Kazakhstan continues to implement the International Volunteers Year, declared by the UN at the initiative of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Since the beginning of 2026, 200 events have been held in the East Kazakhstan Region, bringing together approximately 3,500 people.

Today, there are over 2,000 active volunteers in the region. They help the elderly, participate in environmental campaigns, support rescuers, and organize charitable projects and large-scale public events.

There are 14 volunteer front offices, over 20 volunteer associations, 37 NGOs, and 13 initiative groups, coordinated by a regional front office based at the Youth Resource Center.

Particular attention is paid to environmental initiatives. As part of the "Taza Kazakhstan" campaign, volunteers have held hundreds of events, collected over 19 tons of waste, planted thousands of trees, and united nearly 18,000 young people around the idea of ​​caring for nature. One of the most significant initiatives was the "Meiirimdi Shygys" charity campaign.
Begun as a regional project, it was expanded into the national "Meiirimdi Kazakhstan" initiative and has helped over 10,000 people.

According to research by the National Volunteer Network, by the end of 2025, more than 95% of residents of East Kazakhstan were aware of volunteering.

This demonstrates the deeply rooted values ​​of mutual assistance and philanthropy, the high level of trust in the volunteer movement, and its enduring popularity.

The youngest volunteer in East Kazakhstan is 13 years old, while the oldest, a silver volunteer, is 65. This once again proves that helping others is possible at any age.

After all, volunteering isn't about age, but about the desire to make the world a better place.