This little video of the World Without Limits social club was put together when our good friends from Almaty, the talented and popular musicians Amal Tokhtabakiev, Ruslan Kupobaev and Tomas Tomasov (known together here as the group ‘Synthbat’), recently visited Shymkent. They dropped in at the social club to give the guys another great little […]
You may remember the story recently about the donation of surplus unsold clothing made to us by a local retailer. In November, we were able to distribute the quality modern items from DeFacto to 11 families in varying situations of significant need. These included children from significantly disadvantaged low-income families, young people leaving orphanages, people […]
Four full days in the comfortable warm atmosphere of the charitable Salem Social Cafe. Training in journalism. Practical classes. A debating tournament. Tasty lunches, interesting games. New acquaintances and lots of socially active young people. Those taking part in the workshop for media and debate were kept busy. Using the British format of parliamentary debate […]
Recently, help in the form of sets of baby clothes, children’s pyjamas, blankets, children’s beds and sterilizors for baby bottles was provided by Salem Social Village to a young mother who is coping with the serious responsibility of being a parent to a five month old baby who has been diagnosed with hydrocephalus (fluid on […]
It’s hard to understand another culture, to really get inside the mind of people who have grown up with completely different assumptions about life, the world, priorities, values, principles. But in order to bring genuine and lasting change, it’s important to take time to learn and identify not just the immediate needs, but the deeper […]
