A girl from Kazakhstan became the first in the post-Soviet space to receive a scholarship from the Obama Foundation

Dinara Auelbekova, a graduate of Nazarbayev University, became the first recipient of an Obama Foundation scholarship from Kazakhstan, reports InformBuro.

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The program "Obama Foundation Fellows (The Obama Foundation Scholars program) gives a Kazakh woman the opportunity, together with young leaders of other countries, to undergo intensive training at Columbia and Chicago Universities.

Dinara Auelbekova holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Nazarbayev University and holds an MBA in International Management from Geneva Business School. In 2021, she founded the Girls Power Fund. Dinara helps young women from rural areas of Kazakhstan get STEM education.

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Over the course of the foundation, more than 700 high school girls and young women have gained hands-on experience in coding, web development, and project development. Using a project-based learning methodology, the girl's organization conducted 20 specialized programs aimed at developing technical and leadership skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). When developing the curriculum, the interests, aspirations and needs of the program participants were taken into account.

Also Girls Power Fund launched a free tutoring program during the Covid-19 pandemic, when many young women had to juggle remote learning with childcare responsibilities. Dinara Auelbekova also works as an international project management consultant together with the Eurasia Foundation, UNDP in Kazakhstan and the Institute for External Cultural Relations of Germany.

“I want to thank everyone who helped me reach this level and especially my parents. Just 1,5 years ago, my dad gave me $50 to officially register my fund, and here I am. It is a great honor and responsibility to be the first scholarship recipient not only from Kazakhstan, but also from the entire post-Soviet space,” Dinara Auelbekova wrote in Instagram.

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The Obama Foundation Fellows program provides an opportunity for future leaders who have achieved specific accomplishments to reach the next level. The Obama Foundation offers a comprehensive curriculum of leadership development, training, and one-on-one support throughout the academic year.

Fellows, in addition to academic and practical training, will receive new tools and experience necessary to expand their activities.

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