TİKA in KAZAKHSTAN

GENERAL OVERVIEW TIKA focuses on capacity building projects in Kazakhstan, through bilateral and regional training programmes for experts and bureaucrats. More than Kazakh experts were trained in Turkey in the last 10 years. Cultural cooperation is an important component of TIKA activities. The budget and scope of the projects are limited.

RESTORATION OF THE MAUSOLEUM OF KHODJA AKHMAD YASSAWI  Khodja Akhmad Yassawi is one of the most important spiritual leaders in Turkish history.  Restoration of the mausoleum started in 1992 and ended in  The project was completely financed by TIKA.

RESTORATION OF THE MAUSOLEUM OF KHODJA AKHMAD YASSAWI

COURSES FOR TEACHING CARPET WEAVING  The project was carried out in cooperation with the local administration of Kyzylorda region in the years  Using 30 carpet looms, 140 people were trained. Of these, 6 people became master teachers.  This project has helped unskilled and unemployed women to participate in income generating activities.

ORGANIZING SEMINARS TO TEACH KAZAKH LANGUAGE EMPLOYING MODERN METHODS Teaching Kazakh language to the young generation is one of the priorities of the Kazakh educational system. In 2006, seminars for the teachers of Kazakh language were organized in 18 centers in the country. The project was organized in cooperation with Ministry of Education of Kazakhstan and Kazakh-Turkish Educational Foundation (KATEV). At the end of the seminars, 3000 teachers received certificates and Kazakh Language Teaching Sets consisting of 3 books and 1 CD.

CAPACITY BUILDING IN STATISTICS In cooperation with Turkish Statistical Institute, various training programmes were organized for the experts of Kazakhstan Statistical Agency. In the years , 18 training programmes were organized in Almaty and Ankara. In total, 80 Kazakh experts had been trained.

CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH SCHOOL IN TALGAR  A high school with capacity of 320 students and a dormitory for 280 students was constructed in Talgar (35 km. from Almaty).  The school and dormitory were equipped and furnished by TIKA.  Construction was finished in October 2011, and the school began to operate in November

9 Education is in Kazakh and in English languages in the school. On the other hand, Turkish and Russian languages are also taught. Currently, there are 142 enrolled 7th grade students in the school. A total of 18 teachers are employed at the school. Of these, 11 are Kazakh and the rest are Turkish teachers.

10 OPENING CEREMONY VIEV FROM A CLASSROOM

TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR KAZAKH PUBLIC PROSECUTORS In cooperation with Justice Academy of Turkey, 100 Kazakh public prosecutors were trained in 5 groups each for one week in Turkey. Training programmes will continue in

GREENHOUSE PROJECT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES  For students of International Kazakh-Turkish University, a 250 m2 greenhouse was built in the campus. 12

RECOMMENDATIONS To create more effective projects, a study should be conducted to determine comparative advantages of the two countries. Instead of local, project-level approach, a more comprehensive, policy-level approach should be adopted. Projects should be decided and coordinated with central authority. More frequent bilateral meetings should be organized to evaluate and monitor cooperation projects. An effective credit mechanism should be developed for large-scale projects in industry, mining, transportation and construction sectors.