Halyk Berekesi is a project of the Halyk Foundation aimed at supporting socially vulnerable groups of the population and providing assistance to families in difficult life situations (DLS).
The first project, “BEREKE CITY,” was established on July 10, 2016, and is located in the “Madeniet” microdistrict of Almaty. Since the project’s launch, 50 families have received support, eight of whom later acquired their own housing. At present, the total number of apartments in BEREKE CITY is 65. In July 2020, the Halyk Fund allocated 78,000,000 tenge to furnish 40 apartments with furniture and appliances, which had remained empty due to a lack of funding for their equipment.
Thanks to its comprehensive approach to the problem, the project helps break the cycle of poverty and helps the family “get back on its feet”, so it was decided to scale the project under the general brand Halyk Berekesi.
The Halyk Berekesi project includes:
1. Construction of multi-apartment social housing buildings in the Zhambyl, Turkestan, Almaty, Kyzylorda regions and the city of Shymkent.
At the first stage in 2021, it is planned to construct two four-story buildings with a total area of about 4,243.8 square meters. The ground floors are designated for social entrepreneurship projects and training centers for the project’s beneficiaries.
Each house is designed for 48 apartments, of which apartments with an area of 30 square meters are designed for a family of up to three people, apartments with an area of 65 square meters are designed for a family of four people or more.
2. Housing program
Temporary accommodation for a family in a difficult life situation: provision of free housing with the conclusion of an agreement to receive social assistance for 1-3 years.
3. Support and advisory support: social adaptation of families in difficult life situations, in accordance with international standards, experience and methodological base.
Based on the analysis of the family situation, a comprehensive program is developed for working with a psychologist and social worker.
The program also includes assistance from specialists in the following areas: registration of benefits (receiving assistance from the state, NGOs), assistance in employment matters, psychological and legal consultation, personality development, financial literacy, etc.
At this stage, the Foundation cooperates with the following structures: the Ministry of Education and Science, the Department of Education, the Department of Health, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (inspectors for women and children, guardianship authorities), akimats, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection.
4. Additional education for children and adults: a wide range of specialized training is provided.
Teaching preschool and school-age children basic life skills, courses for teenagers, school children and preschool children (English, drawing, handicrafts for girls, etc.).
Training for adult beneficiaries (employment center programs – mastering the professions of hairdresser, seamstress, massage therapist, pastry chef, courses in “Financial Literacy”, etc.).
