Active Longevity Center optionsA List of the documentsActive longevity centers Contacts

How and where can pensioners spend their leisure time?

Введение

Social support for elderly (retired) citizens is expressed in their involvement in the cultural life of the society, adjoining physical culture and sports, as well as exciting and volunteer activities.

For that, Active Longevity Centers were opened in the country.

How and where the retired can spend their leisure time and what options are available for them in the “Active Longevity Centers”?

A List of the documents

A List of the documents required is as follows:

  • An identity card of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
  • A Pension card.
  • Certificate of a person with disability groups 1,2,3.

Active longevity centers Contacts

Addresses of Longevity Centers in Almaty city:

  1. MPI “Active Longevity Center in Almaty” Maulenova St. 46a
  2. Branch of MPI “Active Longevity Center of Almaty city” Medeu district, Tole bi St 24 “В”
  3. Branch of MPI "Active Longevity Center of Almaty city" Bostandyk district Seifullina, 597 , 3rd floor, Abaya St., 44, 4th floor
  4. “Active Longevity Center” Alatausk district, K. Sharipova St ., 1 25 .
  5. "Active Longevity Center" Almalinsky district, Zheltoksan St., 29 .
  6. “Active Longevity Center” Uezovsky district Amanzhol , 12a.
  7. “Active Longevity Center”, Uezovsky District mcrdt “Tastak 1”, 3.
  8. “Active Longevity Center” of Bostandyk district mcrdt “Kazakhfilm” Shukenova , 66a.
  9. "Active Longevity Center" of Zhetysusk district microdistrict “Kemel”, Yesimkhan , 127a.
  10. "Active Longevity Center", Zhetysusk district, Microdistrict “Ainabulak” 32/A
  11. "Active Longevity Center" Medeu district, Zhangeldin St, 31/2 Hamidi St., 32, 3rd floor, 316 room.
  12. "Active Longevity Center" Nauryzbay district microdistrict “Kalkaman 2”, Ashimova St., 299 .
  13. “Active Longevity Center” Turksibsk district, Poddubnogo, 65

The centers opening hours are from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. To register at the Longevity Centers, those wishing to do so must have a residence permit in Almaty and have an identity card or pension card with them. 

The Center of active longevity in Astana:

  • Yesil district - Dostyk street, 13, 57-56-08;
  • Baikonur district - Abay avenue, 46, 57-25-16;
  • Saryarka district - Beybitshilik street, 25, 57-66-17;
  • Almaty district - Koshkarbayev street, 29/1, 69-55-14;
  • Nura district - Tole bi street, 44, 8-708-585-41-94.

The centers are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. To register at the Longevity Center, those wishing to do so must have a residence permit in Astana and bring an identity card, a pensioner's certificate, or, if disabled, an identification document.

Active Longevity Center options

The main objective of the “Active Longevity Center” is the building and development of motivation of the elderly to extend their active lifestyle, as well as organization of free time and cultural leisure for the elderly.

In the active longevity centers the one can take free classes in yoga, Nordic walking, vocals, painting, aikune, qigong, tai chi, kinesiology, computer literacy, chess, togyz kumalak, dancing (oriental, folk), tennis, arts and crafts, agro-crowdsourcing, individual consultations with a psychologist and lawyer, memory strengthening, etc.

The Active longevity Centers cooperate with universities, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Al-Farabi KazNU  and MPI “Active Longevity Center in Almaty city” to provide access to high-quality socio-psychological courses and get acquainted with new educational programs developed by gerontology and geriatrics specialists to improve the elderly quality of life.

Today there are 13 active longevity centers in Almaty city.

Today there are already 52 similar institutions throughout the country.