A system of financial incentives for student volunteers has been introduced in Kazakhstan. Now students who are actively engaged in volunteer activities will receive a monetary reward for their hard work and efforts. They can also be credited with academic credits. The relevant standards were introduced by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

This solution is designed to increase the number of active students engaged in socially significant activities. For example, such as helping those in need, implementing various social projects, etc.

«The Ministry pays special attention to youth initiatives and supports their initiatives. For example, students are now given a credit card in the form of a voucher for 20 hours of volunteer work. It allows you to set off two academic credits (hours) at the university / educational organization where the student is studying. He will also receive a one-time cash payment in the amount of 20 000 tenge. If a student has worked 50 hours, then he will be credited with five academic credits (hours) and paid 50,000 tenge, »said Askar Ibraimov, Chairman of the Management Board of Financial Center JSC of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

It should be noted that payments to volunteer students are provided for tutoring in teaching languages and computer literacy, for working with children with special educational needs, for organizing yard and sports clubs, for social work with children, the elderly and people with disabilities, for environmental protection activities, and more.

The introduction of a system of incentives for student volunteers is one of the incentives for the development of social responsibility of young people and the promotion of the volunteer movement in Kazakhstan.