A meeting of the Volunteer Council was held with the participation of organizations from Kazakhstan and Russia

The IV meeting of the Volunteer Council was held online with the participation of the leaders of the volunteer organizations of Kazakhstan and Russia. This time, the event was organized by the Russian side.
The event was attended by Deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Vera Kim, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Association of Volunteer Centers of the Russian Federation Ivan Radko, Chairman of the Committee for Civil Society Affairs of the Ministry of Information and Public Development Madiyar Kozhakhmet, coordinator of the UN Volunteers program in Kazakhstan Nikita Shabaev, heads of international activities of Rosmolodezh, the Center for Volunteer Mobility of the Russian Federation, the NGO "Country of the Great Steppe", the National Volunteer Network and other representatives of volunteer and youth organizations in Kazakhstan and Russia.
The agenda included the implementation of joint projects, making changes and additions to the Cooperation Plan and defining the tasks of the V meeting.
M. Kozhakhmet spoke about the achievements of Kazakhstan in the development of domestic volunteerism and drew the attention of the participants to the upcoming goals, in particular, to promote the initiative of the President of Kazakhstan to proclaim the International Year of Volunteer Mobilization, announced at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly. In addition, M. Kozhakhmet called on Russian colleagues to provide assistance and support for the successful promotion of the idea of Kazakhstan in the international arena.
Recall that the Volunteer Council was first initiated by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K. Tokayev within the framework of the Forum of Youth Leaders of Kazakhstan and Russia, which was held in Kostanay in 2019.
The purpose of the council is to organize cooperation in the development of the youth and volunteer movement, aimed at expanding the practice of information, methodological and expert development.