In the Naryn region, Jamzap Jumashaliev and Aizeine Zhyrtakova run a small business in their…

In the Naryn region, Jamzap Jumashaliev and Aizeine Zhyrtakova run a small business in their village of Kara-Burgon. Jamzap, born in 1972, serves as the village imam, while Aizeine, born in 1978, manages their household, which includes three sons and four daughters. They bake sweets for funerals and celebrations and produce honey. With no government support, Aizeine learned to bake through online courses after receiving a social contract grant of 100,000 soms to start beekeeping. A drought at the beginning of the year hindered honey production, but they later harvested a good amount.