Local Development in Kazakhstan

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Local Development in Kazakhstan

• Enhancing human security in Semey
• Business incubator in Atyrau
• Employment services SYSLAB, Almaty, Shymkent
• Localizing MDGs in South Kazakhstan

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Semipalatinsk 1 phase

• 2002-2005, 1.1 million (Government of Japan)
  
• Area former Semipalatinsk poligon
• Scope Income generation (micro-crediting for
  women), job creation (business advisory
  services), NGO development (small grants)
• Achievements
• At the request of the Government of Kazakhstan,
  UNDP has established an open Trust Fund for the
  Semipalatinsk Relief and Rehabilitation Programme
  (38 projects worth US43 million).
• Micro-credit organisation Bereke
  self-sustainable
• Lessons learnt not enough donor cooperation to
  maintain all results
• Challenges funding not sufficient to extend
  results to all territory

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Semipalatinsk 2 phase, UN Joint Programme

• 2008-1010, 2m (Government of Japan)
• Partner Semey City Akimat, East-Kazakhstan
  Oblast Akimat
• UN agencies UNDP, UNV, UNICEF, UNFPA
• Scope Develop entrepreneurship, health and
  social services, community mobilization
• Achievements Survey on opportunities for
  SMEs microfinance programme starting, seminars
  on CSR and business management
• Grant mechanism under development (parallel
  funding from local authorities (130 000 USD)
• Lessons learnt Delayed start asked for update
  of activities
• Challenges good cooperation among UN agencies

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Business Incubator in Atyrau

• 2003-2007, 306.000 (Chevron)
• Partners Atyrau Oblast Akimat, Chevron,
  Citibank Foundation
• Scope Opening of a business incubator facility
  and provision of business services to
  entrepreneurs. The incubator offers a package of
  services physical work space for micro-small
  production/service, initially below market rates
  focused advisory administration
• Achievements Business Incubators functioning
  after the end of financing from the project
• Lessons learnt Initiative successful if well
  rooted in the local reality
• Challenges for the Business incubator to
  maintain the building (owned by local
  administration)

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SYSLAB Employment Services, Almaty, Shymkent

• 2007-2010, 300,000 (Government of Norway, UNDP)
• Partners Almaty City Department of Labour,
  SYSTEM LABORATORY (SYSLAB Int)
• Scope Establish sustainable centers for
  services to unemployed with higher education
  using SYSLAB methodology
• Achievements Centre in Almaty opened in 2007
  intake 20 students, to be expanded to 40
  students. Centre in Shymkent to open by end 2008.
  Third centre planned for 2009 (Kyzylorda).
  Graduates employment rate 90. Parallel
  financing from partner.
• Lessons learnt Ownership of local partners
  built from the very beginning
• Challenges Sustainable functioning of existing
  centres and opening of the third one.

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Localizing MDGs in South Kazakhstan (2007)

• 2006-2007, 57,000 (UNDP)
• Partner South-Kazakhstani Oblast Akimat
• Scope Advice to local authorities on
  integration of localized MDGs in regional
  development programmes
• Achievements Local Development Strategy of the
  South Kazakhstan Oblast developed and approved
• Lessons learned The change in staff in local
  bodies affect the continuity of results.
• Challenges Availability of resources

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