Soros Foundation Kazakhstan invested about $20 mln in Kazakh education development
13:12, 14 April 2011
ASTANA. April 14. KAZINFORM /Murat Zhakeyev/ Over 15 years of its work the non-governmental non-profit organization Soros Foundation Kazakhstan invested about USD 20 million in development of Kazakhstan's education. FSK educational consultant Saule Kalikova made it public at a roundtable on the issues of availability of quality education for children from socially vulnerable groups.
"Perhaps, this figure (USD 20 million) does not sound serious at a time when large amounts of money are poured annually into the education industry of Kazakhstan. However, it should be understood that we had come to Kazakhstan in 1995, when the system was in crisis. Then we brought here not only money but also technology, experience, which I think became useful for Kazakhstan," S. Kalikova noted.