Zhas Otan - Special Projects

Special Projects

Realizing the President’s assignment the youth wing developed and implemented the following special projects:

• In framework of program “The Youth to the Fatherland!” more than forty concepts on basis of regional branches of Zhas Otan, as well as major youth organizations of the country, are implemented. Directions of the concepts are various: propaganda of patriotic values, development of social projects and initiatives of young people to support youth entrepreneurship. In addition, in framework of the project with support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, Zhas Otan organize innovative youth educational camp, which provides a good opportunity for an active and talented young people to organize a discussion platform between government representatives, business and youth.

• The main objectives of the project “Youth cadre reserve” are creating a human resources reserve of new formation managers, coordination of national and regional interests, strengthening regional and national human resource capacity. In 2009, as a result of selection of participants in an open competition among specialists not exceeded the age of 29, 107 specialists were chosen at the national level, 32 of them were selected by republican committee. From 7 to 31 July, they were trained at the National Center for Management of State Service Personnel and also took part in initiated a republican campaign “Let’s speak Kazakh”, helped in building of a school in Ilinka village (Esil district). In period of August 6–11, a seminar in Zerenda was organized for participants of the project with attending by prominent scientists, statesmen and public figures of the country, such as Darkhan Kaletayev, Kuanysh Sultanov, Bauyrzhan Baibek, Albert Rau, Yerlan Karin, Bolat Baikadamov, Nurlan Yerimbetov and others. From the August 12 to the September 13, reservists were trained in Nur Otan, central and local government bodies, Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund; then, from September 15 to November 13, they were trained in Academy of State Management where there were meetings of reservists with such political and public figures as Minister of Environment Nurgali Ashimov, director of the Presidential Cultural Center Myrzatay Zholdasbekov, deputy of Mazhilis of Parliament Bekbolat Tleukhan and others. On 29–30 October 2009, reservists participated in meeting “Youth cadre reserve is the basis of continuity of the Eurasian integration” of leaders of youth wings of political parties and youth organizations of the CIS of SOC.

• Since early 2009, according to assigning of the Secretary of Nur Otan Erlan Karin, mobile discussion club “Erkin-Pikir” (Free Attitude) is held to change views, knowledge, and discuss actual issues by youth on the basis of the youth wing Zhas Otan.

• With a goal to implement the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On making amendments and additions to several legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on issues of social support and encouraging of social workers in rural settlements”, from July 2009 the youth wing Zhas Otan jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan and partners of Zhas Otan – Union of Rural Youth of Kazakhstan and Students Alliance of Kazakhstan- implements project “With diploma – to the village!”. In framework of the project providing information to population is organized through articles and interviews in media and Internet resources; video advertisement was released and broadcasted on national channels. On the basis of regional branches of Zhas Otan consultations and activities to encourage young people to go to live and work in rural areas are held.

• Republican campaign “Let's speak Kazakh!” is held in all regions of the country under the auspices of Nur Otan Party and the youth wing Zhas Otan with purposes of increasing public role of the state language, attracting public attention to their mother language, expanding the sphere of use of the Kazakh language. During the action the following activities were conducted: presentation of projects “Ayaldama zhane Talap”, “Qazaq tili kurstaryn uyimdastyru”and “Zhumyspen Sayakhat” in Kostanay, joint activities with high educational institutions in Zhambyl Province, a meeting with Kazakh language training centers “Official Language: Prospects and Challenges” in Karaganda and others.