The event participants were applicants for social projects from NU students, alumni, employees, and representatives of the Social Development Fund.
Ten years ago, the University came up with the idea to organize a Social Development Fund to support students and alumni who are not indifferent, active, and ambitious by providing them with gratuitous financial, informational and organizational assistance. Since then, about 3,000 students from socially vulnerable groups have received material support, and more than 160 student initiatives have been implemented with the help of the Fund.
This year’s first review of the Contest revealed the winners in the “Social Projects” and “Idea Grant” categories. The contest winners were the following ten projects for a total amount of 8.2 million tenge.
In the “Social Projects Grant” category:
Different-Equal Program in Qostanai, project leader Anastassiya Vorobyeva, an NU GSPP student, plans to support inclusion for children with special educational needs.
Shelter.kz – a creation of a platform with announcements about homeless animals for their further care. Project leader – Almat Abilez, NU SEDS student.
Healthy Aging, project leader – Zhanel Jamenkova, NU SSH student. The project aims to organize master classes for older adults on healthy lifestyles.
Case Key: Expand Your Mind aims to organize a case championship for people with disabilities. The leader of the project is Zhazira Zhangirkhankyzy, a NUSOM student.
It’s okay is a project involving a lecture on sex education for teenagers. The project leader is Daniya Yarullina, NU SSH student.
Autism Support will help educate parents of children with autism. The project leader is Akbota Kanderzhanova, NU alumna.
And also in the category of social entrepreneurship “Idea Grant”:
Kökmaisa 2.0 is a project to start a recycling point in the Akmola region in Zhibek Zholy. The project leader is Zhanar Kulzhanova, NU GSB graduate.
Project Gulde will produce affordable units for farmers to grow hydroponic green fodder. The project leader is Alikhan Talipbayev, a student at NU SEDS.
Detection of breast cancer biomarkers – a project to create a detector to diagnose breast cancer through a patient’s saliva. The project leader is Gyunel Rashidova, NU SSH student.
Bala tili is a project to create didactic materials for learning the Kazakh language for children at an early age. The leader of the project is Zere Kussainova, NU graduate.
Twelve more “Start Grant” and “Impulse Gran” projects will be announced soon, after the completion of “Jas Camp 2022”.
Congratulations to the winners!
