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STEM, Life Skills & Fear of Failure in Kazakhstan
Setbacks frustrate any scientist, and the experience of creating three unsuccessful prototypes for a solar tracker certainly fazed 17-year-old Alibek from Atyrau, Kazakhstan. He says that with each...
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Gaining 21st Century Work Skills in Kazakhstan
“There are times in life when we need to allow others to give us a hand,” says 19-year-old Amina Yelemessova, “and other times when we need to step forward and help others.” Amina, an ambitious young...
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Meet the Young Team in Kazakhstan Advancing STEM Education
The following post is part of a series highlighting the work being done in IYF’s field offices around the globe to empower youth.Millennials—individuals born between 1980 and 2000—currently account for...
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4 Indirect Impacts of Life Skills Training in Kazakhstan
Akmoldir is 18 and building a laser to the moon, and Alibek, 17 years old, is working on a robotic solar tracker. Reading about the hands-on experience and work of participants in Zangar, in...
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In Kazakhstan, Two Young Women Build a Future in STEM
Around the world, women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. However, change is happening at the individual level. In Kazakhstan, Asylai Koszhanova...
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3 Takeaways from a STEAM Festival in Kazakhstan
To some, STEM—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—might sound difficult, boring, or simply unfamiliar. Through the Zangar initiative in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, we've set out to support young...
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4 Benefits of Youth Engagement by Infrastructure and Natural Resource Companies
While so much about our world keeps changing—especially in the way businesses expand and contract, technology evolves, and careers are built or destroyed—certain industries will continue to power our...
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Young People Tell Us What Safe Spaces Mean to Them
Every day, IYF recognizes the challenges and contributions of the world's young people and seeks to increase their access to opportunity. While we don't wait until the calendar nears International...
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Creating a Stable, Prosperous World Will be an Inclusive (and Messy) Process
Recently, Romina Bandura from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) stopped by IYF to present findings from The Future of Global Stability: The World of Work in Developing...
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At Fab Lab Atyrau, Young People are Building More than Just Robots
A Fabrication Laboratory—known as a Fab Lab—is a space where young people can develop their technical skills through hands-on STEM activities while building creative problem-solving, critical thinking,...
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Nurzhan Amangossov
First name Nurzhan Last name Amangossov TitleProgram ManagerPhotoEmail n.amangossov@iyfnet.org BiographyNurzhan joined IYF in November 2015 as a STEM Program Coordinator. In his current role of STEM...
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Dinara Tuyakova
First name Dinara Last name Tuyakova TitleCommunications, Monitoring and Evaluation Program ManagerPhotoEmail d.tuyakova@iyfnet.org LinkedIn Profile...
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Maira Abakanova
First name Maira Last name Abakanova TitleFinance & Administration ManagerPhotoEmail m.abakanova@iyfnet.org BiographyMaira joined IYF in October 2015 as a Finance & Administration Manager. She...
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Assem Satmukhambetova
First name Assem Last name Satmukhambetova TitleCountry Director, KazakhstanPhotoEmail a.satmukhambetova@iyfnet.org LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/assem-satmukhambetova-a60a04a5/...
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On Day of the Girl, Hear from 11 Young Women About the Rights That Matter Most
Earlier this week, She’s the First and partner organizations unveiled a Global Girls Bill of Rights which will be presented at the United Nations today—October 11—in celebration of International Day of...
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4 Indirect Impacts of Life Skills Training in Kazakhstan
Akmoldir is 18 and building a laser to the moon, and Alibek, 17 years old, is working on a robotic solar tracker. Reading about the hands-on experience and work of participants in Zangar, in...
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In Kazakhstan, Two Young Women Build a Future in STEM
Around the world, women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. However, change is happening at the individual level. In Kazakhstan, Asylai Koszhanova...
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