2021

March 11, the online opening of the Fashion Girls in Business project will take place, which is implemented by Civil Initiatives Support Center in partnership with the program “American Corners” of the US Embassy in Nur-Sultan from January 2021. The project aims at promoting the development of entrepreneurial skills and motivation of female students of colleges in Nur-Sultan, studying educational programs in the field of sewing, manufacturing and modeling. The opening ceremony of the project will be attended by the grant manager of the US Embassy in Nur-Sultan Amber A. Aura, the founder of the social corporation Green TAL LLP Emin Askerov, the founder of the marketing communications...

Dear friends, we continue to introduce you to our trainers for the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. Within the framework of the project, the invited trainer Assel Kozhakova will conduct 4 training seminars with practical assignments on the topic of “Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship: SMM Marketing and Communication”. Assel Kozhakova is the founder and CEO of the marketing communications and strategic marketing service “Red Point Kazakhstan”. Holder of the Chartered Marketer (Strategic Marketing) degree from the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Digital Marketing (Columbia Business School). More than 17 years of experience in the corporate sector at Coca-Cola, Microsoft,...

Civil Initiatives Support Center in partnership with the “American Corners” of the US Embassy in Nur-Sultan has launched the Fashion Girls in Business social project. This project will assist to influence the economic independence of female students of Nur-Sultan colleges studying in educational programs in the field of sewing / manufacturing and modeling, as well as to develop their entrepreneurial skills and increase motivation. The participants of the project will attend a training seminar on the basics of entrepreneurship in such areas as business planning, marketing, sales, and communication, as well as on the history of fashion to expand employment and self-employment...

Civil Initiatives Support Center in partnership with the “American Corners” of the US Embassy in Nur-Sultan invites young girls studying colleges of Nur-Sultan and specializing in dressmaking / design to take part in the “Fashion Girls in Business project”.   The project will organize a series of training courses on social entrepreneurship, marketing and fashion history. During the project, the participants will also have the opportunity to meet and talk with successful representatives of the fashion, business and marketing industries as part of the Fashion Girls discussion club. This is a great opportunity for young college students to improve their knowledge and...

The Civil Initiatives Support Center and American Corners in Kazakhstan joint project aims to empower young girls in vocational colleges by teaching them the basics of entrepreneurship, sales and marketing.   Globally, women’s entrepreneurship contributes to stability, community well-being and provides economic opportunities for vulnerable groups. According to a report by the McKinsey Global Institute, by 2025, global GDP could be increased by $ 12 trillion by advancing women’s equality. Women entrepreneurs create new jobs for themselves and others and also provide society with new solutions to managerial, organizational and business problems, as well as to exploit...

In January, 2021 “Civil Initiatives Support Center” NPJSC within the framework of the grant program “American Corners” began the implementation of a social project under the grant support of the US Embassy in Nur-Sultan the Public Affairs Section, the US Department of State. The goal of the project is to contribute to increase the level of economic independence among female students of colleges in Nur-Sultan, studying in educational programs in the field of sewing/manufacturing and modeling, by developing entrepreneurial skills and raising motivation. The project provides for a number of training seminars on such basic aspects of entrepreneurship as business planning, marketing,...

Eurasia Foundation (EF) announces a call for applications for Innovative Solutions Grants, an open, competitive competition for grant funding under the Civil Society Support Program in Central Asia (CSSP). Funding amounts for Innovative Solutions Grants will range from 2,000 to 10,000 USD.   Innovative Solutions Grants (ISGs) are designed for civil society representatives proposing new solutions to social problems and civic initiatives that can lead to demonstrable positive change. Priority Areas ISGs are flexible and will support project ideas in the following areas: New approaches for creating dialogue and results through cross-sectoral partnerships; Leveraging new technologies to...