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Public Affairs Section, Embassy Nur-Sultan and Consulate General Almaty announces a call for applications for the Embassy’s annual Small Grants Program. Estimated award will range from 10,000 to 50,000 USD.   This year, applications are being accepted on the following topics: countering trafficking-in-persons, addressing air quality and promoting renewable energy. Depending on the topic, the goals of the projects are: Reduce trafficking-in-persons in Kazakhstan by increasing awareness among potential victims, as well as strengthening capacity of individuals and institutions that can provide protection; Improve air quality in Kazakhstan by increasing understanding of the causes and...

The official launch of the Fashion Girls in Business project was held online. The project is being implemented by the Civil Initiatives Support Center in partnership with the American Corners program of the US Embassy in Nur-Sultan. The meeting was attended by the Chair of the Board of the Civil Initiatives Support Center Lima Dias, Grant Manager of the US Embassy in Nur-Sultan Amber A. Aura, coordinator of the American Corner in Nur-Sultan Saltanat Kuanyshpayeva, as well as project trainers and participants. The event was opened by the Chair of the Board Lima Dias, where in her welcoming speech she thanked and expressed her appreciation to the American Corners program: «I am glad to...

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...