Preparing for the school year is a difficult and costly event. Astana Opera with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan helped the capital’s low-income and large families in this difficult task as part of a charity event dedicated to September 1. The opera house’s volunteers delivered the gifts personally to the happy schoolchildren.
“In the Year of Children, we pay special attention to the younger generation. Preparing a child for school is an important event for any family. Unfortunately, for families with many children and low-income families, this is very costly. Recognizing this fact, Astana Opera’s volunteers could not stand aside, putting together special boxes with stationery and other school supplies, as well as food packages for those in need,” Aizhan Kurmangaliyeva, Astana Opera’s deputy director, says. “We understand the importance of such support, we sincerely empathize with people experiencing life’s difficulties, and we strive to facilitate the preparation for the new school year, and we also call on everyone to help low-income families, because it remains relevant at all times.”
Gift sets from Astana Opera include the most necessary school supplies: backpacks, notebooks, pens, pencils, rulers, pencil cases, paints, plasticine and much more, which no child can do without.
“We are very inspired by charity, because we sincerely rejoice at the opportunity to help people. We see their emotions and it is especially gratifying to see children smiling and looking at their gifts with interest,” the volunteers emphasized.
It is worth emphasizing that charity work has become an integral part of life at the opera house and is organized on an ongoing basis. It is not limited to one area of focus or configuration. The attention of Astana Opera’s staff covers different segments of the population: low-income and large families, single mothers, disabled people, as well as children left without parental care.
For example, in anticipation of the Victory Day, volunteers visited the capital’s veterans, and on the World Autism Awareness Day, Astana Opera hosted a charity concert, in which children with autism spectrum disorder have taken part.
In addition to organizing philanthropic performances and acts of charity, Astana Opera provides financial assistance to specific people in need by delivering food, medical supplies or essential goods to their homes.