An expert discussion of the draft National Report "Kazakhstan families - 2020"

Today, December 24, a discussion of the draft National Report "Kazakhstan families - 2020" took place.

The document was developed by the Center for the Study of the Institute of the Family of the Kazakhstan Institute of Social Development "Rukhani Zhagyru" by order of the Ministry of Information and Social Development.

The study analyzed the state of Kazakhstani families and developed recommendations for improving family policy in Kazakhstan.

The event was attended by the chairman of the National Commission on Women Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Lyazzat Ramazanova, Vice Minister of Information and Social Development Askhat Oralov, as well as Kazakh and international experts from Belarus, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Tajikistan.

In her speech, Lyazzat Ramazanova emphasized that the National Report should become the reference book of every specialist working in the field of family. She suggested updating the Action Plan for the implementation of the Concept of Family and Gender Policy in the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2030 (second stage: 2020 - 2022), taking into account the main conclusions of the report.

Vice Minister of Information and Social Development Askhat Oralov: “The draft National Report is a comprehensive analysis of the socio-economic situation of Kazakhstani families, the main causes and consequences of divorce, problems of domestic violence, the situation of large families, including taking into account the conditions of the new reality in the period of the global pandemic Covid-19.

Based on the results of analysis and sociological research, expert opinion, urgent problems in the family sphere were identified, recommendations were given to both central state and local executive bodies. "

The results of the National Report will be used in the development of interdepartmental integrated plans, programs and initiatives in the social sphere.

The draft National Report notes that the main feature of 2020 was the coronavirus pandemic, which certainly could not but affect Kazakhstani families. Thus, the awareness of the value of loved ones, attention to health issues, the possibility of spending joint family leisure time have become factors of the influence of quarantine measures on family relations. However, at the same time, latent family crises, conflicts, anxiety, uncertainty in the future, etc. became more active.

The draft report identifies the key factors that strengthen relationships in Kazakhstani families. Thus, according to the respondents, respect and mutual understanding are the main qualities, along with love (51.8%) and material wealth (14%). An important place is occupied by the birth of a child in a family (11.1%).

In general, the analysis of family relationships in large families showed that Kazakhstani large families are characterized by a high degree of satisfaction with family life (80.2%).

It is worth noting that the draft report identified five values ​​that Kazakhstanis seek to form in their children. These are hard work (64.1%), respect for elders (54.9%), self-esteem (28.5%), self-confidence (20.6%) and patriotism (16.4%).

The results of the studies carried out within the framework of the National Report "Kazakhstan Families - 2020" made it possible to develop a methodology for calculating the Family Well-Being Index, as well as recommendations for government bodies to improve family policy.

Alua Zholdybalina, head of the Department of Socio-Political Research of the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, made a proposal on the need for a broad expert discussion of the methodology for calculating the Family Well-Being Index developed by the Ruhani Zhagyru KIOR.

Tatiana Bilyk spoke about the activities of the Association of Family Mediators of Ukraine and drew attention to the importance of the work of mediators in resolving family conflicts.

Davron Babadzhanov informed the participants of the event about the implementation of family policy in the Republic of Tajikistan, as well as, taking into account the existing problematic issues, stressed the importance of implementing projects aimed at strengthening family values.

In addition, representatives of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Kazakhstan, Yulia Lysenkova, head of the child should live in a family social movement Azamat Zhamanchinov, executive director of the Kazakhstan Association for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Galina Grebennikova, shared their experience of strengthening and supporting the institution of the family. other.

In general, the experts noted the importance of this document and praised the quality of the preparation of the National Report.