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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
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 US$43 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
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 managementGrant 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
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)
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.
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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