MEETING OF THE COORDINATING COUNCIL
On April 21st, 2022 on the basis of the office of the PA LCWI "Sana Sezim" there was a meeting of the Coordinating Council under the project "Improving Russian language skills among vulnerable groups of children to integrate and improve learning outcomes, especially children in migration processes and children who have returned from conflict zones" supported by the UNICEF and the Committee for Pre-school and Secondary Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan.
MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF UZBEKISTAN IN ALMATY
April 18, 2022 employees of the migration service of the DP of the Zhambyl region, a meeting was held with representatives of the public association Legal Center for Women's Initiatives "Sana Sezim" and the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Almaty. The main purpose of the event is to assist in documenting foreign citizens who are on the territory of the Zhambyl region with an unregulated legal status.
Foreigners who still live without documents for various reasons were invited to the meeting. They explained the procedure for resolving the status.
FIELD VISITS IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL #IBELONG CAMPAIGN AND THE NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CAMPAIGN IN KAZAKHSTAN ON STATELESSNESS
On April 18, 2022 within the framework of joint implementation of the project with the UNHCR, together with representatives of the migration services we continue to hold field visits with beneficiaries in support of the international #IBelong campaign and the national identification campaign in Kazakhstan on statelessness. This time the outreach meeting consisted of two stages in the city of Taraz, Zhambyl region.
PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH CITIZENS TO DOCUMENT STATELESS PERSONS IN THE CITY OF SARYAGASH
On April 5, 2022, employees of the PA LCWI "Sana Sezim", the Migration Service Department of Turkistan oblast and the Migration Police Department of Saryagash district of Turkistan oblast held public meetings with citizens to document stateless persons in the city of Saryagash. This event is held within the framework of the national identification campaign on statelessness in Kazakhstan, as well as the international campaign #IBelong to reduce statelessness.
MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON WOMEN'S AFFAIRS AND FAMILY AND DEMOGRAPHIC POLICY UNDER THE AKIM OF SHYMKENT CITY
On April 12, 2022 there was a meeting of the commission on women's affairs and family and demographic policy under the akim of Shymkent city. At the meeting of regional commission under the chairmanship of the first deputy akim of Shymkent Mukan Chingiz such themes as programs in Shymkent city to combat domestic violence, work of inspectors of group on protection of women from violence in police and assistance provided by crisis centers were discussed. Also, during the meeting, the support of women entrepreneurship and implementation of the Concept of family and gender policy were discussed. During exchange of opinions participants got more detailed information about family and gender policy in Shymkent.
UNICEF AND PA LCWI "SANA SEZIM" REPRESENTATIVES MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF SHYMKENT
In Shymkent with the support of the UNICEF the project on improvement of language literacy of children affected by migration processes and returned from conflict zones "Improving Russian language skills among vulnerable groups of children for integration and improving learning outcomes, especially children in migration processes and children returned from conflict zones" is being implemented. As part of the project, Mr. Philippe Testot-Ferry, coordinator of Akelius, an international initiative to improve the language literacy of children, visited the city of Shymkent.
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON STATELESSNESS ISSUES FOR STUDENTS
On April 6, 2022 specialists of the PA LCWI "Sana Sezim" conducted an awareness campaign on statelessness issues for students of the Industrial and Technical College of Shymkent. During the campaign, students learned about the problem of statelessness, the status of stateless persons, as well as information about assistance to stateless persons provided by the PA LCWI "Sana Sezim".
Lawyer of the “Sana Sezim” Center, citing examples from the situations of the Center's beneficiaries, discussed the problems faced by stateless persons. Information materials prepared as part of the project with the support of the UNHCR were handed over to students and the college administration for further reading and distribution.
XXII CONFERENCE OF THE ALLIANCE AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS WITH THE THEME “PROTECTION: UPHOLDING VICTIMS’ RIGHTS AND STRENGTHENING ASSISTANCE”
From April 4 to 6, 2022, the 22nd conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons takes place in Vienna, Austria, with the theme “Protection: upholding victims’ rights and strengthening assistance”. The focus is on protection and assistance - and in particular on a victim-centered approach to supporting victims of trafficking and protecting their rights.
MEETING OF THE COORDINATING COUNCIL
On April 4, 2022 on the basis of the office of the PA LCWI "Sana Sezim" there was a meeting of the Coordinating Council under the project "Improving Russian language skills among vulnerable groups of children to integrate and improve learning outcomes, especially children in migration processes and children who have returned from conflict zones" supported by the UNICEF and the Committee for Pre-school and Secondary Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan.
REPORT ON THE WORK DONE WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF MAYOR OF SHYMKENT
A report on the work done with the participation of Mayor of Shymkent, Mr. Murat Aytenov, chairman and members of the Public Council under the Akim of Shymkent, representatives of the local executive authorities, as well as the media was held today, on April 2, 2022 in the Abai district akimat of Shymkent.
In the framework of the report it was announced that Akimat received 32 questions from the residents of Abay district, which were subsequently solved. Among the resolved issues: the establishment of stops for public transport and road signs, adding new routes of public transport in remote areas, paving streets, drinking water, etc.