FAIR OF YOUTH PROJECTS

Almaty 17.10.2006

Sunday evening. In Jewish Community Center the large holiday was held: the workers of Jewish Community Center "Rimon" welcomed the visitors of cheerful colorful Fair of the Youth Projects.

The idea to organize the Fair representing creative innovation projects of the members of the Jewish Community of Almaty city, belonged to the participants of the program "Youth Leadership ", carried out within the framework of Association of the Jewish National Organizations of Kazakhstan "Mitsva".

To participation in Fair were invited all wishing - and by day of opening 14 projects reflecting interests and sphere of activity not only of "Youth Leadership ", but also all Jewish Community were registered.

The fair of the Youth Projects has appeared a very interesting and bright activity. The visitors and high visitors of Fair were struck with a variety and originality of ideas, unusual creative approach of the coordinators of the projects to decoration of exhibition stands, presentation tables, design of the information booklets and brochures.

On the first floor of a building of Jewish Community Center "Rimon" such projects, as "Advertising agency "Simkha", "Youth Leadership" and "Youth of a Community for Health of the Citizens !!!" were presented.

In an exhibition hall of the second floor the presentation tables of 11 projects were placed: " Talking Book ", "Mobile Exhibition ", " Zahav: educational portal ", " News agency: ÀÒ " Kesev "," 100 sq. meters of art ", Jewish Festival of Children's Creation " Freilehe Kinder "," Dancing project of JCC "," Centre: the movement is a life "," Fund&you" and " History of one man - history of the whole people ".

On the first and second floors the information stands with the brief description of each project in Russian and English languages, booklets representing the organizers of fair - Jewish Community Centre "Rimon" and Association "Mitsva", and welcome drinks tables were located.

The organizers and visitors of Fair with pleasure participated in voting to choose the best projects in three nominations: the most interesting project, best presentation and most rallied team. Upon termination of Fair the votes were counted up, and the won projects were marked by the congratulatory letters and sweet prizes.

The fair of the Youth Projects helped to realize a number of tasks, highly important for youth movement and workers of a Community. First, the Fair gave an excellent opportunity to improve skills of visual presentation of the ideas, opportunity of dialogue with the creative people, access to the information on other projects in similar sphere of activity, and also important exchange of opinions concerning a urgency, accuracy of a formulation of the purposes and tasks, strategy of the project. Secondly, the coordinators of the projects have established important for the future development of the ideas contacts to the representatives of the international organizations, large companies, charitable funds which have kindly visited Fair.

The fair was interesting and useful and for the visitors, as on it the ways of the solution of social and culturological problems peculiar to many public organizations, working in Kazakhstan were presented.

We thank you for participation and sincerely we hope to see you next time on our celebratory measures.


Maria Makarova