Civil Society Development Association

“EMPOWERMENT NOW!”

Alatau Sanatorium,

Almaty, November 29, 2012

Opening session.

Representatives

from state agencies

& USAID

Participants,

representing

regional DPOs

Opening Speech by Anna McGrath, USAID

Representative

Participants representing regional DPOs Opening Speech by Kaini Manabayeva,

Representative of Ministry of Labor & Social

Protection

Participants representing regional DPOs

End of Opening

Session

ARGO’s key staff

• Tynybek Baitokov, Deputy

Director

• Tara Busch, Consultant

• Jamila Asanova, Executive

Director

• Askar Kaliyev, Program

Director

• Anna McGrath, USAID

• Kaini Manabayeva, MLSP

• Assel Mamazhanova, MTC

• Jamila Asanova, ARGO

SIGNING MEMORANDUM OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

BETWEEN ARGO, NAMYS, ASWD&V &SHYRAK

Alexandr Ivkin, Karaganda

Ali Amanbayev,

Almaty

Kairat

Imanaliyev,

Almaty

10.00 – 10.20

Opening ceremony Opening remarks:

-ARGO, Jamila Asanova

-Representative of Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of RK, Kaini Manabayeva

- Representative of Ministry of Transport & Communications, Assel Mamazhanova

-USAID representative., Anna Mackenzie McGrath 10.20–10.50

“Empowerment Now!”

Project presentation. Introduction of Project staff and Project Partners. ***Tynybek Baitokov

Presentation of Project goals and objectives, expected results, main components and activities. ***Askar Kaliyev

Signing of Partnership Memorandum with 3 P-DPOs. ***Askar Kaliyev

10.50 – 11.40

Building of dialogue

with state institutions.. Forming stakeholders from state institutions and their role for realizing project goals and objectives. ***Lyazzat Kaltayeva.

Main issues on disabilities in RK for building dialogues between NGO and state institutions for nearest two years. Identifying necessary

legislative changes on disabilities issues. ***Kairat Imanaliyev

11.40– 12.20 Coffee break 12.20 – 14.00

Preparation for

providing nation-wide

Assessment for

researching issues on

disabilities in RK

Brief information on planned researches by the “Empowerment Now! project activities. ***Askar Kaliyev

Results of provided researches on disabilities issues in RK. Experiences and perspectives using gained results for realizing

“Empowerment Now!” project.

***Kairat Imanaliyev

***Lyazzat Kaltayeva

***Gulnur Khakimzhanova

Forming of hypotheses, goals and geography for researches. Discussion of problems and identifying the issues for researching.

***Askar Kaliyev

Creating Working Group for forming basic researching conceptions. ***Askar Kaliyev

14.00-15.30 Lunch 15.30 – 17.00

Main components of

“Empowerment Now!”

project.

Institutional capacity development model: significance and relevance. *** Assel Urazbekova

Grant support. Goals of grant program. Types of grants, total amount and grant quantities. ***Natalya Zotova

Informational educational campaigns: target audience, time, geography, campaign components.

***Askar Kaliyev.

***Denis Malinovsky

Program reporting procedures. Calendar of main “Empowerment Now!” project activities in 2013. ***Tynybek Baitokov

17.00– 17.30 Final session General discussions. Closing. 18.00– 20.00 Closing dinner.

Agenda of EN Presentation

№ Organization Name

1. Astana City Society of Disabled Children Kamka Zhassanova

2. “SHANS” Public Association of Disabled

Persons

Vassiliy Shimanksyi

3. Umit-Nadezhda Society for Supporting Citizens

with movement impairment

Duisengali Ospanov

4. Ospanov’s escorting person Samgat Zhumasultanov

5. “Organization of Young Disabled Persons”

Public Association

Marzhan Satybekova

6. Kyzylorda Society of Disabled Persons Doskhan Kyrymov

7. “Layikti Omir” Center for Rehabilitation of

Disabled Persons Public Association

Alexandr Ivkin

8. “Layikti Omir” Center for Rehabilitation of

Disabled Persons Public Association

Dana Zhanagulova

9. Shymkent City Society of Disabled Persons Nina Naruta

10. “Pavlodar Oblast Voluntary Society of Disabled

Persons” Public Association

Sergey Oleinik

11. “Erlik” Public Association of Disabled Persons

of Taldykorgan Town

Roza Akzharkenova

12. Akzharkenova’s escorting person Zhibek Myrzagulova

13. “Arba” Society for supporting citizens with

movement impairment Public Association

Gulmira Batpakulova

14. “Mugedek Alemi” Public Association Kulbarshin Nurzhigitova

15. “Adon Sever” Public Association Natalya Pletnyova

16. “Society for protecting paralyzed citizens of

Aktobe City” Public Association

Leila Sagalova

17. "Tirshilik Umiti” Public Association Roza Shabakbayeva

18. Shabakbayeva’s escorting person Toleukaisha Aksholakova

19. “Urpak Next” Youth Public Association Lyazzat Mukanova

20. Astana City Society of Disabled Children Akbala

Mukhamedgaliyeva

21. “Union of Organizations of Disabled Persons in

Kazakhstan”

Ali Amanbayev

22. “Komektes” Fund for Sight Impaired Persons Alexandr Sapyolkin

23. “Komektes” Fund for Sight Impaired Persons Sapelkin’s escort person

24. “Active Longevity” Public Fund Gulshara Urmurzina

25. Ministry of Labor, Social Protection of

Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Kaini Manabayeva

26. Committee on control of automation of state

services and coordination of functions of

Center for providing services to population

under Ministry of Transport &

Communications

Assel Mamazhanova

27. Ministry of Transport & Communications Shynar Shalabayeva

28. Almaty City Department of Social Protection Madina Aldamzharova

29. Clinic of WW II Veterans Zaure Makeeva

30. City Center for providing services to

population

Zhamal

Baimukhanbetova

31. City Center for providing services to

population

Kanat Baitov

32. Intrac Charles Buxton

33. Intrac Kulnara Djamankulova

34. ASWD&V Gulnur Khakimzhanova

35. ARGO Jamila Asanova

36. ARGO Tynybek Baitokov

37. ARGO Askar Kaliyev

38. ARGO Natalya Zotova

39. ARGO Assel Urazbekova

40. ARGO Denis Malinovskyi

41. ARGO Anna Drelikh

42. ARGO Tara Bush

43. USAID Anna Mackenzie

McGrath

44. Namys Ayaulym Myktybaikyzy

45. Namys Aizhan Zholdybayeva

46. Namys Vera Koroleva

47. Namys Kairat Imanaliyev

48. Shyrak Lyazzat Kaltayeva

49. Kaltayeva’s escort person Takhir Mukhametov

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

LINK TO TV REPORT

ON THIS EVENT

http://bit.ly/TM4t7b

Civil Society Development Association

Contact information:

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Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050057

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