Developing sustainable NGOs in Kazakhstan

Abstract

In Kazakhstan the NGO sector has experienced significant changes since its early stages of development. The NGOs in the country function in different areas including education, human rights, health care, environment, assistance to the disabled, and many others. This article aims to explore and evaluate opportunities for sustainable development of NGOs in Kazakhstan. The paper gives an overview of the NGOs in Kazakhstan, concentrates on issues of sustainable development of NGOs. For promoting sustainable development NGOs need to develop funding opportunities, collaborate with states, business organizations, develop human resource management. Since there is relatively little information about NGOs' activities in Kazakhstan, the paper helps to understand this area of scientific inquiry.