The international project Beginit 2025 has concluded in Almaty.

The final of the international educational project Beginit: Leadership for Social Justice took place in Almaty, aimed at developing social leadership among high school students from regions of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The initiative is implemented by the global platform inDrive in partnership with Astana Hub and the iQanat educational foundation. This year, the winners were six high school students from four regions of Kazakhstan, as well as two schoolchildren from Kyrgyzstan.

This season of the project ran from September 2024 to June 2025. A total of 2222 applications were submitted, of which 2007 came from schoolchildren from 10 regions of Kazakhstan, and 215 from the Chuy Region of Kyrgyzstan, where the project was launched for the first time.

In the first stage, the Beginit team conducted workshops on social leadership in 12 regions. As a result of these meetings, 680 schoolchildren gained access to the online course Leadership for Social Justice, which includes the development of critical thinking, public speaking, teamwork, and project management skills. The course was successfully completed by 242 participants, 70 of whom were invited to a five-day semi-final at a mountain resort in Almaty. There, they underwent intensive offline training to develop leadership qualities. As a result, the jury selected 57 participants who advanced to the final.

In 2024, project participants already improved travel conditions for nearly 60,000 people in six regions of Kazakhstan. For example, the program participant Balausy Satymbek's project to create a safe bus stop was successfully implemented in late 2024 in the village of Zhasorken in the Zhambyl Region.

Winners of the Beginit 2025 final: 1st place — an educational trip abroad worth $4000:
— Myrzabek Mariyam, Aktobe Region
— Bekishev Ildar, Kostanay Region.

2nd place — certificates for purchasing computers worth $1500:
— Amangeldy Omar, Zhambyl Region
— Malysheva Taisiya, Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan.

3rd place — certificates worth $1000:
— Marlis Mirey, Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
— Rutskaya Alexandra, Mangystau Region.

In addition, 24 participants received invitations to the Foundation Year at the innovative leadership university inVision U by inDrive. The invitation includes free accommodation in Almaty, a scholarship, access to educational programs, and mentoring. Anyone can apply to the inVision U university by filling out an application form on the website.

The project received support from state and public organizations. In Kazakhstan, partners included Astana Hub and the iQanat foundation; in Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy, as well as Bilimkana schools.

Beginit is a year-long educational program for high school students from regions of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, aimed at developing social leadership. Participants study leadership theory through the Leadership for Social Justice course, develop critical thinking, public speaking, and teamwork skills, and most importantly, implement their own projects to solve real problems in their communities. More details here.