Euroasian Jewish News

Student Volunteer Program in Almaty

On August 9-17, a program for volunteers took place in Almaty. The volunteers are college students from Kazakhstan and the USA, organized by the Mitzvah Association of the Jewish Communities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Rimon Community Center, and the Polina Chesed of Almaty, with the support of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Alexander Baron, EAJC General Council Member and Mizvah Association President, had an important role in the organization and realization of the program.

This volunteer program is a unique project that combines the joint volunteer project of the students and the mutual familiarization of two countries with Jewish community life.

34 participants of the program made daily visits to the clients of the chesed program “Care in the Home,” and helped the elderly with their home tasks. The children's camp in the Rimon community center as part of the “Children's Initiative” program also had its volunteers. The students worked with children, helping the workers of the community center.