The young lady was at her first New Year party at Salem Social Village, but she couldn’t keep her emotions in check. She watched the gathered people with their wide smiles, listened to the words of congratulations being said, and wiped the tears from her eyes. They were tears flowing from her amazement at what she […]
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According to experts at the World Health Organization, Kazakhstan is a leader in Central Asia of the implementation of progressive programs to address the problem of AIDS. The living proof of this in action is Salem Social Village’s interactive AIDS Xperience project. The task of the AIDS Xperience is to draw public attention towards HIV/AIDS issues, […]
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The International Day of Volunteering falls on 5th December each year, so for Salem Social Village, with our volunteering project and a focus on empowering young people to do something for those around them, we have lots of reasons to mark this day. The Salem Social Cafe was once again the warm welcoming venue for […]
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One year ago, a single mother with four children approached Salem Social Village for help. This kind-hearted and open woman, who had already been on her own for a number of years, was called Gulzhamal. She had a pretty tough situation – her husband had died, she was left looking after a big family alone, […]
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This year, November 29th was marked as the worldwide day of generosity, Giving Tuesday! This new concept, originating in the US as a way of combatting the post-Thanksgiving consumer indulgences of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, has begun to arrive in the post-Soviet world over the last couple of years. It’s really just a day […]
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