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Social inclusion
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Social inclusion
Despite the country’s positive economic development dynamics, poverty and inequality in the population’s well-being level persists
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"Heroes of Children": UNICEF photo exhibition opens in Nur Sultan
NUR-SULTAN, April 31, 2022, - Today, the Country Office of UNICEF in Kazakhstan opened a photo exhibition dedicated to the 75 th anniversary of UNICEF in the world and The Year of Children in Kazakhstan. The exposition is called “Heroes of Children” and presents portraits and stories of 30 heroes who, together wit...
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The status of social workers and the development of social services in Kazakhstan discussed at a forum in the capital
NUR-SULTAN, 28 September 2021 –, Yerlan Aukenov, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Population of Kazakhstan, speaking at the opening of the 3rd International Forum of Social Workers of Kazakhstan, spoke about the development of draft laws aimed at increasing the status of social workers and the re...
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A social worker is a leading profession and can become a driver of economic growth, experts of the profile alliance believe
NUR-SULTAN, 30 September 2021 –, In Kazakhstan, there is a need to expand educational opportunities for social workers and to create a pool of developed national social work practices, according to the participants of The III International Forum of Social Workers "Social work as a driver of socio-economic moderniz...
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Second stage of "Learning to Develop a Child" training for trainers launched in Almaty
On September 20, the second stage of pilot training for the employees of state institutions of healthcare, education, social spheres and NGOs from Almaty, Nur-Sultan, Atyrau, Aktobe, Pavlodar, Kyzylorda, Turkestan, Taraz and Shymkent started in Almaty. Once they have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills, th...
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Modelling for Integrated Child Protection System in Kazakhstan
This report reviews current child protection procedures in Kazakhstan. The Terms of Reference for this report required that the author put forward recommendations for: a) A local level integrated child protection system b) The nature, form and location of a possible pilot project to deliver an integrated child pro...
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Social inclusion
Challenges, Over the past years the economy of Kazakhstan has demonstrated a steady growth ensured by the extractive industry, which contributed to an increase in government expenditures in health care, education and social protection in absolute terms. However, a GDP share allocated to social development (9.7% i...