Community Outreach

The CSSC's staff conducted follow up M&E of the following five community projects:  

Sport & Cultural Center  Rodnik  in Uspeno Yur'evka Village of Aqmola Oblast. The 

center was opened, and its initiative group plans to register a NGO.  

Uyut (Comfort) in Moskovsky Village of Aqmola Oblast resulted in building of mini farm 

and rural club that aimed at involvement of local youth in social activity.  

Zhivaya Voda (Life Water) in Atbasar Town resulted in formation of several initiative groups 

among medical workers and teachers who arise public awareness about healthy and social 

active lifestyle in the region.  

Social Center Nadezhda (Hope) in Prigorodny Village operates on full basis for the needs of 

local children and teens.  

Implementation of the project Center for Mutual Aid showed sustainable development of its 

initiative group's activity. 

The CSSC staff participated in a roundtable discussion on May 7 held in the framework of 

community project Creation of Public Center Aidyn, being implemented in Prigorodny Village. 

The event gathered 14 representatives of initative groups of Zarechny, Tonkeris, Prigorodny 

Villages, volunteers of NGOs Nadezhda (Hope), Aidyn, the CSSC ASTRa, Society of Disabled 

Children, and covered volunteerism development issues.  

On May 27 28, the CSSC assisted in organization of NGO volunteerism training, conducted by 

trainers from the NGO Arlan  and Kazakhstan Bureau of Human Rights for 15 NGO 

representatives. 

On April 24, the CSSC staff organized a meeting of the NGO Forum in the framework of the 

national advocacy campaign. 28 local NGOs were informed of initiatives of Joint Platform of 

Civil Society Organizations, and legal expertise concerning law draft On NGOs. All participants 

signed the Statement to prevent adoption of the Law. 

3.  Entrepreneurship Development Agency SMEDA, Aqtobe Oblast, Aqtobe 

Internal Capacity Building  

In April the CSSC expanded its office space and created a separate training room.  

The CSSC continued its technical service delivery on chargeable basis (copy, printing, fax).  

NGO Forum was held in the CSSC SMEDA and gathered 13 local non governmental 

organizations.  

Olga Nazarova, an Independent Evaluation Expert, conducted assessment of the CSSC SMEDA 

and meetings with the Center's constituency, clients and former members.  

Action plan on capacity building and service delivery development was designed in May.  

Community Outreach

The CSSC' activity was focused on participatory M&E of the community projects and advocacy 

strengthening. PM&E activities were conducted with the following:  

Overhaul of Water Pipes in buildings of Consumers' Cooperative Mukomol 26 of Aqtobe was 

successfully completed in resulted in improvement of living conditions in the community.  

Planting the Neighborhood with Trees in Aqtobe mobilized the community in additional 

actions and strengthened social partnership.  

Building of 8 Play & Sport Grounds in the neighborhood of Consumers' Cooperative 

Sel'mash of Aqtobe resulted in design of the project Creation of  Grand Sport Complex 

submitted to local Akimat.  

Building of Drinking Water Storage by NGO Kamkorshy  in Shubarkuduk Village of Temir 

County showed impact by social partnership development with local authorities. 

In connection to legislation draft On NGOs, the CSSC SMEDA organized NGO Forum to 

publicize its critical view about the Law that needs to be prevented from adoption by the 

Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 13 local NGOs signed the relevant Statement.    

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