Uncategorized Archives - Salem Social Village https://salemsocialvillage.org/category/uncategorized/ A place where Global Citizens grow through learning and serving together Mon, 05 Oct 2020 08:25:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://salemsocialvillage.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Tree-only-32x32.jpg Uncategorized Archives - Salem Social Village https://salemsocialvillage.org/category/uncategorized/ 32 32 Outdoor cinema comes to Salem https://salemsocialvillage.org/outdoor-cinema-comes-to-salem/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 08:25:50 +0000 https://salemsocialvillage.org/?p=1696 A new initiative began last month when Salem hosted an outdoor cinema for the first time. Over three weeks, we hosted 9 showings of various films with a total attendance of at least 500 people. A number of the showings completely sold out, demonstrating that enjoying the big screen under the stars is a big […]

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]]> April Fest by MISK https://salemsocialvillage.org/april-fest-by-misk/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 03:10:35 +0000 https://salemsocialvillage.org/?p=1523 Back in April, our friends at MISK took over the Salem cafe for a day and ran their very first April Fest. MISK (which stands for The Young People’s Information Service of Kazakhstan) is a partner NGO who we work with and who rent office space on our site. Their activities include various projects designed […]

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]]> The Wonderful World Without Limits! https://salemsocialvillage.org/the-wonderful-world-without-limits/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 09:54:16 +0000 https://salemsocialvillage.org/?p=1451 Since the start of the year, the World Without Limits social club has had visits from many famous and talanted people! Professional models from a fashion agency, Miss Shymkent herself, photographers, cameramen, the winner of X-Factor Kazakhstan, novice directors, actors, sportsmen and women, the famous accordian player Makhmud Urumbaev, and lots of other musicians! All […]

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]]> Friend or Volunteer? https://salemsocialvillage.org/friend-or-volunteer/ Mon, 02 Apr 2018 09:05:46 +0000 https://salemsocialvillage.org/?p=1437 Ulbosin first heard of the World Without Limits social club from Vlad Kudinov, the young man with cerebral palsey who these days co-ordinates the club, when he came up to her in his wheelchair in the park. He introduced himself to her, told her all about himself, and invited her to Salem Social Village. From […]

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]]> Studying to improve https://salemsocialvillage.org/studying-to-improve/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 05:40:22 +0000 https://salemsocialvillage.org/?p=1408 The Salem team started the year as they intend to go on – with some education. As a non-profit charitable organisation, we are actively promoting education, and that includes our own! Our intention is to continue our staff development year by year, developing skills and improving our ability to take opportunities in the areas of […]

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]]> SalemYouth https://salemsocialvillage.org/salem-youth/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 04:38:29 +0000 https://salemsocialvillage.org/?p=1402 “We need to show and create new heros of our times, those who can guide our young people.” Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of Kazakhstan Last month, Salem Social Village began a new social venture by opening SalemYouth. The goal is to give teenagers, students and others in that age-group, who are still seeking out their creative […]

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]]> Salem’s New Year party https://salemsocialvillage.org/salem-s-new-year-party/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:27:01 +0000 https://salemsocialvillage.org/?p=1374 Once again at the end of December, the Social Village was able to host a particularly fun party. The charitable event was focussed on providing a chance for some fun and celebration, not to mention presents, for a number of children from families who wouldn’t otherwise be able to provide such luxuries at this important […]

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]]> Good traditions https://salemsocialvillage.org/good-traditions/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 09:14:13 +0000 https://salemsocialvillage.org/?p=1372 In December, Salem Social Cafe at the Social Village hosted a great event! As is now an annual tradition, Salem hosted a bit of a party to draw attention to two key dates: the International Day of People with Disabilities, 3rd December, and the sincere thanks that need to be said on the International Volunteer Day, […]

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]]> Providing DeFacto help https://salemsocialvillage.org/providing-defacto-help/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:00:46 +0000 https://salemsocialvillage.org/?p=1355 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 […]

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]]> Presenting the right information well https://salemsocialvillage.org/presenting-the-right-information-well/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 06:53:17 +0000 https://salemsocialvillage.org/?p=1348 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 […]

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