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An Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF project in Kazakhstan successfully completed its work for empowerment and a comprehensive rehabilitation for young ex-offenders. The project, implemented by Social and Sustainable Youth Development Public Fund in the capital Nur-Sultan, supported up to 200 ex-offenders through counselling, skill building, and volunteering; established a centre for ex-offenders and start-up initiatives; proposed guidelines to local authorities for future use; and scaled up its work to Almaty and other cities in Kazakhstan. The project¡¯s success was especially gratifying as the grantee was a young civil society organization with no prior international donor experience, giving Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF an important role as mentor. The project is a good example of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF¡¯s mission to invest in small, local, less established NGOs.