Every year, according to the results of the competition, grants are provided by the akim of the Karaganda region for the implementation of business initiatives of young people. Last year, 50 start-up entrepreneurs received support. Among the grant holders there are those who are engaged in social entrepreneurship and help special children and their parents.
Gulshat Alimzhanova, a Karaganda woman, is a speech therapist by profession. After learning about the grants, I decided to participate in the competition and won. The received 2 million tenge was invested in the opening of a correctional office in Maikuduk. There are three specialists working there now: speech therapist, speech pathologist, AVA-therapist. They conduct classes with children in the Kazakh language.
– I saw the announcement of the grant competition on social networks. I thought: why not try it? There was an idea to open my office. I have experience – I worked in kindergarten for 12 years. I analyzed: there are development centers in Maikuduk, but there is a great shortage of specialists in the state language. I wanted to make it available," Gulshat Alimzhanova said.
The study is currently attended by 30 children aged two years and older.
Rymzhan Arinova brought her first-grader son.
– We have been walking since September. I am very pleased. There were problems with some sounds. Progress has already been made, the difficulties have disappeared," says Mom.
The founder of the social business wants to expand in the future, add physical therapy and sensory therapy.
Another social entrepreneur is Anar Gizatulina, a resident of Sarani. She also invested grant funds in the correctional room for children with special needs "Unique".
Up to ten children visit it every day. A speech pathologist, a psychologist, and a sensory therapist work with them.
– I am a teacher by education and the mother of a special child herself. I know from the inside what inclusion and correction methods are. That's why I decided on such a project. We see that we are already making a difference. Children have very good positive dynamics both in terms of development and socialization. We try to find an individual approach to each child," said Anar Gizatulina. – We also work with parents and advise them on many issues. They need it because knowledge is often lacking.
Applications for the next grants of the akim of the Karaganda region are currently being accepted. It will last until November 29th. Residents of the region between the ages of 18 and 34 can participate.
– This year the competition is held in an updated format. Grants will be awarded in such areas as culture, science, information technology, and business. The participants will have to defend their business projects before a special competition commission. When selecting and evaluating projects, relevance, relevance, and social impact are taken into account," says Ulan Omarov, a specialist at the Department of Youth Policy of the Karaganda region.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/karaganda/press/news/details/886649