FLEX Alumni in South Kazakhstan Use Sports to Learn
This March, the FLEX Alumni community of South Kazakhstan organized a Powderpuff football game in Almaty in honor of International Women’s Day. ‘Powderpuff’ is...
Social Café: Social Entrepreneurship in Action in Kazakhstan
Organizers of the Social Cafe in Astana have recently opened a crowdfunding campaign to support the initiative. All of the funds raised will help...
5 Projects Ideas for FLEX Alumni, by FLEX Alumni Grants 2016 Winners :)
Every year, FLEX Alumni around the world hold amazing projects with the support of the FLEX Alumni Grants program. If you missed the full...
Lemonade Sale in Seven Cities of Kazakhstan.
Sixty alumni in Kazakhstan held lemonade stands in July and August to raise money to cover surgery costs for a nine-year old girl diagnosed...
Make the Children Smile $20 Challenge Project
The FLEX program is pleased to announce the winner of the FLEX 20th Anniversary competition $20 Challenge Contest Vladimir Krekhmayer ’13 (Pavlodar, Kazakhstan). Vladimir organized the...
Bee Mindful: Alumnae in Kazakhstan Engage Youth in Dialogue on Mental Health
Kamilya Zulfukharova ’17 (Taraz, Kazakhstan / Plainwell, MI)
There is not a lot of attention paid to mental illness in schools and universities in Kazakhstan,...
Programming Bootcamp
Almas Kebekbayev ’08 (Almaty, Kazakhstan/Visalia, CA)
Project Title: Programming Boot Camp
Project Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
$1147 in 2014 FLEX Alumni Grant Program Funding
Summary: Almas Kebekbayev ’08 organized...
Fact-Checking Webinar: How to Evaluate News Credibility
The importance of fact-checking the media is a serious topic that has become especially relevant today due to the rise of disinformation regarding COVID-19....
Eleven Years of Service: FLEX Alumni Participation in Global Youth Service Day
The 2015 Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) celebrations marked the eleventh anniversary of FLEX alumni organizing service projects in their communities alongside youth worldwide...
GYSD Kazakhstan: Education for Rural Students
Nazerke Zarlykhanova '12 (Altau, Kazakhstan)Event Location: State school 7, Almaty region$500 FLEX Alumni Grant Funding$850 cost share from: State school №7, KIMEP Honour Society,...