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Kazakhstan, the most famous are located in Astana and

Fig. 8.3

Almaty (more on the «Biker.kz» portal).

Parkour

- an extreme sport, encouraging rapid

Young people note, who/what

movement and overcoming effectively obstacles in urban

brought them to informal society, %

environment, is gaining popularity among teenagers in

Kazakhstan. Existing architectural structures (handrails,

railings, walls, etc.), as well as specially constructed

30.2

structures (used during various activities and training)

Parents

may be considered as places for parkour practices.

Tracers

- young people practicing parkour, perceive

24.9

it as a lifestyle. In Kazakhstan, the tracers movement

Friend

20.0%

Learned about them via social networks

Fig. 8.4

10.7%

Youth belonging

Heard from other people

to subcultures, %

2.2%

On my own

42.7%

Sports (bicyclists, bikers,

11.6%

race car drivers, etc.)

Cannot say

27.1%

0.4%

Musical (hip-hop, rap, metallica,

Purchased attribute (motorcycle)

rock, etc.)

According to the data of SRC “Youth”

17.8%

Dancing (brake-dance, capoeira, etc.)

Sociologists argue that the decisive factors that

9.3%

activate processes of group formation and dominate

Glamour

association tendencies, establishing groups are: the fear

of being left out; the need for security, understanding,

8.9%

credibility, usefulness (“where I first felt equal, where

Religious

I am needed”); a real opportunity to choose the

most convenient method of self-affirmation, often

8.0%

an alternative to the traditional, accepted norms of

Information (gamers and others)

behavior, etc.

So, when answering the question "What is participation

8.0%

in the informal society for you?" the respondents said

Artistic (graffiti and others)

that it gave them a sense of freedom of expression

(28.0%), helped to escape reality (20.4%) and to find

5.3%

like-minded people (19.6%), to break free from everyday

Animal lovers

boredom (16.0%) and annoying conventional norms

(14.7%).

4.0%

Criminal (gopniks and others)

8.2. SO DIFFERENT, SO UNLIKE

1.8

The "subcultural boom" of the late 1980s and early

Emo

1990s did not affect youth of Kazakhstan, except for

0.9%

Almaty and certain major regional centers (Karaganda,

Pavlodar, Kostanay). This is to some extent justified,

Unconventional sexual orientation

since, as a rule, subcultural innovation initially spreads

(gays, lesbians and others)

among youth in capital cities.

0.9%

An analysis of empirical data shows that within

Kazakhstan’s youth community sports is the leading

Fan movement

subculture - 42.7% (Fig. 8.4). Some of them, for instance,

According to the data of SRC “Youth”,

bikers (from English language bicycle - abbr. bike) even

respondents could choose several options

have their own organizational structures - bike clubs. In

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the second choice in most countries (Poland - 53.6%,

Fig. 8.5

Ukraine - 49.3%, Russia - 45.0%). Wherein, the second

choice among the Kazakh students was symphonic

Youth sympathize to subculture

music (42.1%), which ranked third in Ukraine (27.0%). In

Russia and Kazakhstan on the third place was rap music

(not more than 3 responses), %

(43.5% and 41.4%, respectively), while in Poland - house

music (32.7%). Many young people in the four countries

listen to jazz, chanson, rhythm and blues. Ethnic, lounge

36.3%

Intellectual

and funk music are less popular among students.

A small number of young people - 9.3% prefer a

34.2

lifestyle characterised by luxury, active social life, the

Sport and extreme

cult of "eternal spring", hedonism and glamour. The so-

called "gilded youth" tries to practice this lifestyle in its

12.8%

entirety.

Romantic-escapist

As if to counterbalance them, there are supporters

of asceticism - adherents of various religious streams

8.6%

Mystical religious

(8.9%).

They are followed by information and artistic youth

7.9

groups (each 8.0%) (Fig. 8.4).

Hedonistic and entertainment

Despite the fact that only 4% of survey respondents

identify themselves with the criminal subculture, the

3.8%

crime statistics indicates larger presence of crime

Anarcho-nihilistic

groups among youth [2]. According to the survey, 5%

2.3%

of the respondents had often to deal with gopniks or

Criminal

neighbourhood gangs, but 62.3% have never encountered

them (Fig. 8.6).

4.4

The main factors that largely determine the appearance

None

and development of subcultures, as alternative methods

of socialization and formation of social relationships are:

23.9%

- Deformation and weakening of traditional

Cannot say

socialization and education institutions;

According to the data of SRC “Youth”,

- Underdeveloped pragmatic attitudes, which are

the diagram does not display values less than 1%

connected with individual responsibility;

- Chance of value orientation towards history and

culture, formation of majority opinion.

began in Almaty and Astana, but there are also amateur

Answers to the question "Why did you choose this

associations in other cities of the country.

society?" demonstrate young people’s focus on the self

In Kazakhstan these subcultures are in the formation

- self-knowledge, self-assertion, self-expression, self-

stage, and there is reason to believe that as the welfare

realization, etc. (Fig. 8.7).

of the population grows more young people will be

It is important that adults provide space for the young

attracted to the subcultures. Not surprisingly, 34.2% of

generation’s social experimentation, allow conscious

our respondents answered sports and extreme sports

choice - this is the only way to bring up socially active

subculture to the question: "Which youth subcultures do

and responsible generation. According to our findings,

you sympathize the most?" (Fig. 8.5).

favorable conditions for positive perception of youth

The second and third most popular youth subcultural

culture are established within Kazakhstan’s society, so

trends are musical - 27.1% and dancing (breakdance,

majority provided negative response to the question:

capoeira, etc.) - 17.8%. Contemporary popular music is

"Does anyone oppose your membership in this society?"

becoming a source of norms and behavioral patterns,

- 61.8% of respondents, and only 14.2% answered “yes,

a mean of individual and mass psychotherapy. Young

parents” (Fig. 8.8). Moreover, 51.1% of respondents said

people live in a "frantic" pace of life, seek to achieve a

that their parents supported their choice of cultural

lot, that is why they need a modern rhythmic music that

society (Fig. 8.9). This is not surprising: most of the

would charge them with energy.

parents have went through the school of alternative

The "Students - the image of the future" international

socialization, hence the values of adults often coincide

sociological study of youth from Ukraine, Russia,

with the values of their children because of their

Kazakhstan and Poland suggests that they prefer listening

common origin, living conditions, education, religion,

pop and rock music [1]. In total 5,155 students from 22

etc. In other words, youth has more in common than

universities were interviewed using random sampling in

dissimilarities with parents and adult culture.

these four countries. More than half of the students in all

Certainly, support of parents, social environment is

four countries prefer popular music (Kazakhstan - 57.5%,

important for young people, but 20.4% of respondents

Poland - 56.9%, Ukraine - 51.6%, Russia - 50.1%). Rock is

do not receive it. Equally important is the support of

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Fig. 8.6

Fig. 8.7

Young respondents find

Reasons, which led young

representatives of non-formal

respondents to choose the society

societies among their friends, %

Often

Never

Rarely

Cannot say

26.2%

Way of self-expression

28.6

30.831.6

Sports (bicyclists, bikers,

11.7%

25.8%

race car drivers, etc.)

Cannot say

I am

33.233.1

dissatisfied

24.3

with the

9.4

Musical (hip-hop, rap, metallic,

majority “idea”

13.8%

rock, bards, and others.)

I am

33.433.8

engaged with

23.5

the activities

22.7

9.3

I feel myself confident

Dance (break dance, etc.).

within the society

43.3

29.3

17.6

According to the data of SRC “Youth”

9.8

Glamorous

41.4

33.9

the state. Only 3.6% of the surveyed boys and girls

15.1

9.6

acknowledge the support of the state (Fig. 8.9). Informal

Religious

youth groups do not feel support. And this, as the

43.4

world experience suggests, can lead to extreme forms

32.4

of consciousness such as youth alienation, a departure

13.7

10.5

from norms and traditions of a society.

Animal lovers

When asked about the need for state control over

48.8

the youth informal associations, organizations and

30.4

movements,

51.8% of surveyed young people gave

10.8

Information

affirmative response, 31.2% were inclined to support the

(gamers and others)

same view (Fig. 8.10).

Youth culture

- is a zone of self-realization and

58.1

alternative socialization of the young generation. The

24.2

main conceptual construct of the modern socialization

11.7

Artistic (graffiti)

theory lies in the view of youth, as the subject (and not

just the object) of social reality. Thus, the purpose and

62.4

content of young people’s various socialization and

22.3

10.3

self-realization processes have radically transformed

Criminal (gopniks, etc.)

(Fig. 8.11). 29.3% of our respondents consider membership

67.4

in a subcultural society as a means of distraction from

Unconventional sexual

everyday problems, and 24.9% - as a meaning of life.

17.8

orientation

3.8

11.0

33.6% of respondents consider the influence of youth

(gay, lesbian and other)

informal groups as insignificant, furthermore,

21.2%

67.2

consider them harmful because they "destroy the

system of values and attitudes of young people," and

17.7

11.8

3.3

only 16.5% report that they have positive impact on self-

Emo

realization and socialization of young people (Fig. 8.12).

69.6

In general negative-indifferent perception of informals

within the youth community can also be seen while

2.4

analysing responses to the question: "What, in your

Goths

opinion, the main reason for the young people to join

According to the data of SRC “Youth”,

informal society?" (Fig.

8.13). Meanwhile, playful and

respondents could choose several options

infantile ideology of most subcultures is close to the

worldview and the needs of the "consumerism society".

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Fig. 8.8

Fig. 8.10

Young people note, who is against

Youth opinion about state control

their membership in non-formal

over youth organizations

societies, %

and movements, %

61.8%

Nobody

51.8%

14.2%

Yes

Yes, parents

7.1%

31.2%

Yes, close relatives

Likely yes, than no

5.8%

6.7%

Yes, close acquaintances

Likely no, than yes

9.8%

Cannot say

4.0%

0.9%

Teachers / lecturers

6.0%

0.4

Cannot say

Classmates/ groupmates

0.3

According to the data of SRC “Youth”

Depends on subculture

According to the data of SRC “Youth”

The principles of its construct - the pursuit of pleasure,

freedom, not only from professional, but also from

family and domestic responsibilities, as well as the

Despite all of the eclecticism of various youth

weakening of institutional pressures on personality,

movements and subcultures, it should be emphasized

which is confirmed by the young people leisure time

that most of them are focused either on leisure

activities (Fig. 8.13).

activities

(29.8%) or transmission and distribution of

fashion trends (2.7%). Young people are almost entirely

copying cultural centers and do not belong to local

Fig. 8.9

environment. This is productive in terms of social

innovations - young people’s mobility, their willingness

Youth note who support them, %

to learn new territorial, professional, scientific and

technical, cultural environment, which is of paramount

importance for society’s modernization, but it creates

51.1%

tangible disharmonies in youth education during the

Parents

general socialization process. The ability to develop

innovations does not favor learning long-term socio-

20.4

cultural norms and values, the ability to navigate in

No one

technological environment - is not useful for general

cultural integration.

7.6%

Commercial organizations

8.3. LEISURE AS A CULTURAL SPACE

7.1%

OF THE YOUTH SOCIAL ACTIVITY

Adherents

Significant transformation processes affecting self-

3.6

esteem, behavior, value orientations observed and the

State

growth of the hedonistic and consumer sentiments are

visible within the youth society. On the one hand, the

10.2%

gap is growing between demands of young people and

Cannot say

capabilities to satisfy them, on the other - there are real

According to the data of SRC “Youth”

opportunities for the actualization of subjective, as a

result of socially responsible behavior of an individual,

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Fig. 8.11

Fig. 8.12

Youth note, how important it is to be

Young respondent’s opinion

the member of the society, %

about “informals” influence

on the youth, %

24.9%

33.6%

Very important, meaning of my life

Do not have significant impact

29,3%

21.2%

Important, to rest from chores

Destroy the system of values

and attitudes of young people

29,8%

It’s hobby/interesting way

16.6%

to spend time

Encourage self-realization

and positive socialization among youth

6.7%

Not important, just want to spend time

9.1%

Encourage deviant behaviour

2.7%

among youth

The trends are interesting for me

8.0%

6.6%

Make youth aggressive

Cannot say

and prone to conflicts

According to the data of SRC “Youth”

11%

Cannot say

0.3%

especially in the leisure domain.

Negative

The choice of leisure activities among youth is directly

dependent on age, education level, socioeconomic

0.2%

status, place of residence.

Partially - positive,

The survey empirically demonstrated that the youth

partially - increases aggressiveness

has the opportunity to realize their individuality through

participation in subcultures, aside from available public

According to the data of SRC “Youth”,

respondents could choose several options

forms of leisure. The socially significant leisure activities

contrast to temporary spontaneous communities such

as "informal groups", "parties", etc.

From the cultural socialization standpoint amateur

An analysis of subcultural factors shows that the

associations and clubs are regarded as a special form

structure of youth leisure is affected by general

of self-organizing activity. They are the most responsive

cultural trends. Youth culture is clearly sensitive to

to the age needs of an individual with regard to diversity

techno-evolutionary processes: role of information

and expansion of cultural and leisure activities, finding

and computer technology is growing in modern youth

wide opportunities for socialization and relationships

leisure activities, displacing such traditional activities as

and have features of self-organization, self-

reading and socializing with friends (Fig. 8.14).

governance.

The problem of providing quality leisure for young

As part of the state youth policy there is a need for

people is acute and determined by objective and

a shift from cultural-educational model of socialization,

subjective reasons. Firstly, the passivity of young

in which youth is learning cultural norms, values, and

people, their consumerist attitude, secondly, financial

scientific principles, which are central point, to socio-

difficulties, thirdly, undeveloped leisure infrastructure

cultural model that would enable youth to realize their

in rural areas and small towns.

subjectivity. Given the socializing influence of peers

An important channel of cultural socialization that

and youth subculture it is necessary to stimulate self-

impacts value formation, role and behavior models is

organization processes among the youth, development

the audio-visual media

(radio, television, computer,

of organizational forms of amateur and informal

the Internet) and mass leisure activities (clubs, rock/

movements, primarily in the fields that of interest for

pop concerts, festivals, shows and other forms of self-

young people.

realization).

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Fig. 8.13

Fig. 8.14

Young people note

Youth note the causes of joining

how they spend their leisure time

the non-formal society

(not more than 5 responses), %

(any number of responses), %

45.7%

Watch tv, video, listen to music, etc.

30.0

Desire to stand out from the crowd

40.7%

Leisure time spent with family

22.5

Curiosity

33.4%

Communicate via internet,

20.6

play computer games

The desire for self-actualization

29.5%

16.1

Visit sports club,

General unconventional interests and views

do sports

15.8%

25.2%

Fashion influence

Read, draw, play musical instruments, etc.

13.5%

23.1%

Express their protest against

Meet with boyfriend/

the established principles and practices

girlfriend/friends

11.9%

23.0%

The need for security,

Work aside

understanding, credibility, usefulness

19.6%

9.5

Attend public gatherings

To find friends

(concerts, sport event, theatres, cinemas)

8.9%

18.5%

Misunderstanding on the part of adults

Do nothing, just relax

10.6%

11.5%

Cannot say

Attend classes

(language, massage, yoga)

0.2

Folly

7.6%

Attend religious places

0.1%

(mosque, church, etc.)

Escape from the outside world

7.5%

0.1%

Participate

Make life more interesting

in mass-political activities

0.1%

0.6%

Bad moral framework

In my area of residence there is nowhere

to spend leisure time

0.1%

Depression / stress

0.5%

Deal with domestic chores

0.1%

Lack of education,

0.4%

lack of understanding of the word "subculture"

Have no leisure time

0.1%

All of the above

Study subjects

0.1%

Each person has different reasons

All of the above

According to the data of SRC “Youth”

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«Молодежь Казахстана

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Б.Б. Масатова, К.М. Хамчиев, Е.В. Варкентин,

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CONCLUSION

of accessing the quality of the education in Kazakhstan.

There was a gradual increase of the average UNT score

The National Report "Youth of Kazakhstan - 2014"

over the last two years.

discusses issues that young people face at today’s

Positive dynamics in the secondary education system

stage of Kazakhstan development, characterized by new

is visible in the results of the students from Kazakhstan

challenges.

participation in the international subject Olympiads.

The sweeping targets of the new economic policy and

Currently, Kazakhstan is among the top 15 countries of

social modernization set by the Head of the State - the

the world in mathematics, physics and chemistry.

Leader of the Nation, N.A. Nazarbayev, put a special

Particular importance is given to the additional

responsibility on young people, who are considered

education that contributes to the successful adaptation

as the major force that will bring the country to a new

of young people into society through the development of

level of development, raise the bar of the national

creative abilities and unleashing the personal potential

competitiveness.

of the youth.

The analysis of the current situation of the youth of

There is almost a threefold increase of the government

Kazakhstan based on scientific evidence, official data,

expenditures on the master's degree programs in the

online sources and sociological studies permit to make

2013/2014 academic year. This potentially increases the

several observations.

number of people who have an opportunity to lead

1. Youth accounted for 25.01% of the total population

research activities and become professionals in the field.

of Kazakhstan (total population of Kazakhstan - 17,160,774

5. Despite significant government measures aimed to

people on July 1, 2014). Every fourth resident of the

improve the social and economic situation of the young

country is aged between 14-29 years. The majority of

people, the youth face a range of problems on the labor

this group are young people aged 24-28 years. The share

market: the predominance of inefficient employment;

of the young people in urban and rural areas is rather

low productivity; reduction of the total number of

similar.

workers employed in high-tech and knowledge-intensive

2. The current state youth policy implementation

industries; the gap between demand and supply for

process identified a number of positive trends, namely:

skilled labor; insufficiently flexible response of vocational

massive development of the network of youth resource

education system to changes in labor demand;

centers; increase of the expenditures on the youth

spontaneous migration of young people within the

policy in the national budget; inclusion of youth policy

country; insufficient housing market accessibility, which

indicators in the strategic plans of government agencies;

reduces the migration potential of the economically

creation of councils on youth policy at large enterprises

active population.

and other. The consistent implementation of state youth

Compared to adults young people are more likely to

policy enabled Kazakhstan to occupy high positions in

become self-employed.

the global rankings (Youth Wellbeing Index and Global

Some positive developments in the youth

Youth Development Index).

entrepreneurship field are observed.

3. Health is one of the main components of citizen’s

6. The crime rate among youth is an important

wellbeing, which consists of important component of

issue for any country. There is drop in the number of

disease prevention and healthy lifestyle promotion.

crimes committed. The trend of crime and delinquency

Socially significant diseases (tuberculosis, HIV infection,

decrease is observed among the juveniles.

substance abuse, sexually transmitted infections, etc.)

The number of juveniles that received administrative

are among the major threats to the health of adolescents

sanctions has also decreased.

and youth. The growth of socially significant diseases

The number of crimes committed due to drug use is

among children and adolescents is driven by variety of

going down. Medical facilities had been detecting fewer

factors: social exclusion, low levels of knowledge about

numbers of drug users.

hygiene, environment, early start of sexually active

However, an increase in the number of psychotropic

lifestyle and other.

substances users has been recorded. Suicide and suicide

Unfortunately, the number of children, adolescents

attempts has become an urgent problem for Kazakhstan

and young people that lead active lifestyle is rather

society.

low. More than half of pupil report poor health and

The youth are at the risk of falling under influence

over 40% of preinduction youth do not meet the health

of destructive forces recruiting young people. Youth

requirements for military service.

maximalism, social and economic problems and low

The sports clubs in Kazakhstan serve four times less

level of religious literacy provide favorable breeding

pupils than the average world standards. The number of

ground for psychological manipulation with youth in

pupil who satisfy the standards of presidential test on

order to engage them in illegal activities.

physical fitness is decreasing.

Furthermore,

rapid

development of new

4. Education is the most important aspect of the young

communication technologies increases the risk of

people’s life. Coverage of children and young people by

young people exposure to radical ideas of extremist and

the secondary education is comparatively high.

terrorist organizations.

The Unified National Test (UNT) is an important tool

Effective preventive measures against youth crime are

hindered by the lack of interagency and cross-sectoral

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collaboration.

7. The high level of public activity among young

people is an important indicator of modern society

democratization. Youth of Kazakhstan is an active player

in social and political processes.

The most common forms of political activity among

the youth are participation in activities of youth

organizations, political parties, trade unions, ethnic,

cultural and other associations, working in the public

domain.

One of the recent trends is the widespread interest of

young people in public service careers.

The most important form of political activity is youth

participation in the activities of youth NGOs. However,

often there are youth organizations that exist only "on

paper".

The state social order is a major source of funding

and, therefore, of activities and functioning of youth

organizations. Only limited number of NGOs provide

direct services to address the specific problems of youth

(support disabled people, work with difficult teenagers,

opening rehabilitation centers for young people).

Youth organizations are facing a crisis of legitimacy,

which is reflected in the decreasing number of young

members.

8. For the first time, the report has examined different

types of youth subcultures that result from conscious

search for a new identity, a new lifestyle in various fields

of social and cultural life. Young people adhere to a

particular subculture (informal association) and show a

real interest toward it for only a few years. That causes

the instability of their structures.

In Kazakhstan, only 11.3% of young people claim that

they participate in informal youth societies, and 88.7%

did not identify themselves with the informal movement

of young people.

From cultural socialization point of view, amateur

associations and clubs are the most promising

organizations for youth of Kazakhstan. They are regarded

as a special form of independent activities that are the

most responsive to the needs of the individual in the

cultural and leisure fields.

Thus, the analysis of the current situation of

youth of Kazakhstan identified both positive trends

and problematic areas that show multifaceted and

multidimensional picture of young people’s life, draw

conclusions and recommendations for the main

stakeholders of youth policy.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

promoting youth employment, to expand coverage of

the programs and to conduct systematic monitoring and

The proposed recommendations are based on analysis

evaluation of impact.

of the current state of youth of Kazakhstan.

To the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic

To the central state bodies:

of Kazakhstan:

to conduct systemic awareness-raising work among

to take measures in order to fund through social

the youth about the implementation of government and

order social services for young people with disabilities

industry programs concerning youth issues;

by providing them opportunities for physical education

to define mechanisms and tools to support youth

and sports;

initiatives;

to take measures on improving the state social

to strengthen interagency coordination and cross-

services regulations by granting service provider a right

sectoral collaboration of different governmental

to develop a material base within the commissioning of

structures in order to prevent and lower the youth crime.

social services project framework; as well as to conduct

learning programs and related activities

(trainings,

To the Ministry of Education and Science of the

courses for youth organizations) and to adopt the

Republic of Kazakhstan:

legislation promoting volunteer movement.

to continue the work on introduction of the indicators/

indices concerning youth policy into the strategic

To the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic

plans of the central government agencies and regional

of Kazakhstan:

development programs of local executive bodies;

to consider a possibility of developing a national plan

to consider the implementation of various forms of

of action for productive youth employment;

training for professionals working with young people:

to continue work on improving the business

to develop the discipline "Basics of the youth policy"

environment, focusing on the expansion and

in order to include it in the curricula of universities;

strengthening of small and medium enterprises, to

to introduce the elective course "Youth Policy in the

develop youth entrepreneurship.

Republic of Kazakhstan" in humanities universities;

to produce recommendations on the establishment

To the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of

of certified career development courses for youth policy

Kazakhstan:

professionals and transfer the courses in the competitive

to support youth initiatives concerning the protection

environment;

of large cities "green belts", the protection of clean

to coordinate the work of youth policy institutions, to

fresh drinking water sources, territory cleaning and

strengthen inter-agency and cross-sectoral cooperation

landscaping;

in the implementation of state youth policy;

to develop an ecological culture among young people

to ensure a full coverage of young people aged 15-18

through active environmental education.

years old with occupational guidance by introducing

innovative approaches and modern methods to career-

To local executive bodies:

oriented work;

to increase the effectiveness of the councils on youth

to consider possibilities of increasing the number

policy functioning at all levels, to increase the number

of organizations of additional education specialized in

of youth representatives, to organize targeted efforts

technics and sciences;

to address the critical issues for young people (housing

to increase the funding of government orders for NGOs

provision, employment issues, support services for

which activities are aimed at providing social and legal

young families and other);

assistance to young people;

to assist with the institutional development of youth

in order to enhance the protection of children's

policy in rural areas through the introduction of full-

rights and crime prevention consider the use of

time employees who are working on the youth policy

juvenile adaptation centers

(JAC) as an emergency

within the local authority offices or undertaking other

accommodation for children while carrying out a short-

measures;

term intensive work with children and their families

to introduce new forms of work with various categories

(including the provision of housing), as well as in-depth

of young people, meeting the needs and demands of

assessment of the family and young children situation

youth;

and as a training center for social workers.

to promote mass sports among young people through

the creation of student and yard clubs, to increase the

To the Ministry of Health and Social Development of

number of sports grounds and bicycle paths in urban

the Republic of Kazakhstan:

areas;

to organize the systemic work on effective

to initiate measures expanding the accessibility of

popularization of healthy lifestyle among young people of

sports facilities and premises to young people engaged

all ages, using various forms and means of propaganda;

in physical culture and sports;

to improve structure and targeting of programs

to contribute to the development of national sports

in rural areas, the creation of sports boarding schools

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National Report

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«Youth of Kazakhstan - 2014»

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for rural youth;

to develop cultural and recreational infrastructure

catering to young people’s places of residence (yard

clubs and other youth service clubs).

To Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Civil

Service Affairs and Anti-corruption:

to work on introduction of youth quotas for elected

public service offices.

To national companies and large industrial

companies:

to continue work on establishing youth committees/

councils at enterprises of different sectors of economy

which address the issues of working youth.

To youth organizations:

to refocus activities by moving away from one-time

events and focusing effort on addressing specific

problems of different groups of young people;

to take part in supervision of environmental services

and organizations;

to develop diverse forms of youth communication;

to assist yard clubs, attract representatives of youth

subcultures to implementation of youth projects within

the framework of their activities.

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