UNDP in Turkmenistan 348d ago

Within the project “Towards decent work for people with disabilities in Turkmenistan: transforming social enterprises into meaningful training and employment opportunities” implemented jointly by UNDP and the Society of the Blind and Deaf of Turkmenistan (BDST) with funding from the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, a Ceremony of opening the cardboard and printing workshop No 1 of the BDST in Ashgabat was held on 24th of October. The workshop was renovated and re-equipped with complete set of modern cardboard and printing equipment designed specifically to facilitate the work of people with visual and hearing impairments. The newly brought equipment will help the BDST staff sufficiently increase the production of a wide range of goods, including paper bags, cards, and any other types of printing manufacturing.