Marathon of good deeds: 287 needy families received food packages

On July 9, 287 low – income families received food packages in Karaganda within the framework of the national project "Marathon of Good Deeds" and the republican campaign "El Tiregi-Elbasy". Among the recipients of targeted social assistance are large families and children with disabilities.

The event was sponsored by the AYALA Charitable Foundation and the Halyk Public Foundation.

Food packages were distributed at the Shanyrak Support Center for Large Families, from where volunteers and activists delivered them to the addresses.

"We have received 287 sets, which we will distribute according to the lists from the akimat among families with children with disabilities and large poor families. Today we have handed over about 50 sets, the rest will be distributed next week. Volunteers from "Zhas Otan"help us in this. Residents express their gratitude and appreciation to the organizers and sponsors of the action, they say this is a good help during the pandemic," said Lyazzat Kozhakhmetova, director of the Center for Support of Large Families "Shanyrak".

According to the organizers, in July, 1250 families in the Karaganda region who find themselves in a difficult financial situation will receive food packages from the AYALA Foundation. Earlier, as part of the assistance from the charity fund, 1000 families from 17 cities and towns of the region were provided with food sets. Namely, from: Karaganda, Balkhash, Zhezkazgan, Priozersk, Satpayev, Sarani, Temirtau, Shakhtinsk, Abay, Aktogay, Bukhar zhyrau, Zhanaarka, Karkaraly, Nura, Osakarovka, Shet and Ulytau.

The national project "Marathon of Good Deeds" was launched in February this year on the initiative of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence. The project is being implemented with the support of the Ministry of Information and Public Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Center for Support of Civil Initiatives. Since the beginning of the year, more than 2.5 million citizens have become participants of the marathon, and about 167 thousand citizens have received targeted assistance.

Anyone can join the marathon by sharing their good deeds on social networks under the official hashtags #KAYYRYMDYISTERMARATHONS #MARATHONDOBRYHDEL.

For all organizational issues, you can contact the coordinators by phone number+7 701 513 55 00, +7 7172 79 15 32, or via an instagram account: @qaiyrymdy_ister_marafony