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Since 1998 the Company supports and since 2001 fully finances Shapagat rehabilitation center for handicapped children in Kazalinsk (for 50 persons). During the period of 2006 – 2008 the financial assistance was provided through Demeu Fund.

Since 2001 the Company has been providing full financial support (food and maintenance) for Baldauren kindergarten (for 50 persons) – for children from large and poor families, as well as orphans. During the period of 2006 – 2008 the financial support was provided through Demeu Fund.

In 1999, on the basis of Arai-Sunrise camp a Youth Achievements public fund pilot project was initiated in the form of 6-day seminars not only for schoolchildren but also for teachers of Kyzylorda oblast interested in the economic program. In 2000, upon initiative of the Company a Youth Achievements Regional Center public fund was opened, which has been operating fully at the expense of PetroKazakhstan.

Since the opening of the Youth Achievements Regional Center Public Fund an enormous job was done to spread the knowledge of economics among the teachers and schoolchildren of the city and oblast. First of all, trainings on applied economics among the teachers of the city were conducted. Interactive training forms, availability of textbooks of methodics, visual aids including audio and video cassettes, colorful exercise books for schoolchildren in Russian and Kazakh languages – all this was presented to the attention of teachers. The economic program became so popular that the Management and Economics subject on the basis of this program was included in the school program as official hours since 2002. Now, there is no school in the city which is not aware of this subject and the Youth Achievements Regional Center.

Now the teachers, on their own, prepare their pupils to competitions on Economics and Management Modeling, and the annual fair of school companies. City competitions on Economics and Management Modeling and fairs of companies became a sort of launch pad for conducting similar activities at a higher level. For instance, in 2001 a Kyzylorda delegation participated in the Middle Asia fair of youth entrepreneurship and won the 1^st place. Many times children visited Shymkent, Taraz to participate in regional competitions on Economics and Management Modeling where they showed good results.

In addition, summer economic activities were conducted in Arai-Sunrise camp. This year PetroKazakhstan provided an excellent opportunity for children from 17 cities of Kazakhstan to visit Arai.

In 2002, with the help of the trainers from the central office of the Youth Achievements fund (Almaty) and teachers-trainers from Shymkent and Taraz, a regional economic activity was conducted for the first time in Kazakhstan in Kazakh language because the south region is represented mostly by Kazakh speakers only. Here, for the whole week the schoolchildren of the city and the oblast had a chance to learn the basics of economics and participate in the activities of the Job Market, learn to prepare business plans and study other economics wisdom.

During the period of 2001 through 2009 the Youth Achievements Regional Center Public Fund has done an enormous job:

• 14 trainings among the young, average and senior level on the Economics and Management Modeling. 210 teachers had trainings and got certificates.

   

• 23 teachers attended trainings-seminars in Shymkent and Almaty.

   

• During school holidays 3-day trainings on “School Company” were conducted at 17 schools covering 1060 schoolchildren and 52 teachers of the city.

   

• In 2001 a picked team of schoolchildren from Kyzylorda schools participated in the 1^st Middle Asia fair of school companies in Almaty and won the 1^st place.

   

• 2003 – 2004 – participation in the School Companies republican fairs where Kyzylorda was among the ten strongest, and in 2003 – the 1^st oblast fair in Kyzylorda.

   

• For the schools of the city and the oblast a courseware for 2.5 million tenge was purchased.

   

• The economics sessions were conducted in the following camps of the oblast: Zhalyn, Terenozek, Zhas Orken, Karmakchi, Ak Terek, Dzhalagash, Syr Ulany Shili, Tau Samaly, Zhanakorgan, Kambash, Aralsk.

   

• Each year in February, jointly with the Institute of Advanced Training of Teachers, and a scientific conference is conducted on the subject of “Fundamentals of Economics – Labor and Business”.

   

• In February 2003 – a presentation of the “Economics” room in school-gymnasium #9.

   

• Opening of a branch of the Regional Center in Aralsk.

   

• From June 2002 through June 2005 an IATP (Internet Center) was operating and providing all people with internet access and training.

   

• 2004 – 2005 – seminars for creative teachers and managers of schools and regional educational branches on the basis of Zhalyn camp of Terenozek region and Arai camp.

   

• 2004 – a summer Internet camp in Terenozek region, Zhalyn camp.

   

• 2006-2007 – participation in republican tournaments on economics. The highest achievement – 3^rd place.

   

• Since 2005 – participation in republican and international games on the Economics and Management Modeling. Teams from Kyzylorda win the first places each year.

   

• 2007 - participation in the 1^st republican competition of “Teacher of Economics” and “The Best Coordinator”. The teachers of two schools and the director of the Regional Center became winners. According to the “Best Center of the Year” rating Kyzylorda center is on the 1^st place.

   

Patronage:

• Makarenko orphanage
• Child Care Center
• Murager Secondary School #2 (specialized English school)

   

Customary Activities

For many years the Company has been conducting campaigns which have become customary. The most significant of them include:

• Food packages for 250 residents of the oblast – poor families, invalids, families of victims of Afghanistan war and Chernobyl disaster, people registered with certain agencies. A food package contains what a family needs most: flour, rice, sugar, tea, butter. Such campaigns are conducted twice a year – before the New Year and Nauryz holidays.

   

• New Year and Nauryz celebrations for 300 children from poor families and orphans. The Company organizes holiday performances and distributes gifts.

   

• The Children’s Day is celebrated on the 1^st of June. The Company provides full financing of the holiday celebration, prepares 7,000 scoops of ice-cream and prizes for all children’s competitions organized by the municipal department of education.

   

• The “First Grader” campaign: 250 school sets for children from poor and large families of the oblast.

   

• Help to veterans. Annual subscription to republican and local newspapers. Provision of free medical treatment in Kazakhstan sanatoriums.