Appeals of the Tajik government to manifest civic duty and make charitable donations have become systematic

It has become almost fashionable to ask citizens to share their salaries with the government that needs to build something new and luxurious. However, people are curious – they wish to know where does the money go, and what kind of “charitable needs” it is being spent for.

In July 2007, Emomali Rakhmon registered the Public Charitable Fund. The president appealed to citizens asking them to help disabled people, orphans, elderly, etc.

Last week, Vetcherny Dushanbe weekly applied to this Fund with a question about its activities. Journalists wanted to learn how much money has been donated so far, and how these funds are being used. After the first application to the Fund in April, functionaries promised to arrange a meeting after the holidays. However, on 6 May, deputy chairman of the Fund said that they refuse to provide any information.

In this regard, journalists applied to the President’s Office, and the answer was: “…maybe they are not in a good mood”.

The president keeps reminding to the ministries and government institutions that they must be transparent in their activities and provide the media with all required data.

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