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November 2012

With ‘Saby’ Trip Ticket to Life

By | Project "Education"

With ‘Saby’ Trip Ticket to Life Traditionally, we publish information about the “Educational Project” of Saby Nonprofit Private Charitable Foundation in autumn.

In 2012 -2013 due to the grants of the Foundation 33 teenagers from orphanages and boarding schools of the Republic of Kazakhstan are educated in colleges and universities. Earlier 38 boys and girls have already graduated educational institutions and got qualifications.

12 teenagers from 3 orphanages of Almaty city and Almaty region have started their 8 month trainings for CNT preparation.

Annual two-stage computer testing of professional orientation are continued, the first stage of which was held in October, and the second stage will be in February of the next year. Professional testing is very popular among seniors; no less than 70 people take part in it regularly.

Year by year the requirements to grant receivers become more serious on the part of Saby Foundation. Educational process is strictly controlled by manager of the Project. Special attention is paid to children’s academic progress and attendance of lessons.

The adequate attitude of mentees to our stipulations and their understanding of the fact that the Foundation does not dish out money, but tries to teach them to be responsible, industrious, and purposeful as well as to direct them on the right way of development, is gladdened.

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EVENT “NOMAD’s WAY”

By | Uncategorized
CHARITY AUCTION SUPPORTED BY CHRISTIE’S AUCTION HOUSE
“NOMAD’s WAY”

Ernest Hemingway said: “The person subduing his spirit is stronger the one conquering cities”.

How hard it was not to tell, not to divulge to the whole world about the event which by its scale has all reasons to become a 2012 event and even not Kazakhstan but Kazakhstan-American. But the founder and president of Saby Charitable Foundation Aselle Tasmagambetova always makes a continuous pause between a fact occurred and its lighting, in order to confidently tell about them after having been reassured by results.

The effect from the social and cultural campaign Nomad’s Way, which took place from February 13 to February 17, 2012 in New York and whose ideological father, organizer and sponsor was Saby Foundation, is already clear and we can proudly tell about it.

Nomad’s Way

During triumphal 2012 Olympic Games, the World Wide Web burst with numerous search requests for the word “Kazakhstan”. The West knows little about our country associating it, first of all, with a vast territory, oil and gas. But besides mineral resources and virgin corners of wild nature, we have other things to present to the world. Our country is unique. It is young, being independent for only 20 years but, at the same time, the art of Kazakh ancestors has a deep history. Not every modern person from Kazakhstan knows this part of national ethnos, let alone overseas connoisseurs.

Saby Foundation set a goal to present to the world a rich historic heritage and uniqueness of Kazakhstan, to show the possibility of successful integration of the East and West by the example of our country, where paths of many civilizations, which made possible the cultural cross-fertilization of peoples and nations, mingled in complex interlacement.

As a mean for the realization of these purposes Nomad’s Way project, which included two stages, was designed: the exhibition of antique Kazakh jewelry held in Christie’s Auction House and the charitable auction organized in the building of New York Public Library. And where else is it possible to realize such high ideas if not here, in New York, the world center and integration cradle.

The jewelry collection of the nomad period, carefully made by Imangali Tasmagambetov and currently occupying an honorable place at the State Museum of Kazakhstan, was exhibited abroad for the first time. It became a real discovery for the American public. Thousands of visitors, amateurs and professionals revealed with surprise the culture of Central Asia. Nomad way of life left a mark on a spectrum of cultural development of our people. We cannot boast with architectural masterpieces or ancient writings but it is impressive how our ancients, who in fact did not have any constant settlements, reached such a high level in applied arts. The jewelry created mainly for the decoration of women’s suits astound by their creative ideas and multiplicate technologies. Works of ancient nomad masters are unique not only because of their historic value but because of the fullness of symbolism – each detail, each line of a piece of work carries a definite meaning.

Inspired by antique masterpieces, the world-famous jewelry houses of Europe and America – Avakian, de Grisogono, Jacob & Co, Chopard, Chatila have made especially for Saby Foundation the unique adornments created in accordance with the best traditions of Kazakh people. The unrivaled masters of the current jewelry art have made unparalleled products, using in their works features of old specimens, archaeological evidences, ancient petroglyphs, interweaving inexplicably the wealth of historical heritage of the great nation and recognizable personal mastery of contemporary artists.

These adornments were presented as lots at the charity auction, which was immediately called a “grand event” and “discovery of Kazakhstan” by the mass media. It does not surprise as the whole world of New York bohemia gathered in NYPL, a symbolic if not iconic place frontage of which during the whole evening was decorated by Kazakh national ornaments with glowing deep blue and gold luminescence. The event guests were well-known businessmen and politicians, world artists, showmen and society lions, such as Keith Rubinstein and Mike Zoi, Igor Krutoi and Nikolai Baskov, Michelle Rodriguez and Somers Farkas. The concert program included Robin Thicke, Craig David and Raquel Castro. The actress, mega star and triple Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver willingly agreed to host the evening. The event was supported by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan under UNO in New York, with personal commitment of the permanent representative Birganym Aitimova who rendered invaluable assistance and contribution. It is symbolic that cultural event held in such high level was timed to the 20th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Participants of the auction showed a philanthropic activity taking an interest not only in jewelry lots but also in the works of contemporary Kazakhstan masters, whose fame spread outside our country a long time ago. The attention of connoisseurs was attracted by an exquisite workmanship, complicated technique and tangible spirituality based on myths and legends of the ancient nomads mysteriously mingled by artists in graphics, photos and sculptures. As a result of the auction, the sum in the amount of about 1 million US dollars was raised. All funds were directed for the realization of charitable projects held by Saby Charitable Foundation. Among them, the special place is taken by the Alem Young Talents Support Program which became the main beneficiary of the auction.

The Alem Program is designed for talented and promising young people from Kazakhstan backblocks with the objective to create economic and organizational conditions for their intellectual and creative development, life establishing and social self-realization. The program is to provide children and young people with the equal possibilities to realize their potentials independently of their place of residence. Talents should not be ‘buried’ only because a person with talents lives in a distant village, little town, far away from the so-called ‘civilized’ world. Within the framework of this program every child or young person from any backblock can send to the Foundation a letter with his/her résumé or post it on the specially created website – www.alemthebig.kz, where all inquires are received and considered. The talents and skills of an applicant are estimated by distinguished specialists in different fields of culture, art, science, technique, sport, etc. Summaries of the high professionals allow to find really talented people for whom the Foundation makes all possible to develop their best qualities and to correctly direct them to the future. Saby Charitable Foundation provides those having really unique talents with educational grants in special institutions, allows to take part in competitions, contests, exhibitions and others, offers trainings in leading companies and enterprises.

After holding the Nomad’s Way campaign, over 500 inquiries were sent to the Foundation. After the serious selection, grants were conferred to 27 persons. The work continues and we wait for new talented and brave applicants ready to work hard and achieve high goals. And we will help you. Honorable sons of their ancestors, continuers of centuries-old traditions of the Kazakh people will become a pride of our young country.

Information

Saby Charitable Foundation
Saby Charitable Foundation has been operating since 2002 having become one of the first foundations in the charitable movement of Kazakhstan. The field of activity of the Foundation can be guessed by its name, the translation of which from the Kazakh language means ‘baby’. Therefore, the main activity covers health of children and their physical development, spirituality and availability of education. Paying attention to the most vulnerable groups of society, Saby Charitable Foundation renders assistance to orphaned children and children left without parental care, talented children from socially unprotected families, people with limited capacities.

History
The experience in the organization of charitable auctions held by Saby Charitable Foundation began in 2008 when, in October, a charitable auction and the exhibition of creative works of Kazakhstan masters were held in London in the world’s most honorable and prestigious auction house Christie’s. This event became significant not only for the Foundation but for the whole Kazakhstan because it opened to the world one of the constituent of the country’s culture: modern art of Kazakhstan. Guests of the event showed a great interest to the presented lots thanks to which the sum in the amount of 1,000,000 US dollars was raised. All funds were directed for the purchase of specialized cars equipped with hydraulic elevators for wheelchairs which were donated to the societies of disabled people of Kazakhstan cities with aiming to organize Invataxi highway transport service which renders free transport services to people with limited capacities. The ‘Decent Life for Disabled People’ Project initiated so successfully still has its continuation. By now, 52 cars have been purchased and delivered to 16 cities of the country, in each of which Invataxi service started to work.

February charitable auction in New York became the second in the history of Saby Charitable Foundation. Its unconditional success once again confirmed that the selected direction of the activity and work methods of the Foundation is right.

This article contains extracts from the book of I. Tasmagambetov
‘Works of Zerger Masters of Central Asia’, DIDAR, Almaty, 1997

Photos here

Please Note – Card Catalogue of Alem Participants

By | Alem – support of young talents

Please Note – Card Catalogue of Alem Participants Having started the Alem Young Talents Support Program two years ago we, at the same time, created on website www.alemthebig.kz the card catalogue of personal data of Alem participants, which includes the forms of best participants.

Alem Base is the interactive space for information sharing and interfacing between talented young people and persons, who are interested directly in their achievements, potential employers, producers, investors. The portal has 5 sections: “Great Stage”, “Captured Image”, “Young Specialists”, “Inquisitive Mind” and “Physical Culture” in which the applicants can widely present their talents, skills, experience and publish other important information on their personal web pages.

From all received requests no more than 10 % of resume of most interesting and perspective young persons, according to Alem Program experts’ opinion, are showed on the site. Rarely, the forms of applicants, who do not receive grants from Saby Foundation for one reason or another, but who are worth in the highest degree, are listed.

Such electronic card catalogue can become an efficient instrument in establishing of communicative contacts corresponding the requests and expectations of all interested parties.

Healthy Children – Happy Parents

By | Save the children’s life

Healthy Children – Happy Parents  Probably, many people know the feeling when working week starting only on Monday morning ends already by Friday evening. Time is so fast that sometimes when trying to catch it we lose sight of simple things but at the same moment such important things and ordinary miracle is left unnoticed.

One sweeping day a woman with her wonderful daughter sat in a crowded bus.The little girl’s cheerful babbling and rolling laughter brightened all around; passengers melted by her sagacity and smartness. The little girl’s face seemed to be very familiar and her smile was remembered quickly. It was Dilnaz. Recently the articles about the little girl, her parents and how the family got to know about their single daughter’s disease, and the most important thing, about the victory over disease thanks to several successful surgical operations financed from the special account, which accumulates the contributions of philanthropists, were published on the site of DOM Foundation (www.detdom.kz), a partner of Saby Charitable Foundation with “Give Life to Children” Campaign. Now Dilnaz fells well, her parents are joyful of her achievements, all sufferings were left behind as a frightening dream.

Five years ago Asel Tasmagambetova, President of Saby Charitable Foundation and Aruzhan Sain, Director of Mercy Volunteer Society put into realization the scale project of charitable contributions by means of SMS for treatment of Kazakhstan children, imagined the following picture: healthy children and happy parents.

By the present time, at the expenses transferred by you, our friends, 436 operations have been paid, 375 children have received assistance. Total amount of contributions constituted USD 2, 568, 842. Is this not a miracle, for the sake of which it’s worthwhile to stand only for a minute and to think, maybe to participate in its realization and to run easily farther?

In order that such sunny moments in life would be more often, subscribers of ACTIV, KCELL and BEELINE may help to save little children by means of SMS messages, sending ‘1’ or a wish to brief number 8099, the sum in the amount of 280 tenge will be charged off the balance of a mobile telephone in favor of a nice little person.

Alem Program: Opened to All Talents

By | Alem – support of young talents

Alem Program: Opened to All Talents Azamat Malyshov from Rudny city, a new participant of the Alem Young Talents Support Program, joined the ranks of ‘singing Alem participants’.

Two years ago, upon the graduation of Kostanai State University, Azamat made an unexpected for all but very desirable and fateful choice: he decided to enter the vocal department of Almaty Music Conservatory and to become a singer. The study at pre-entry courses strengthened his intention; moreover, the chance to obtain a study grant was rather high, as according to the entrance examination results, he received 85 points. But new articles of the education law, introduced in 2011, nearly broke all his dreams of stage, because now state grants are not rewarded to those who already have higher education. The financial situation of the Malyshovs does not allow to pay for the education 4,000 c.u. per annum.

But as the folk wisdom tells: “When one door closes, another opens”. The most important thing is to find it and knock at it. It was exactly as the resolute young man did, addressing Saby Charitable Foundation with a request to help him in the difficult situation. Having auditioned the young man, the expert of the Alem Program, famous musician, composer and producer Rinat Gaisin evaluated his talent and recommended him as a young talent worth supporting.

Today, having overcome all difficulties and stresses, Azamat successfully studies at Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory under the grant of Saby Foundation and knows for sure that miracles happen, you should just truly believe in it.

Professional Testing 2012-2013. Stage 1

By | Project "Education"

Professional Testing 2012-2013. Stage 1   Recently, the first stage of professional testing, which is organized by our Foundation twice a year in October and February, for foster children of Almaty boarding schools, pupils of 9 and 11 forms, has finished. This year, the number of participants has reached 72 people.

Becoming older and getting closer to the Farewell Bell, which means school graduation, children realize the importance of the right choice of profession, which will open for them doors to an independent adult world and help to struggle for a place in the sun. Often many young people dream only about a high-paid job, but during study they already begin to doubt their choice of profession, after gaining a diploma they ask themselves how to find a job, because no one is waiting for them in the world of severe competition.

The computer program ‘Professional Orientation’ developed by Lomonosov Moscow State University is not only a help in the selection of an appropriate profession according to inclinations and psychological type but practical advices and recommendations concerning the preparation for the entrance to educational institutions. Our fosterlings already understand it well: experts of the internet educational center note that the attitude of children to professional testing changes on every new stage: if before it had been to a great extend perceived as an entertainment, now the interest and serious attitude of teenagers to the future profession definition gladdens.

We want to believe that every person will be able to choose his/her own way, realize talents, actualize himself/herself and become a good person.

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