The fith edition of the International Forum of Jewish Youth was held in Kazakhstan with the support of “Mitsva” Association and the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress.
It brought together 30 participants from across Kazakhstan in a recreation area on the coast of the Kapchagay reservoir.
The chairman of the Mitsva Assciation, Alexander Baron, and the director of Jewish community center "Rimon", Inessa Chugainova, opened the forum. Baron held a roundtable discussion with young people and talked about the ideas of Jewish community building. Project managers who had won at the project fair in the last year provided reports on their projects.
A number of activities were undertaken at the forum, including a photo contest and the Jewish sports society Maccabi. Training sessions on issues such project management, fundraising and grant policy were also held.
The International Jewish Youth Forum "I - leader" is held every year by the Jewish community of Kazakhstan. It provides an opportunity to the Jewish youth to realize their potential, skills, ideas and dreams. It forms the core of educated youth, grounded on community building.
