girls in the Eraz Community career guidance program
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION · ERAZ
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We help teenagers from Kazakhstan see what is possible for them through mentoring, career guidance and meetings with leaders of international companies and universities.
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Education is a right, not a privilege
We believe every talented child deserves a chance. Our job is to give them the tools, mentoring and confidence to use it.
weeks in each cohort
cohorts of the course in 2025
finalists on the study trip to Singapore
Our program
Eraz Community: career guidance and mentorship for teenage girls in Kazakhstan
Eraz Community is a program of Educational Foundation ERAZ in which teenage girls from Kazakhstan choose a future career with mentors from international companies and universities. Each cohort runs for 8 weeks. In 2025, 40 girls took part across four cohorts.
How the program works
- 01
Selection by application
Girls born in 2010–2012 apply on this website
- 02
8 weeks of career guidance and mentoring.
Mentors work in technology, education and business in Singapore, Germany, the US, the Philippines and Kazakhstan.
- 03
Meetings with people from international companies and universities.
- 04
The final: a study trip for the top three participants, paid for by the foundation.
Results of 2025
9 finalists visited Singapore
12 organizations hosted them
From 23 to 29 June 2025, nine finalists visited Singapore, where 12 organizations hosted them, including universities, international companies and the Embassy of Kazakhstan. Ambassador Askar Kutykadam told the girls about the work of diplomats and the role of the Kazakh diaspora abroad. At the IFC office they met women leaders who shared how their careers began and developed. The foundation plans to run the program every year.
Who can apply
- Open to girls born in 2010–2012
- The program runs online from any city in Kazakhstan.
- Each cohort has three free places; the other places are paid, and we will announce the price later.
- The next intake starts in January 2027.
Our mentors
Experts in technology, education and business who guide the girls through every stage of the program.
Saule Imanova
Singapore
Inkar Aitkuzhina
Germany
Sholpan Primbetova
Kazakhstan
Altynay Arapova
Philippines
Roza Yegizbayeva
Singapore
Altynay Bidibekova
USA
Assel Zhumagali
Singapore
Gaukhar Serikkalykyzy
Kazakhstan
About us
A word from our CEO
"We believe every talented child deserves a chance. Our job is to turn that chance into a real opportunity through education, mentoring and support. We started with one project and one group of girls. Now we want to run the program every year."
How you can help
Every kind of help leads to something real: a new STEM lab, a scholarship for a gifted teenager, or an hour of a mentor's time.
Individual donation
A one-time or monthly gift. It costs about $5,000 for one girl to take part in the program.
Donate
Corporate partnership
Partner with us on the second cohort: sponsor places, host a visit to your company, or mentor participants.
Get in touch Mentoring and volunteering
Share your experience with Eraz Community participants, run workshops for teachers, or help review applications.
Become a volunteer
Spread the word
Post about the foundation on social media, tell teachers you know about the scholarships, or hold a charity event.
FollowTransparency and reporting
The foundation operates strictly under its Charter and the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan. All funds go to charitable purposes only. We publish our key documents for partners, scholarship holders and the public.
News and events
All news →Our trip to Singapore
From June 23 to 29, finalists of the Eraz Community 2025 cohort visited Singapore. They met with representatives of universities, international companies and the Embassy of Kazakhstan to see what education can open up for them.
Read more →Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Singapore meets Eraz Community finalists
Askar Kutykadam, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Singapore, met with nine Eraz Community finalists. He talked about the country's foreign policy, the work of diplomats and the role of the Kazakh diaspora abroad, and encouraged the girls to pursue their goals with confidence.
Read more →Women leaders at IFC share their stories with Eraz Community finalists
At the IFC office in Singapore, Eraz Community finalists met professionals who talked about their careers: how they started, what doubts they had and how they found their way.
Read more →
An educational foundation that helps teenage girls in Kazakhstan discover career opportunities.
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Bank details
- Public Foundation "ERAZ Educational Foundation"
- IBAN: KZ4396503F0013822881
- Bank: ForteBank JSC
- BIC / SWIFT: IRTYKZKA
- Beneficiary code (KBe): 18
Contacts
- 8 Rakhymzhan Koshkarbayev Avenue, apt. 1810, Saraishyk district, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
- info@eraz.org
- +7 706 693 7245
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