MORE THAN AN AWARD – RECOGNITION OF AN ENTIRE TEAM’S WORK FOR INCLUSION

The professional contribution of Alima Kabdulyashimovna Alipova, Head of the “Dana Bala” Center for Continuing and Inclusive Education at Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University, has been recognised with a Letter of Appreciation from Shynar Kuanyshovna Akparova, First Vice Minister of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

However, this recognition is not only about the achievements of one person. Behind it stands the daily work of the entire “Dana Bala” Center team, united by a common goal — to make education truly accessible, supportive, and high-quality for every child.

Inclusion does not begin with documents or formal statements. It begins with people who seek solutions every day, support teachers, assist specialists, work with children and their families, introduce modern approaches, and are willing to rethink established perceptions of education.

Under the leadership of Alima Kabdulyashimovna, the Center’s specialists consistently develop the field of inclusive education, strengthen the professional competencies of teachers and specialists, introduce modern practices for supporting children with special educational needs, and create opportunities for professional exchange.

Every member of the Center contributes to this important shared mission. Some share their professional expertise, some develop new approaches, some provide support to specialists and teachers, while others work directly with children and respond to their individual needs on a daily basis. It is through these often unnoticed everyday efforts that meaningful changes in the education system become possible.

The Letter of Appreciation serves as an important confirmation that this work matters not only to the Center’s team, but also to the broader development of inclusive education.

Today, “Dana Bala” is a team of professionals that continues to move forward by developing new initiatives, expanding professional cooperation, introducing effective practices, and creating conditions in which every child’s individual characteristics are viewed not as a barrier, but as a guide for building a personalised educational pathway.

Amanzholov University congratulates Alima Kabdulyashimovna Alipova and the entire “Dana Bala” Center team on this well-deserved recognition!

May this acknowledgement become an additional source of motivation for the whole team to continue its important work, implement bold ideas, and together make inclusive education in East Kazakhstan even stronger, more modern, and more humane.