Jastar Ruhy

The Jastar Ruhy youth wing of the ruling AMANAT party initially acted without having its own separate legal body. On 25 November 2006, at a political council meeting of Otan, Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov in his report noted there had been no single meeting of the Jas Otan republican council within the time frame of 1.5 years, and its leaders had organized only one-time events which was not connected with others. The political council of Otan, central office, all branches and representatives was given a task to intensify work with young people and provide a program of action in this direction urgently. On 14 May 2008, the 1st Jas Otan Congress was held in Astana with participation of Nazarbayev. In a process of preparation to the 1st Congress, Nur Otan party initiated parliamentary hearings on the discussion of the Law on State Youth Policy in the Republic of Kazakhstan, youth conferences were organized in all regions of the country to approve a list of 310 delegates to the Congress. The congress was also attended by leaders of youth organizations from Kazakhstan, members of the party and the Bureau of Political Council, heads of the Administration of President of Kazakhstan, and deputies of the Parliament, representatives of government, the Assembly of Peoples of Kazakhstan, mass-media, and young guests from foreign countries. The 1st Congress of Delegates adopted the statutes of a public association and action strategy for 2008–2011, To execute assignment of the President of Kazakhstan to organize all-Kazakhstan marathon to support of needy students, which was announced on 12 February 2009 at enlarged meeting of the Bureau of Political Council of the Nur Otan, Jas Otan and the National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna concluded a memorandum of understanding for providing educational grants for students. The Jas Otan had also conducted all-Kazakhstan TV marathon "Energy of the youth to the Fatherland, a noble heart to the youth" to support students. In April 2010, Jas Otan held an action "Tarbagatay grief – grief of whole Kazakhstan" to collect clothes and food for flood victims in Tarbagatay rayon of East Kazakhstan region. On April 2 Karaganda branch of Jas Otan was the first among other branches to send humanitarian aid (one KAMAZ vehicle with food and a Gazelle with the necessary clothing). In April – May 2010 in the framework of republican campaign "We are Kazakhstani people! Kazakhstan is our common home", the youth wing held a photo exhibition "There are 140 me in the word we" dedicated to inter-ethnic harmony. On 16 June 2010 in the framework of republican campaign "Life without drugs", in all oblasts of Kazakhstan and the cities of Astana and Almaty various activities (sports, pickets, rallies, and other outreach activities) were held to propagandize fighting against drug addiction. ==Ideology==

The youth wing Jas Otan supports the political platform of Nur Otan People's Democratic Party. The claimed mission of the organization is consolidation of young people of Kazakhstan on the basis of the political platform of the President to ensure the modernization breakthrough in development of the country; goal of Jas Otan is to create a strong and credible political youth organization capable of leading the youth. To fulfill the mission and achieve the main goal, Jas Otan implements a number of priorities that define the main directions of the organization: • Consolidation of youth to support of the policy of the President. This priority involves ensuring youth consolidation at state-patriotic basis, development of complex measures to enhance confidence of youth to Nur Otan Party, further strengthening the authority of the President in youth environment. • Creating an effective system of youth development. According to this task, the organization developed a set of measures to ensure the effective participation of the youth wing Jas Otan in process of receiving experience of socio-economic, civil, political and other social activities by young citizens. • Protecting rights and interests of young people – ensuring completeness and quality of implementation of rights and government guarantees for young people under the acting legislation. • Expansion of the social base of the Nur Otan Party through involvement of broad stratums of young people to activities of Jas Otan. The youth wing develops mechanisms to increase number of party's members among the youth, to use their potential in achieving the goals of the party. Other youth organizations and associations are also involved to Jas Otan's activities. • Formation of cadre reserve for the party and state bodies. The task involves creating a system of identifying, training and recruitment of young leaders capable to become a cadre replenishment for Nur Otan Party and state authorities. == Special Projects ==

Realizing the President's assignment, the Jas Otan developed and implemented the following special projects: • In framework of program "The Youth to the Fatherland!" more than forty concepts on basis of regional branches of Jas Otan, as well as major youth organizations of the country, are implemented. Directions of the concepts are various: propaganda of patriotic values, development of social projects and initiatives of young people to support youth entrepreneurship. In addition, in framework of the project with support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, Jas Otan organize innovative youth educational camp, which provides a good opportunity for an active and talented young people to organize a discussion platform between government representatives, business and youth. • The main objectives of the project "Youth cadre reserve" are creating a human resources reserve of new formation managers, coordination of national and regional interests, strengthening regional and national human resource capacity. In 2009, as a result of selection of participants in an open competition among specialists not exceeded the age of 29, 107 specialists were chosen at the national level, 32 of them were selected by republican committee. • With a goal to implement the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On making amendments and additions to several legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on issues of social support and encouraging of social workers in rural settlements", from July 2009 the youth wing Jas Otan jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan and partners of Jas Otan – Union of Rural Youth of Kazakhstan and Students Alliance of Kazakhstan- implements project "With diploma – to the village!". In framework of the project providing information to population is organized through articles and interviews in media and Internet resources; video advertisement was released and broadcast on national channels. During the action the following activities were conducted: presentation of projects "Ayaldama zhane Talap", "Qazaq tili kurstaryn uyimdastyru"and "Zhumyspen Sayakhat" in Kostanay, joint activities with high educational institutions in Jambyl Region, a meeting with Kazakh language training centers "Official Language: Prospects and Challenges" in Karaganda and others. ==Structure==

served as Jas Otan's first executive secretary from 2008 to 2010 Membership in Jas Otan is individual, voluntary and fixed; young people, who are citizens of Kazakhstan reached the age of 16 and who share and support the aims and objectives of the youth wing and actively involved in its activities, can become members of the organization according to written application. For every member of the youth wing Jas Otan ID and registration card are issued. The supreme governing body of the youth wing Jas Otan is the Congress, which convened according to decision of the Central Council of Jas Otan at least every four years or as needed. Delegates to Congress are elected at regional conferences and conferences of Nur-Sultan and Almaty; in some cases – at the branches' councils of Jas Otan with participation of representatives from all city and district branches. The Congress makes decisions by simple majority voting of delegates present. The governing body of Jas Otan is Central Council, which is created for the implementation of youth policies and governing of the youth wing's branches activities in period between Congresses. The Central Council consists of representatives of oblast, cities of Nur-Sultan and Almaty branches of the organization, activists and leaders of other youth organizations, elected at Congress for four years term. The highest governing bodies of the oblast, cities of Nur-Sultan and Almaty, the city (district) branches of Jas Otan are conferences convened according to decision of branch's council as often as necessary, but at least once every two years. Delegates of conferences of regional branches, as well as of branches in Nur-Sultan and Almaty, are elected at conferences of city (district) branches of Jas Otan; in some cases according to decision of the Executive Secretary of regional branch. The governing bodies of the oblast, cities of Nur-Sultan and Almaty and city (district) branches of the youth wing Jas Otan are councils of branches elected at a conference of regional branches, branches of Nur-Sultan and Almaty, in coordination with the Executive Secretary of Jas Otan. Council of city's (district's) branch shall be elected at a conference of city's (district's) branch in coordination with executive secretary of oblast, Nur-Sultan and Almaty branch of Jas Otan. ==Symbols==

The youth wing Jas Otan has its emblem, anthem, flag and badge of a member of Jas Otan, official letterhead and other attributes approved at Congress. The emblem represents image of contour map of Republic of Kazakhstan, in the central part of which the name of the organization is located. The emblem is made in three colors: light blue symbolizing the color of blue sky overhead, eternity, devotion, faith, spiritual and intellectual life, the construction of light 'tomorrow'; yellow symbolizing synthesis, update, solution creation, birth, growth, the sun, existence of peace, harmony and embodiment of the best; red symbolizing warm feelings, love, warmth, joy, dedication, strength. The emblem of the organization is required for use on ID of a member of the youth wing Jas Otan, printings of the organization and other attributes. ==References==