The youth loft center in Depo Evolution Park was opened in Almaty

In the new youth loft center, a coworking center, a volunteer center, a center for young artists, a youth resource center with a branch of the hostel curriculum and a center for work with rural youth, a workout-center, etc., have been opened. Thus, a youth service area will be set up there , 5 workshops, the English club and the center for teaching the state language, 10 educational sections, etc. The new loft-center will employ 25 youth NGOs, whose permanent activity will involve over 3 thousand people.

"Almaty long ago needed a similar center, which would concentrate around the youth of the city. In the loft-center the young man will be able to get all the necessary information and support, an opportunity to realize his ideas, "said the head of the Department for Youth Policy of the city Chingis Beskempirov.

Recall that on behalf of the Head of State, 2017 in Almaty was declared the "Year of Youth". Within the framework of the corresponding Roadmap, it is planned to increase the quotas of youth practice, conduct training for more than 6 thousand people, build student hostels, in cooperation with Zhilstroysberbank, a unique program has been developed that gives young people a preferential loan to purchase a new apartment. In May, a free training center for youth "Baadarsham" was opened in Auezov district, and on the eve of the opening of the Youth Work Center in the Alatau district on the basis of the Athletic village.

The governor of Almaty also visited the festival "Art Energy Almaty" - "WORK IN PROGRESS", where he took part in an informal conversation with representatives of city communities.

"If everyone in Almaty spoke in one voice, it would be no longer that city. Almaty is famous for having many opinions. It is a city of youth, a city of non-governmental organizations, where dialogue is important, "the head of the city said.

"Art Energy Almaty" - "WORK IN PROGRESS" - a festival of urban communities and intra-city communications between the government, business, initiative communities, public figures.

During the festival, several communities presented their projects in such areas as ecology, healthy lifestyle, animal protection, charity, transport, architecture and urban space, business and social entrepreneurship, technology. Panel discussions were held on the "City Dialogue" dedicated to the coordination of current and future changes, the channels of communication between the authorities and initiative private associations of citizens, the social and cultural responsibility of business to the city, financing of civil projects, useful to the city, new "infrastructure" of public cultural projects.