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Устойчивое развитиеПовышения благосостояниеТорговый хаб Центральной Азии
freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction
Ronald Reagan
Unleashing Silk RoadReaching out to Youth in Celestial Central Asia
Washington DC
November 10, 2010
Leading think-tank in Kyrgyzstan
CAFMI Snapshot
• Education and research institution:
o Established: April 6, 2009
o Staff: 6 full-time, 2 interns & 5 board of trustees
• Media:
o Most quoted think-tank in Kyrgyzstan, cited almost daily across all media
o Facebook page, largest in Kyrgyzstan, 1,760 fans
• International profile:
o 2010 Templeton Freedom Award Winner in the category reaching out to students
o Co-sponsor of Index of Economic Freedom Report by Fraser Institute
o Co-sponsor of International Property Rights Index by Property Rights Alliance
Table of Contents
Philosophy
Tools
Results
Philosophy
• In for the long haul
• We want to sow free-market seeds across Central Asia
Why Student Outreach?
Vision: Central Asia blooming with freedom
Our Inspiration
Central Asia, an oasis of
freedom, prosperity and
peace
The Institute for Humane Studies
Our Tools
Free Market League
•Debate tournament
Discussion seminars
•Privatization
•Propiska
Free Market School & English Liberty Camp
•English language camp
• Instructors from around world
•Definite one week school for free market lovers
Kyrgyzstan: Prosperity and Justice Agenda
•11 chapters
•Each chapter tackles a sore issue facing Kyrgyzstan
•Written by young experts for the country’s youth
Liberty Conferences: ReCamp and IdeaNight
•Platforms for the rapid exchange of ideas
•300 people attended the events in total
Our Tools in Pictures
ReCamp
Our Tools in Pictures
Idea Night
Our Tools in Pictures
Free Market School
Our Tools in Pictures
English Liberty Camp
Our Tools in Pictures
Kyrgyzstan: Prosperity and Justice Agenda, discussion of chapter
Ingredients to Success
Kyrgyzstan
Sowing free-market seeds in youth
Passion
•Classical liberalism
•Make world freer, better
Team
•Solid team
•Idea generator
•Implementer
Masses
•Ideas must become popular
•Make everything pretty, sexy
Sprouting of free-market seeds
Results: We are already reaping harvest
• Established Objectivist Club at American University of Central Asia
• Established Tajikistan Free Market Center
• Our alumni joined CAFMI team
• Our alumni volunteer at CAFMI
• Organized debate tournaments on classical liberal topics in Kazakhstan
Soon…
• More free-market oriented clubs open in Central Asia• Free-market topics enter public discourse• Alumni enter politics
Thus, Unleashing Silk Road
Central Asia: Oasis of
Free Trade, Peace and Prosperity