THE FIRST CENTRAL ASIAN VOLUNTEER FORUM WILL BE HELD IN KAZAKHSTAN

On August 15-19, 2022, Kazakhstan will host one of the largest international events – the first Central Asian Volunteer Forum, organized by the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Forum is aimed at supporting the initiative of the Head of State to declare the International Year of Volunteer Mobilization, which Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered in 2020 at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly.

Earlier the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan declared 2020 the Year of the Volunteer.

Thus, the CAVF platform will unite volunteers and volunteer organizations from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Uzbekistan.

Within the framework of the Volunteer Forum, participants will discuss new trends in volunteering and preparations for the proclamation of the International Year of Volunteer Mobilization for Development, positive experience of Kazakhstan in the development of volunteering, as well as present the best volunteer projects and the UN Volunteer Program – A report on the state of volunteerism in the world: “Creating an equal society for all”.

The report is based on case studies conducted in five regions: Africa, Arab countries, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the CIS, as well as Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Forum will be held in 2 stages:

Stage I. On August 15-16, discussion platforms in offline format with the participation of international volunteers, organizations and experts will be held in the Burabai National Park and Turkestan Region, with the involvement of Kazakhstani volunteers from all regions to discuss the positive experience of Kazakhstan in the development of volunteerism, presentations of the best volunteer projects. Participants will have a game practice with real cases in the following areas: education, ecology, medicine, employment, inclusion, mass sports, ethno-volunteering, best practices, a creative zone and a separate social workshop site.

Stage II. On August 18-19, the capital will host the final Forum in the TEDx talks format with panel sessions of the SDGs, sessions and speeches by delegates. A key part of the day will be the adoption of a resolution and a special session of UNV 2022.

All subsequent materials on the Central Asian Volunteer Forum will be available at this link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19zgZwnJF83Z158aSsmqJ5d7PWr_wXP4x

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