim, Tokmok and Bishkek. We have built playgrounds for disabled children in Tokmok and Talas. We have assisted schools for the blind in Osh and Bishkek, as well as street children in Bishkek. Recently, we have begun new relationships with facilities in the Batken region, and have provided training for disabled children and their families. We have also built a supportive community for American families with children who were adopted from the Kyrgyz Republic, and have shared the rich Kyrgyz culture and traditions with them through our picnics and events.
The Board
The Board of Directors includes residents of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and New York City who have deep connections to the Kyrgyz Republic, be it by birth, career, or adoption. They are all volunteers. In 2009, Kyrgyz Children’s Future appointed a representative in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Board of Directors
Andrew Bhattacharya
Henry Clarke
Aibek Ismailov
Olga Kim
Sarah Swanson
Sherry Wheeler
Advisory Members
Ajar Ashyrkulova
Jarkyn Torobek
KCF Representatives, Bishkek
Kunduz Kolbaeva
Aigul Kubatbekova