ACTED Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan launched a two-year project “Awareness, Capacity Building and Networking for Maximizing the Impact of Migration on Growth and Development”  in January 2009, a project financed by EuropAid. This is a pioneering initiative for both ACTED offices, which will deal with migration issues. The project will focus on fostering links between migration and development, promoting well-managed workers migration and protecting migrants.