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My stay in Kentau ends tomorrow. Time to take a first assessment. The high engagement of the staff, their interest and openness, the child-friend

If I look at the pictures from Ajteke bi from last year and compare them to those from Kentau, the stark difference deeply affects me (see photos). The disaster caused by the...

Mobile phones in Kazakhstan It is no surprise that the use of mobile phones shapes everyday life in Kazakhstan. “Hans look up” has become

As in Moldova and the former GDR, above-ground district heating and gas pipes shape the cityscapes. Their construction is sometimes quite adventurous - one could almost assume...

Turkestan, Türkestan, or Türkistan is not only the name of a region in Kazakhstan; it is also the name of the capital of this area. I was able to visit it yesterday, Saturday, in...

What a luxury to be staying so close to the Centro! I set off there shortly before 10 a.m. Bagdard, the interpreter, is usually there before me.

Special education support has only been implemented through special classes in mainstream schools for the past two years. It is only available in major cities like Turkestan or...

Appetizer

The city of Kentau is currently calm, almost sleepy. It might be due to the heat that hardly any people are found on the streets.

Chadrasch, daughter-in-law of Gulnar, is a trained special educator (here referred to as defectologists) and serves as the educational director. I was able to observe her working...

This is Gulnar, the head of the facility. The birth of a disabled grandchild motivated her to establish the center. Together with her daughter-in-law and son, they now ru

An amazing variety of therapeutic materials can be found in this facility. You can see a selection of them in the photos. I want to draw your particular attention to the first...

After a long flight, with a layover in Astana, I landed in Turkestan, the capital of Turkestan. There, I was warmly welcomed by Gulnar, the head of the center, and her s

Now I'm finally ready to venture into Kazakhstan again. This time I'm going in the opposite direction, to the far east of the country, to Turkestan, more precisely to Kentau. On...