BOTA Foundation 2010 Annual Report - IREX
BOTA Foundation 2010 Annual Report - IREX
BOTA Foundation 2010 Annual Report - IREX
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ment pre-school services were unavailable. <strong>BOTA</strong>’s CCT program provided 66,241,800 KZT ($450,624<br />
USD) to families that enrolled their children in ECD services to assist parents with the costs of attendance<br />
and supplementary educational materials.<br />
Child Protection<br />
The <strong>BOTA</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> supported families to create and maintain healthy home environments for<br />
over 3,000 children with disabilities. These families received over 19,591,200 KZT ($133,273 USD) in<br />
poverty alleviation support. <strong>BOTA</strong> grants totaling 189,453,836 KZT ($1,297,508 USD) supported 22<br />
community-based projects providing at-risk youth with abandonment prevention, foster-care and<br />
behavioral change intervention in order to increase their chances to live safe and productive adult<br />
lives.<br />
Positive Youth Development and Livelihoods<br />
From 2009 to <strong>2010</strong>, the <strong>Foundation</strong> provided four-year higher education scholarships to 312 young<br />
Kazakhstanis from households with incomes 20% lower than the subsistence minimum on average.<br />
The program is intended to promote youth as a community asset to be nurtured and educated, and<br />
to encourage the employment of impoverished rural and urban youth. The <strong>BOTA</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong>’s 52<br />
positive youth development grants provided training and educational opportunities to over 7,000<br />
young people up to age 24. These opportunities are intended to equip youth with the skills, knowledge<br />
and positive attitudes to promote their entry into society as productive adults.<br />
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