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International Day of Rural Women: Kazakh Mother Improves Family's Living Conditions October 14, 2011 To commemorate International Rural Women's Day, IREX would like to present this story about one woman's work to support her family. IRWD is a day to honor contributions of rural women to rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty. A caring mother of young children, and the wife of a local railway worker, Arman Tuygunbekova lives in a small village in Northern Kazakhstan. In this region unemployment is a constant threat, child development centers and schools are sparse and often ill equipped, and local women, like Arman, have little knowledge or access to information about proper nutrition for themselves and their families.	BOTA Foundation Discusses Poverty Reduction Programming with Kazakhstan Government June 3, 2011 BOTA representatives presented the government with the nuts and bolts of its poverty reduction toolbox: the Conditional Cash Transfer Program, Tuition Assistance Program, and Social Service Program.
Brighter Colors and Brighter Futures for Scholarship Recipients May 11, 2011 by Ashley Snell While university scholarships provided to Kazakhstan’s disadvantaged youth will certainly help them towards brighter futures, there is still an important component necessary for becoming an empowered and successful individual. That piece is the development of the life skills necessary in order to “effectively improve the economic and social situations of their families, communities, and nation."	Social Integration for the Disabled: An Opportunity for Collaboration April 13, 2011 by BOTA CCT Department & Sulaiman Bah How does one ensure that children with disabilities and their family get the opportunity to enjoy a full life? How does one create conditions for the social integration of children with disabilities and prevent their institutionalization?
Baiterek: The “Tree of Life” for Children with Disabilities April 13, 2011 by Ainel Kainazarova & Simonetta Simmons The cotton tree, or Baiterek, was known as “the tree of life” by the ancient Turks. Itwas seen as a bridge between heaven and earth. Forever strong, this tree now symbolizes Kazakhstan for many; its roots representing the nation’s history and its branches the future. Baiterek is also a public association in Uralsk that is working to build a prosperous future for youth with disabilities.	More than Money Can Buy April 13, 2011 by Raushan Kenzhetayeva & Simmonetta Simmons The BOTA Conditional Cash transfer (CCT) program works to deliver financial support to poor families. Apart from monetary assistance, what other benefits does a family receive?
Merging Perspectives on Programmatic Results January 6, 2011 by Troy Johnson IREX, Save the Children and the World Bank work together to pursue programmatic goals while conseptualizing results differently.	Strategic Focus for BOTA’s programs January 6, 2011 by Troy Johnson The BOTA Project Management team establishes a strategic framework which focuses our three programmatic activities on mutually reinforcing objectives
"Helping Ourselves By Helping Others" December 9, 2010 by Troy Johnson The Eldany Foundation of Kazakhstan reaches out to Almaty's disabled youth.	The Third Leg: Encouraging Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Markets December 8, 2010 by Troy Johnson Building durable relationships between governments and service providing NGOs may be easier than building them between NGOs and local businesses.