Aynabat Yaylymova
Program Manager, Europe and Central Asia Program
Aynabat joined BIC as the Europe and Central Asia Project Manager in September 2009. Prior to joining BIC, she worked as the Central Eurasian Leadership Academy (CELA) Project Manager. CELA works to enhance leadership skills in Central Asia and the Caucasus and to form an international network of leaders working toward improved regional cooperation. She is a co-founder of the Central Asia Educational Fund (CAEF) where she has initiated and managed educational and public health projects in the Central Asia region. Aynabat is a native of Turkmenistan.
Aynabat has worked with several civil society organizations in Turkmenistan and the USA. In Turkmenistan, she co-founded and led the Alliance for Responsible Community Action (ARCA), an organization dedicated to promoting civic education in Turkmenistan. She is an alumna of the first Central Eurasia Leadership Academy (CELA 1, July 2002). Aynabat obtained her MA in the theory and practice of human rights from the University of Essex, UK, and an MPA in non-profit management from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Europe/Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Kyrgyz Republic
Mongolia
Russia
Tajikistan
Strengthening Local Civil Society Capacity on IFIs and the Power Sector in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
World Bank (IBRD & IDA)