On September 7, 2022, staff of NGO "Sana Sezim" conducted an information campaign on human trafficking prevention at the railway station in the town of Arys, Turkestan Oblast.

In order to raise awareness about human trafficking, four billboards were installed in the city of Shymkent. Installation of billboards with contact information in the caseof human traffickingcaseswas possible with the support of the Department of Internal Policy and Youth Affairs of Akimat of Shymkent city.

Installed billboards can be seen at the following addresses:

• Kunayev Ave. 114 (Tascredit building);
• Kunayev Ave. 20 (opposite the Royal Club Fitness & SPA);
• Zhibek Zholy str;
• Ilyaev street, 33 (Mozzarella restaurant).

President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev: "The issue of classifying domestic violence as a crime has long been discussed in society. Law enforcement agencies doubt the correctness of this assumption. This is due to the fact that it is not easy to identify such domestic situations, and therefore it is difficult to investigate such incidents. The word also has a soul.

However, domestic violence cannot be ignored. If those who destroy a family are not punished, they will become even more depressed. And the victims are completely defenseless. I think it's time to increase the penalties for such acts. Victims should not be afraid of the country's words or pressure from anyone."

On August 31, 2022, within the framework of the project "Legal Aid to Stateless Persons in Kyzylorda, Zhambyl, Turkestan Oblasts and Shymkent city" implemented in partnership with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, a holiday event dedicated to Knowledge Day was held at the NGO "Sana Sezim" office.

As part of the project "Combating Human Trafficking and Promoting Safe Migration in Shymkent City and Turkestan Oblast" implemented by NGO "Sana Sezim", an information campaign was conducted in Lenger city and Karabulak and Aksukent villages of Turkestan Oblast.

Winrock International's USAID-funded Safe Migration in Central Asia Project produced a bilingual (Kazakh and Russian) video to raise awareness about human trafficking. The video reel contains one possible situation of human trafficking and highlights the urgency of the problem, providing information and contacts of organizations providing assistance to victims of human trafficking.

You can watch the social video at the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jqP8fOu3Uo&t=32s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oekfXPa5PcQ&t=1s

On August 23, 2022, in honor of the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Human Trafficking and its Abolition, NGO "Sana Sezim" held an information campaign in the city of Shymkent. During the campaign, information booklets and brochures were distributed to raise awareness among visitors and residents about human trafficking.

On 19 August 2022 within the framework of the project "Tajik migrants, their families, who found themselves in difficult life circumstances due to COVID-19, and the victims of human trafficking in Kazakhstan" with the support of USAID and Winrock International, NGO "Sana Sezim" conducted an information campaign in the city of Shymkent. The residents and guests were educated about the situation and assistance to Tajik migrants for successful integration in Kazakhstan.

From August 17 through August 19, 2022, assistance was provided in the form of food basket certificates to adult citizens of Afghanistan, asylum seekers and refugees from Afghanistan. The assistance covering Turkestan oblast and Shymkent city was provided from 9 am to 3 pm in the building of the Migration Service of Shymkent city (building of Al-Farabi district Police Department of Shymkent city), Zheltoksan, 3.

On July 30, 2022, in honor of the World Day to Combat Trafficking in Persons, employees of the Department of Organized Crime of the Turkestan Oblast Police Department and NGO "Sana Sezim" conducted a large-scale information campaign on human trafficking in public places in Turkestan.