Charitable Activities

In 2024, Samruk-Kazyna Trust implemented projects totalling KZT 36.6 billion in healthcare, education, sports, inclusion development, creative industries, and also provided assistance to flood victims. The projects were implemented in partnership with non-profit organisations in the regions where the Fund's companies operate, taking into account the needs of the population, as well as in areas where government resources are insufficient.

The total number of direct beneficiaries of charitable projects was about 700,000 people, including more than 101,000 rural population and 500 employed people.

In the healthcare sector, attention has been paid to ensuring accessibility of medical and rehabilitation care, introducing innovative treatment methods and improving the quality of life of Kazakhstanis. Ten rehabilitation centres for children and adults with disabilities have been launched. A D-WALL robotic laboratory was purchased from the National Centre for Children's Rehabilitation in Astana. The treatment of 10 children whose diagnoses are incurable in Kazakhstan was paid for. Training and advanced training was organised for 72 members of an interdisciplinary team of specialists from state medical and social institutions working in inpatient and semi-inpatient facilities to improve the quality of special social services.

In 2024, we, together with the National Commission, also implemented the charity projects, Tugan Yelge Sayahat and Medical Trains:

• Tugan Yelge Sayakhat project in the format of a summer camp for talented children and children-producers of the Samruk-Kazyna Group of companies.
• 400 children, half of them from flood-affected regions, were given the opportunity to participate in the excursion camp through the operation of 2 camp tours.
• The Medical Trains project is aimed at providing qualified medical and legal assistance to the population of remote stations in the country by running a medical train.

In 2024, more than 101,000 residents of remote areas received high-quality medical and legal assistance.

The Centre for Children with Down Syndrome in Almaty also continues to operate with an annual enrolment of 90 children.

In the field of inclusion support, 14 inclusion support offices were opened in Astana city and Akmola region in 2024 alone. 78 adaptive sports sections were organised in 21 settlements, covering more than 890 pupils, 4 seasons of sports camp were held for 200 children and teenagers (10-18 years old) with cerebral palsy, delayed psycho-verbal development, autism, visual impairment and their parents, 30 children with mental and motor disorders are engaged in cycling with professional coaches. A resource training and methodological centre has also been opened in Astana to create an inclusive urban and social environment, accessibility assessment experts have been trained, and 15 major tourist sites in the city have been assessed for compliance with the needs of people with disabilities, and conditions are being created for the training of citizens with disabilities; in 2024, 180 persons with disabilities were trained in digital areas throughout the country.

In the field of education, 133 students of Zhanaozen city continue their studies in various educational institutions of the country. Of the 50 graduates of iQanat high school of Burabay 2024, all 50 entered higher education institutions, 80% on a grant.

In the field of sports, a contribution was made to the development of infrastructure and the creation of an accessible sports environment. Six large sports complexes were built, including a table tennis centre in Kyzylorda and a boxing centre in Turkestan. As part of the development of the creative industry for talented youth, Qyzylzhar Creative Centre was opened in Petropavlovsk.

In order to provide assistance to the regions affected by floods on behalf of the entire Group of companies of the Fund allocated funds in the amount of KZT 22 billion. Additional assistance was provided in the form of providing necessary equipment, fuel and lubricants, humanitarian aid, as well as providing free transportation of people for a total amount of about KZT 8 billion.

Thus, the total budget of assistance provided within the framework of charitable activities, taking into account the approved projects of Samruk-Kazyna Trust in the amount of KZT 36.6 billion, as well as additional assistance in the amount of KZT 8 billion, amounted to KZT 44.6 billion.

Partnership with Kazakhstan Khalkyna Public Foundation continues, within the framework of which projects are being implemented to open 13 early intervention centres and 10 rehabilitation centres for children with autism. The total coverage of children in the two areas is more than 2,700 children with special developmental needs.

PLANS FOR 2025

In 2025, the Samruk-Kazyna Fund will continue its active charitable and social activities, implementing large-scale initiatives in key areas: inclusion, development of sports, culture, support of socially vulnerable groups of the population. All projects are aimed at improving the quality of life of Kazakhstanis, promoting social justice and sustainable prosperity of the country.

INCLUSION

The formation of an inclusive environment remains one of the Fund’s priorities. During the year, ten new rehabilitation centres are planned to be opened in the regions of Kazakhstan, which will annually reach more than 1,850 children with special needs.

It is planned to organise a sports-inclusive summer camp for special children, which will provide psychological assistance to parents of children with special needs.

As part of the Tugan Yelge Sayahat project, an annual excursion train is planned. A total of 600 children will be covered, including 200 children of employees of the Fund's Group of companies.

The Zharkyn Bolashak project, aimed at supporting children from socially vulnerable families in Zhanaozen by creating conditions for studying in the country's leading educational organisations, will continue.

As part of the Year of Working Professions, the Foundation is launching a special programme to prepare pupils in grades 8-9 at orphanages for college entrance in in-demand working professions.

As part of the continuation of the project on creating accessible education for all, it is planned to open 15 inclusion support rooms for children with special educational needs – ten in Astana and five in Atyrau region. The expected coverage will be about 400 children.

To organise leisure activities for elderly people, improve their health and social interaction, the Company will begin construction and reconstruction works at the Active Longevity Centre in Taraz city.

In addition to the above, Salamatty Kazakhstan, a traditional medical train, will continue to run. Its specialists provide free medical and legal assistance to about 100,000 residents of remote and rural regions of the country.

SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

Construction of four new fitness centres will begin in rural regions of Kazakhstan, including Akmola, Ulytau, Atyrau and West Kazakhstan regions.

There are also plans to build a modern sports complex in Semey, which will provide access to infrastructure for people of all ages to engage in physical activity.

CULTURE

The city of Uralsk will open OzgeEpic Oral, a creative hub which will become a point of attraction for young people, creative communities and entrepreneurs. In Semey city, a specialised library aimed at increasing reading culture and accessibility of knowledge will start working. In Almaty, the Kasteev Museum of Art is scheduled for ongoing renovation.

Also in 2025, construction works will start to build a Kazakhstan-German School for 600 pupils in Astana.

The Samruk-Kazyna Fund remains committed to sustainable development, strengthening social stability and supporting initiatives that can change people's lives for the better.