SOLID – short for Social Work and strengthening NGOs in development cooperation to treat drug addiction” – is an international research project funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for the period between the years 2020 – 2024. This project consists of educational and research exchange among five research institutions from Germany, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and the Public’s Republic China, and is part of the DAAD’s Excellence Network.