Press conference devoted to the activities of the Corporate Charity Fund "Uakyp"

A press conference was held at the Central Communications Service on the activities of the UAYP Corporate Charitable Fund.

The press conference was attended by the Chairman of the Religious Affairs Committee O. Ongarbaev, President of the Uakyp Fund Aitbay K.O., Naib Mufti of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan Yesmakhan B.A., the director of Al Sakr Finance JSC D. Nurbayev.

During the press conference, the speakers emphasized that the Fund was created on behalf of the Head of State to implement significant social projects. The Fund’s activities are aimed at developing traditional spiritual and moral values, strengthening secular foundations of the state and preventing the use of religion for destructive purposes; assistance in the construction and maintenance of religious buildings and social facilities; providing support to clergymen of religious associations and improving their qualifications; provision of material assistance (charity) to low-income, unemployed, and disabled people.

In his speech, Ongarbayev E.A. spoke in detail about the implemented charity projects: “To date, the Fund has provided charitable assistance in paying scholarships to 305 clergymen living in remote areas and villages and in dire need of material support; financial assistance was provided to 5 students from poor families to pay tuition fees at the Nur-Mubarak University of Islamic Culture, as well as to 10 students in the 2018-2019 school year. Along with this, with the assistance of the Foundation, courses for 173 clergy on vocational training and advanced training were organized with the aim of improving educational activities on the prevention of religious extremism. ”

It should be noted that the Fund additionally provides charitable assistance to the Islamic Institute for Advanced Studies of the Imams of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the SAMK, takes part in the restoration of the burnt Orthodox church in the name of the Archangel Michael of God, located in the village of Turgen, Almaty Region.

The President of the Uakyp Fund Aitbaev K.O announced specific figures on raising funds and sponsorship for charity: “To date, the Fund has attracted more than 355 million tenge of charity and sponsorship assistance, of which 110 million tenge has been used for providing charitable financial assistance".

In cooperation with Al Sacr Finance, for the first time in Kazakhstan payment cards have been issued that comply with Sharia norms and principles. As noted by the director of Al Sakr Finance JSC Nurbaev D.K. “More than 15 thousand applications have been received on goislamic.kz, over 11 thousand cards have been issued, with which 30 thousand various operations are carried out per month.”

At the end of the press conference, the speakers emphasized that the Fund will ensure transparency of charitable activities and strict control of financial resources aimed at solving pressing issues in the social sphere.