NGO representatives spoke about ongoing projects in the field of youth and family policy

Vice-Minister of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alexander Danilov held a meeting with representatives of non-governmental organizations that became winners of the state grants competition.

The meeting participants discussed the implementation of projects, increasing the openness of NGOs and developing new approaches to interaction.

"We have a lot of work to do this year. We are ready to support the initiatives proposed by the non-governmental sector so that the projects are implemented even better and become sustainable. First of all, this is assistance in organizing partnerships, in cooperation with government agencies. We want to help NGOs in more active promotion of initiatives, in general, to attract public attention to solving certain problems in socially significant areas," Alexander Danilov said.

In turn, representatives of the non-governmental sector spoke about projects aimed at the development of youth and family policy.

During the meeting, issues of transparency in the implementation of NGO projects were discussed.

"Civil society organizations should be as open and responsible to society as possible. Therefore, information work is important, as there should be awareness of the population about the projects being implemented. After all, first of all, all projects are carried out to solve social problems of society," said Alexander Danilov.

At the same time, during the meeting it was noted that this year there will be a broad discussion of the topics of grant projects in 2023.

This year, the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan has provided state grants on 53 topics. Grant projects will cover 15 areas in various social spheres, including the protection of human rights, children, the development of gender equality, education, health, the environment and the promotion of national unity.