ILPPWA Report 2020 from Foundation to Support Civil
Initiatives,Tajikistan
The workshop dedicated to the International week of eliminating lead damage in paints was held by
environmental organization "Foundation to support civil initiatives " (FSCI, Dastgiri Center),
Tajikistan on October 31, 2020 in Dushanbe city.
The seminar was attended by teachers and students of 3-4 courses of the Tajik National University,
chemistry faculty. Much attention was paid to the invitation of female students to the seminar.
Information about lead pollutants and how to reduce their damage should first be conveyed to
women who run households and raise and instill environmentally friendly lifestyle habits in their
children.
The seminar covered the impact of lead-containing paint pollution on health and the environment at
the national and international levels, the stages of research of the FSCI on oil paints for domestic
use in Tajikistan, the results of monitoring the sale of lead-containing oil paints in the country's
retail network. The employees of the FSCI also spoke about the important task set – the
Development of Technical Regulations for paint and varnish products in Tajikistan, which includes
the need to produce and import oil paints with a lead content of no more than 90 ppm (international
level). Technical regulations on paint and varnish products of Tajikistan should be developed and
submitted to the government of Tajikistan for approval in December 2020.
The seminar held a live dialogue with students; they were asked a lot of questions. At the beginning
of seminar, teachers and students filled out questionnaires on lead paints, which resulted in an
interesting conversation.
All participants of the seminar (25 people) have received information brochures on lead paints and a
Calendar for 2021 year "A world without lead pollutants" developed by the FSCI in the state
languages.
At the end of seminar, a video film devoted to FSCI research on lead-containing paints was shown,
video stories on lead in paints.
The photos are of participants at the beginning and at the end of the seminar.
Muazama Burkhanova, PhD, environmental specialist
Chair of Ecological Organization "Foundation to support civil initiatives"
78 Rudaki Avenue, m/b 327, Dushanbe,Tajikistan
Tel: (+992) 918183355, (+992) 907780478
E-mail: mburkhanova@mail.ru; muazamab@gmail.com
