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The Embassy of the United States in Kazakhstan  has issued a call for grant applications to implement projects that will bolster Kazakhstan’s media market. Projects are directed to improve professional journalism standards, implement innovative approaches in gathering and sharing accurate news, and support the development of peer-to-peer interactions.   The purpose of the program: Promote journalistic professionalism and diminishing the negative impact of disinformation in Kazakhstani media.   The projects provided should correspond to the following priority themes:: Theme 1: Countering fake news and disinformation. Theme 2: Promoting professional journalism standards,...

Kazakhstani public activists have the opportunity to receive support within the framework of the Japanese Government program «KUSANONE (Grass Roots)» «KUSANONE (Grass Roots)» is a program of the Government of Japan for gratuitous assistance to small-scale social projects to ensure human security. The main goal of the program is to assist the common strata of the population, promote sustainable personal independence and social development of local residents by ensuring their safety and increasing their potential. The purpose of the call: provision of gratuitous assistance to small-scale social projects to ensure human security, promotion of sustainable personal independence and social...

The U.S. Embassy Nur-Sultan Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is looking for one to three partners to implement three nationwide skills-building programs on entrepreneurship, English writing, and promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with key audiences across Kazakhstan. at Kazakhstan’s ten American Corners. Estimated total program funding – $30,500   Purpose of the program: Depending on the area of implementation: to support Kazakhstan’s economic growth by promoting entrepreneurial values through training; to strengthen students’ English writing ability, which will lead to an increase in the number of Kazakhstani...

The U.S. Embassy Nur-Sultan Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is looking for one to three partners to implement three nationwide skills-building programs on entrepreneurship, English writing, and promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with key audiences across Kazakhstan. at Kazakhstan’s ten American Corners. Estimated total program funding – $30,500   Purpose of the program: Depending on the area of implementation: to support Kazakhstan’s economic growth by promoting entrepreneurial values through training; to strengthen students’ English writing ability, which will lead to an increase in the number of Kazakhstani...

The Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA) in partnership with Chevron announces the launch of the third phase of Qolda 3.0 programme. Non-governmental organizations that provide assistance to the population during emergency situations, solve acute social problems and develop volunteering in Shymkent and 14 regions of Kazakhstan in the areas stated bellow are invited to submit their applicatopns: – Prevention of various types of violence, especially against women and children (grant amount up to 5 million tenge); – Development of long-term and online solutions for informing and supporting the population during emergencies in the regions, improving the ability of regional NGOs...

The Fashion Girls in Business project came to an end The costume sewing competition for theatrical performance completed the Fashion Girls in Business project, which was implemented by the Civil Initiatives Support Center in partnership with the American Corners program of the U.S. Embassy in Nur-Sultan. Representative of the U.S. Embassy in Nur-Sultan, Cultural Attaché Amber Aura, and Director of the Project Office for Non-State Grant Financing of the Civil Initiatives Support Center Aigerim Karimova visited the event to support the contestants. In addition, the jury of the competition were the director of Red Point Kazakhstan Assel Kozhakova, art-director of TSE Art Destination gallery...

The U.S. Embassy Nur-Sultan and U.S. Consulate General Almaty Public Affairs Sections (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State launched a call for proposals that seeks to provide funding support to not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions through the Makerspace Expands! public-private partnership to expand access to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) activities through the Kazakhstan American Spaces and Makerspaces network.   PAS Nur-Sultan and Almaty invite proposals for projects up to 120 000 USD that focus on one or more of the objectives specified below:   Increase participant capacity to solve problems using...

  Public Affairs Section, U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan is pleased to announce a funding opportunity on Capacity Building for Suicide Prevention.   Estimated award will range from 10,000 to 50,000 USD for implementing a project within 12 months in Kazakhstan.   Purpose of the project: to strengthen Kazakhstan’s ability to confront mental health challenges by promoting increased citizen awareness, formalized government support, and broader civil society capacity.   Project Objectives:  Improve the quality of support provided to at-risk individuals though formal certification trainings for at least 100 members of the target audience in American and international...