On July 26, 2021 the eve of 30 July, the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons partner NGOs from Central Asia implementing the project "Safe Migration in Central Asia" united to highlight the problem of human trafficking through the organization of a marathon. Through this marathon, the Kazakhstani NGOs Sana Sezim, Zharia, Rodnik, Meyerim, Taldykorgan Regional Centre for Women's Support and Daris will participate and share information related to human trafficking and will also pass the marathon on to partner NGOs from other Central Asian countries.

On July 23, 2021participants learned more about the reasons why traffickers exploit people and how they choose their victims. Learning about the psychological aspects of identifying trafficked persons, the volunteers learned how to interact with trafficked persons and what questions to ask when conducting interviews. In order to consolidate their knowledge in practice, they were asked to film short interviews in small groups, with one volunteer being the interviewer and the other being the trafficked person. After watching all the videos together, staff members of the PA LCWI "Sana Sezim" noted the creativity of the guys and gave feedback with corrections and additions.

The third and fourth days of the summer school were intense for volunteers from 11 regions. Trainers shared their knowledge and experience, while volunteers actively participated in sessions and interactive games.

Within the framework of the project "Together against Human Trafficking through CSO Capacity Building!", the second seven-day summer school on combating human trafficking was organized at the Tau Samaly recreation area in the Turkestan region. Volunteers, selected from 11 cities in Kazakhstan upon recommendation of the NGO partners gained new knowledge about the problem of human trafficking and consolidated their knowledge through interactive games and group exercises during the daily sessions.

On July 13, 2021 another training in the framework of the project "Together against human trafficking through capacity building of CSOs!" brought together in Shymkent leaders and lawyers of NGO partners of the project from 11 regions of Kazakhstan.

Partners developing in the same direction have the opportunity to gain knowledge and share knowledge with each other in a friendly atmosphere. It is important to note that the event was organized in compliance with all sanitary norms and social distance.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, during the quarantine period the level of domestic violence increased by 41.7%. Although quarantine measures have been relaxed throughout the country, women and children are still struggling with the consequences of the deteriorating physical and psychological condition.

Director of the PA LCWI “Sana Sezim” Shakhnoza Khassanova received the 2021 US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Hero award! International community acknowledged invaluable contribution of the PA LCWI "Sana Sezim" in the work on combating trafficking in persons in the Republic of Kazakhstan, assistance to migrants and victims of trafficking, as well as efforts in improving legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on trafficking in persons.

The PA LCWI "Sana Sezim" team is very happy to receive this international award, it inspires us even more for new events and projects! We are together, it means we will succeed! Let's wish each other professional growth, optimism and faith in ourselves.

On July 1^st, 2021 in the framework of the “Safe Migration in Central Asia” project, funded by the USAID and implemented by the Winrock International, a regional meeting of participating NGOs from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan was held. The experiences and activities of the NGOs working on safe migration and human trafficking were presented for further cooperation. The participating NGOs discussed the needs of the organisations in assisting migrants and trafficked persons and the mechanism of referral. At the end of the event, the country participants agreed to hold an extraordinary meeting to discuss in more detail the legal and regulatory framework in the field of services for victims.

On June 30, 2021 as member of the ECPAT International, a global network of civil society organizations that works to end the sexual exploitation of children, the PA LCWI “Sana Sezim” participated in the regional meeting on the completion of a yearlong project “Stronger to Protect Children Rights”. Partners from 23 member organizations have shared their experiences in drafting and implementing policies on children rights and protection. Moreover, the members shared and discussed ideas on the basis of case study.

In order to prevent offenses committed in the sphere of family and domestic relations, the guards of order in the period from 21 to 30 June on the territory of the megalopolis are holding a republican action "No violence in the family!"

The action is of a preventive nature and aims to familiarize the population with the measures taken to prevent domestic violence in the family, protect mothers and children, and strengthen the role of the family in society.

The policemen of Al-Farabi region are constantly working on consulting and clarifying issues in the field of family and domestic relations by calling the hotline 8 (7252) 33-88-46.