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Botazhan is the monthly publication of the BOTA Foundation program.

Click here to view the 2012 Botazhan publications.

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The BOTA Foundation has made significant investment in maternal and child health, early childhood development, child and youth protection and livelihood development. BOTA shares its 2011 Annual Report of its work on behalf of impoverished and vulnerable children and youth in Kazakhstan. 

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My project examines contemporary Islamic practices and beliefs regarding pilgrimage and shrines in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. A swell of interest from local populations in visiting and rejuvenating sacred sites accompanied the emergence of independent states after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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Pilgrimage and Shrines in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (531 KB pdf)

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The story below was collected during a Most Significant Change evaluation and was selected as the most significant change in the domain of "Competencies and Personal Development."

“My Social Upgrade”
Violetta Skyrypnykova, Ukraine
2010-11, Lincoln University

I’m a recent graduate, and I think all the changes that are happening in my life are due to Global UGRAD program.

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The story below was collected during a Most Significant Change evaluation and was selected as the most significant change in the domain of "Attitudes and Global Perspectives."

“Changed Perceptions” 
Davit Sioridze, Georgia 

2010-11, Augustana College

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The story below was collected during a Most Significant Change evaluation and was selected as the most significant change in the domain of "Community Engagement."

“Sharing Opportunities to Step Up”
Archil Sumbadze, Georgia 
2010-2011, Duquesne University

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The story below was collected during a Most Significant Change evaluation and was selected as the most significant change in the domain of "Change in Job/Career."

“Discovering America, Discovering Me”
Tynchtykbek Zhanadylov, Kyrgyzstan
2007-08, Graceland University

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Since 2007 Bucharest has witnessed a resurgence of state-led urban development on a scale not seen since the socialist period. EU Structural Funding and public funding have financed many of these projects, transforming the dynamics of central and local governance in the process. This project examines the emergence of a new regime of urban governance that relies critically on EU and public funding, and the procurement of public projects.

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Urban Governance, Public Funding, and Recession in Postsocialist Bucharest (435 KB pdf)

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The system of education in Azerbaijan has witnessed a series of reforms. My project analyzes the extent to which these reforms have impacted school education. I have investigated the number of children, especially girls, who drop out from schools, what the reasons are for dropping out, what types of professional education are most popular, and how many of women pursue professional careers after school. As a special topic, I studied the impact of traditional religious and cultural values on women’s education in Azerbaijan.

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Girls' Education in Rural Azerbaijan: A Case Study of the Astara Region (257 KB pdf)

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Attitudes to violence have dramatically changed over the past twenty years in Central and Eastern Europe, but despite extensive activism, Hungary is one of three states in the region without a specific law on domestic violence. Additionally, services for victims are substantially below internationally expected levels, and data on violence against women are unreliable or unavailable.

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Defining Domestic Violence in Hungary: Successes and Continuing Challenges (421 KB pdf)

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