Film producer, screenwriter, technology entrepreneur, founder of Bazelevs.
On account of more than 20 successful films, including Hollywood ones. He actively produces projects in the Screenlife format he invented, and also develops technology startups: Vera Voice, Parodist projects, ScreenReality interactive content platform, together with Microsoft, etc.

Ms. Michaela Friberg-Story has over 20 years of experience in the field of peace, security and development. Most recently, she has been strategically leading humanitarian operations and diplomacy for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Prior to that, she also served as Head of the Security Sector Reform Division of the Peace, Security and Development Agency of the Government of Sweden and worked in the Security Policy Department of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Prior to his appointment as UNICEF Country Office Representative in Kazakhstan, Arthur van Diezen served as UNICEF Regional Social Policy Adviser in the Middle East and North Africa (2015-2019) and as UNICEF Deputy Representative in Tajikistan (2010-2015).
Before joining UNICEF, Arthur van Diesen worked for the UK Department for International Development, UNDP and a number of international NGOs. He has worked and lived in Africa, South and Central Asia and the Middle East.
Arthur van Diesen has over 25 years of experience in social policy, applied social research, monitoring and evaluation and program management.

The owner of the outdoor sign "Mehr va Sakhovat"
Winner of the 2019 Taskin Prize for his contribution to the development of volunteerism in the country.
Winner of the 2021 Taskin Prize for joint contribution to the marathon in support of children with cancer.
Expert of the international award "We are together"
In 2020, she became one of the founders and director the “Uzbekistan Volunteer Association” NGO. NGO “Uzbekistan Volunteer Association” (UVA) is a single platform that unites and promotes initiative groups of volunteers in Uzbekistan acting as a medium of implementing ambitious projects and creative ideas. Under the leadership of Mrs. Abidova, more than 10 projects were implemented in a partnership with international organizations, more than 400 events were held with the involvement of self-organized initiative groups during the entire existence of this NGO since 2020.

The author of the methodological manual "Steps to constructive independence" on the prevention of destructive behavior of minors, the author of the workbook for the training "Organization of interaction between volunteer organizations with shelters and orphanages", the workbook for the School of Volunteerism of the RSC SK "Volunteerism: leadership and work with a team".

She is a Republican trainer of the international network of equal education Y-PEER in the field of reproductive health and moral and sexual education for young people, with experience in conducting trainings and coordinating volunteers. As well as a trainer of the Kazakhstan Association for Sexual and Reproductive Health (KMPA) on the topic of gender-based violence, champion-facilitator of the international project Dance4Life in Kazakhstan, which also works with the topic of reproductive health.
In 2022, the SHANYRAQ project was created, a social project aimed at creating a platform for people with hearing or visual impairments, which will allow them to watch movies and series, as well as receive information using smart voiceover technology.

Graduated with honors from National Research Technological University “MISIS”, where he studied metallurgy and economics of production. He received a master's degree from the University of Cambridge in the direction of "Micro- and nanotechnologies: their production", where he also received an MBA degree in the specialty "Commercialization of scientific developments". He is currently a candidate for a PhD in Education at the Higher School of Economics.
Founder of the educational project "Open School", initiator of the educational platform "Open Education".

Blatz Dil'mira has over 8 years of volunteer experience and is the recipient of the "Shapagat" Medal. Since 2016, she has been involved in the search for missing persons, and in 2020, she officially registered the public association "LIDER.KZ” Volunteer Movement."
"LIDER.KZ" is a search and rescue voluntary volunteer movement that is involved in searching for people in 22 cities in Kazakhstan and collaborates with volunteers from Russia, Uzbekistan, and Korea.

Vitaliy is a professional trainer with over 15 years of experience in formal and non-formal youth education.
Mission of the organization: Promotion of the humane principles and ideas of UNESCO in the field of education, science, culture and communication through the formation of UNESCO clubs throughout Belarus.

On March 31, 2022, he was unanimously elected Secretary General of TURKSOY by the members of the Permanent Council of TURKSOY at an extraordinary meeting of the Permanent Council of Ministers of Culture of the TURKSOY countries.
Until now, Raev has served as Deputy Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
Sultan Raev is one of the prominent literary figures of Kyrgyzstan. Throughout his life, along with state work, he continues to engage in creative activities. He is the People's Writer of the Kyrgyz Republic, has received many high awards from various states and international organizations for his special contribution and fruitful work in the field of intercultural rapprochement and relations between different countries and peoples.

Mr. Lindstrom began his career at UNFPA in Central Asia, where he worked as a Program Officer for the Central Asian Republics based in Uzbekistan.
He also served in the Asia-Pacific region, was UNFPA Deputy Representative in China, from where he was seconded to the CEB secretariat at the Office of the Secretary-General in Geneva before returning to UNFPA in Dili, East Timor.

Dias Kameridanov, together with his wife Aigerim Kameridanova, maintains a blog unknownkazak (“Unknown Kazakhstan”) dedicated to the history of Kazakhstan. The page of this blog on Instagram has more than 163 thousand subscribers, where the main audience is young people aged 25-34. also leads projects: Unknown Kazak talks - a monthly format of short speaker presentations in the Kazakh language and Unknown kitap - a monthly book club in the Kazakh language.

Being a dedicated volunteer in the field of historical and cultural heritage, he organizes volunteer archaeological expeditions. Thanks to the work of the Foundation's volunteers, dozens of monuments of the historical and cultural heritage of Kazakhstan were studied. Whether at an altitude of more than 3000 meters above sea level (currently the highest petroglyphic complex of Kazakhstan QyzEmshek has been studied) or hundreds of kilometers from home (the study of the monument of Arkharly, Ordakul, etc.), volunteers led by archaeologists are always ready for new discoveries.

First International UN Volunteer. He has worked abroad for over 29 years.
He speaks Russian, English, French, as well as his native language.
Telzhan Zhunusbekov now, despite reaching retirement age, works at a medical center in Almaty to teach others the experience he has gained.

Abylaikhan Abdikerimovich contributes to the development of healthcare and medical volunteering in the country. In 2019, in the city of Arys, during an emergency, a medical volunteer movement was organized with the participation of 110 volunteers, and first aid was provided to the population. In support of the victims, a charity event was held in the capital, and the necessary first aid items were purchased with the funds raised.
In 2020, he provided professional medical care during a pandemic in the city of Nur-Sultan, 120 medical volunteers united to fight COVID-19.
Since 2021, it has been implementing the Birgemiz: Saulyq nationwide project to attract volunteers to care for patients in hospices, oncology dispensaries and hospitals. More than 8,000 seriously ill people were assisted under this project.
In 2022, the “Dreams Come True” charity project was implemented, which makes the dreams of 105 seriously ill children come true, attracting active citizens, sponsors, patrons through the “Wish Tree” campaign.

From 1972 to 1996 he lived in the Marche region and worked as an environmental technician. During these years, he often traveled to African and Asian countries (Somalia, Algeria, Libya, Uzbekistan) to work on environmental projects. He was co-author of the first ecological dictionary published in Italy. IN
In 1996 he left Italy to devote himself as an environmentalist to international volunteering, working for the UN, the European Union and the OSCE, UNOPS, W.HO. in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia, Somaliland and Yemen. For three years he was a UNDP volunteer. Now he is a UNV veteran in Kazakhstan.
His main field of activity is water resources management, work in villages affected by drought. He has also worked in the field of water-related conflict prevention.

Coordinated a humanitarian needs assessment project at the Thai-Burmese border in February 2021 and during the COVID-19 epidemic in Thailand. Successfully implemented a project to help refugees and migrants on the island of Samos, Greece. In 2022, he led the implementation of three campaigns for the vaccination of Cameroonian refugees in the Republic of Chad. In 2023, under his leadership, a mobile group was created that provided assistance to the population living on the front line in the Zaporozhye region, Ukraine; was responsible for security, planning activities, negotiating with authorities.

Rimma Sabaeva has more than 14 years of experience in UNV in various positions, assists in the development of partnerships in the field of voluntary activities at the national, subregional and regional levels, provides support to UN entities in a strategic and focused inclusion of volunteerism and the mobilization of UN Volunteers.
In the period 2016-2022, it contributes to the development of programs, policies and legislation aimed at encouraging volunteerism: on the law on volunteering and in matters of its further improvement; and also contributed to the development of a partnership agreement between the Government of Kazakhstan and UNV Funding Program for International Professionals and Youth Volunteers 2020-2022; in integrating aspects of volunteerism in the 2019 Voluntary National Review of Kazakhstan, in the UN COVID-19 socio-economic assessment in Kazakhstan; mobilization of Volunteers in a significant event of the country EXPO-2017. Rimma began her professional career at the United Nations at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and previously worked at national universities in Kazakhstan and in the private sector.

Shasalim Shagalimov is the author of the Zhasyl Qalqan socio-ecological portal for fixing unauthorized landfills and registering green spaces in the country. At the same time, he is the head of the socio-ecological project ZQ2021, where he was one of the first to install vending machines for collecting plastic bottles and aluminum cans with their further processing and production of padding polyester. Shasalim promotes the ideas of environmental safety and personally participates in campaigns to protect the environment, involving schoolchildren in the problem of separate collection of recyclable materials, as well as organizing community work days on an ongoing basis in the Aqmola region.

Graduate of the Faculty of Communications of the Aegean University. In 1996, he began to engage in journalism. Works as an editor at TRT Haber. From the first days of the earthquake worked in the "field". Engaged in media coordination in Kahramanmarash, Adiyaman and Khatai.

Karima Hamama Ferkato is a young and passionate individual who has dedicated herself to making a positive impact on society through her work in volunteering. As the Manager of Volunteering Projects at the Algerian Network of Youth, Karima has demonstrated exceptional leadership and a deep commitment to promoting volunteerism in Algeria.
With a strong educational background and a genuine belief in the power of volunteering, Karima embarked on her journey to create meaningful change in her community. Over the years, she has gained extensive experience in organizing and coordinating volunteer activities that have made a significant difference in various sectors.
One of Karima's notable achievements was her involvement in a nationwide campaign aimed at improving literacy rates among underprivileged children. Recognizing the importance of education, she mobilized a team of volunteers and successfully implemented reading and mentoring programs in disadvantaged schools across the country. Through her dedication and effective management skills, Karima was able to inspire countless young minds and provide them with the tools they need to succeed.