Saida

Kazakhstan, SUSI 2017

Saida organized a group of eight volunteers from her university in Astana to teach English and support children in a local orphanage. Each volunteer is assigned to a cohort of students and they visit the orphanage twice a week. In addition to delivering English lessons, the volunteers sometimes take the youth to the cinema or organize special activities to motivate them. In total, the group serves 100 children. The name of their volunteer group is Education for New Generation of Kazakhstan (ENG).

Saida with a group of children.
Saida (left), mentoring children in the English alphabet.

A group of children posting for a photo at a movie theater.
Children enjoying a trip to the cinema with ENG volunteers.

Mission

The Study of the United States Institute (SUSI) on Women's Leadership is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). ECA's mission is "to foster mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries to promote friendly and peaceful relations.