Ladies and Gentlemen!

UN Assistance Center of IRD, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and IOM/UN Migration Agency, Sub-regional coordination office for Central Asia-

 organize on the 8 of Novembers 2017  the open lecture and screening of the documentary film: «Migrants: An Invisible force in Central Asia».

IOM Sub-regional coordination office for Central Asia activity covers Labor Migration, Irregular Migration, Migrants Rights and Trafficking in Persons and some other fields connected to mobility in Central Asia.

The open lecture will be performed by the IOM Staff and initiate open discussion for students which is the great possibility for youth to be involved into modern migration situation and current trends in the Central Asian region.

The documentary film will showcase more than forty photographs with their accompanying texts, as submitted by Central Asian Artists/Photographers and University Students, as well as stories shared by two Central Asian writers who participated in the project.

The aim of the Photo Story project is to raise awareness on migrants’ rights, enhancing tolerance, eliminating xenophobia and racism towards migrants’ and migrant communities. Apart from the exhibition, the project includes the production of a web documentary (duration 10min).

Photo: The IOM Central Asia Photo Story exhibition is the outcome of an Open Call to Artists/Photographers and University Students from Central Asia in March 2017, and completed in May 2017.A Photo-Jury panel of five members convened at the IOM Almaty office, in mid-June and decided upon three winnersfrom the Artists/Photographers’category Elyor Nematov, Didor Sadulloev, Diana Mindubayeva and two winnersfrom the University Studentscategory Almazbek Duyishebaev, Rakhat Sagynbek Kyzy.

Story: All participants had to submit their photographs texts which explained or accompanied their series of work. In addition to that, two Central Asian writers, Dr. Nafisa Abdullaeva and Yermek Tursunov were invited by IOM Central Asia to share their own stories by reflecting on the winning photographs of the Artists/ Photographers Category.

We invite all interested!

Venue:International Relations Department, al-Farabi Kazakh National University,  Karasay Batyr str., 95, room 200.

Time: 10.00-12.00

Contact information: Elyor Nematov - 8 777 328 44 99,  Leila Delovarova - 8 701 365 88 08