On 30 August, over 100 families affected by the floods in the Kobda District, Aktobe Region, received keys to new comfortable houses. Ninety eight houses were built in the village of Kobda, another 17 – in the village of Zharyk, all of them were built with the support of the Bulat Utemuratov Foundation.
Each house, with an area of 80 to 100 square meters, is equipped with modern amenities, including bathrooms and boiler rooms for autonomous heating. Handing over the keys to the new residents, Akim of the Aktobe Region Askhat Shakharov emphasized that those affected by the disaster received timely assistance from the state and private philanthropists.
“We are grateful to the caring businessmen for their contribution to the restoration of our region after the disaster. Joint work with the Bulat Utemuratov Foundation to provide the victims with housing demonstrated how important it is to unite forces in difficult times. The joy of people getting new houses and returning to normal life inspires us to continue cooperation for the benefit of the region,” noted Askhat Shakharov.
Many of those who received new housing temporarily lived with relatives or rented housing. Mother of four children Zhadyra Ayapbergenova, who has lived in the Kobda district for more than 30 years, shared her impressions.
“During the floods, the water in the house rose to 20 centimetres, and we lost everything in one moment. Thanks to the support of philanthropists and the state, we now have a new home, new hope. We are very grateful for this help. We like the house, we had already visited it earlier to view the construction process. It has everything for comfortable living, including heating and bathrooms,” she said.
The foundation director, Marat Aitmagambetov, emphasized the importance of supporting the affected families:
“We always strive to support people in difficult times. Losing a roof over your head is a hardship experience for any person. Our task was not only to build comfortable and high-quality houses in a timely manner, but also to help people return to normal life and restore their confidence in the future.”
In the coming days, the foundation will hand over the keys to 32 more houses, which will allow the large-scale project to provide housing for more than 400 families in the Aktobe Region to be fully completed. Previously, residents of the region received 106 apartments in the city of Aktobe and 162 houses in various districts of the region.
In total, Bulat Utemuratov’s group of companies allocated about 12.5 billion tenge to help flood victims in Kazakhstan, of which more than 10 billion tenge was provided by the charitable foundation, and Kar-Tel and RG Gold companies contributed one billion tenge each.
SOURCE: Bulat Utemuratov Foundation
