Soros Foundation - Kazakhstan provides $500,000 to support vulnerable groups of population

AKIPRESS.COM - The Board of Trustees of the Soros Foundation-Kazakhstan decided to allocate a special reserve fund of $500,000 to help the most vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan. "The coronavirus pandemic has revealed gaping holes in social and economic infrastructure of society. The epidemic significantly expands the list of socially vulnerable groups; sometimes restrictive measures during the state of emergency lead to human rights violations. The SFK's Special Fund, will accept unsolicited applications aimed at protecting the most vulnerable groups of society during a pandemic till the end of May. While getting adapted to the new, we are also ready to review our program activities in the context of the pandemic," says Aida Aydarkulova, Chairperson of the Board of the Soros Foundation - Kazakhstan.
The special fund will accept applications to support and protect the rights of socially vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 period (prisoners, migrants, the elderly, people with disabilities, palliative patients, children with special educational needs, etc.); to counteract misinformation, expand access to online education, monitor the spending of the state budget aimed at combating the pandemic and protect and promote human rights and freedoms during the state of emergency.