Winners of the NGO Prize for Contribution to the Development of the Country announced

Today, a meeting of the competition committee for awarding the prize for NGOs was held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Information and Social Development A. Balayeva. The composition of the competition commission included deputies of the Senate of the Parliament B. Zhumagulov, D. Nurzhigit, President of the ALE "Civil Alliance of Kazakhstan" and representatives of the non-profit, corporate and business sectors.
In her speech, A. Balayeva noted: “The award for non-governmental organizations is a mechanism of support from the state since 2017. Every year, prizes are awarded to NGOs in 15 areas for their contribution to solving social issues at the republican, sectoral and regional levels. It should be noted that over the years 185 NGOs have already received the award.
At the meeting of the competition committee, preliminary results of evaluations were presented for 109 received applications, which at the 1st stage were considered by 63 independent experts of the working group from among representatives of civil society, the media, and public figures.
As a result, the members of the competition committee supported the decision to determine 38 winners of the NGO prize. Their names will be announced at the closing of the IX Civil Forum on November 27 this year.
During the discussion of the competitive projects, Aida Balayeva outlined the need to improve the mechanism for awarding the prize, to define clear selection criteria.