The fifth World Nomad Games feature 1,300 volunteers assisting guests
and participants of the event. Over 4,500 people from the Kyrgyz Republic,
Uzbekistan, the U.S., Türkiye, Germany, France, Spain, South Korea,
Turkmenistan, and Ghana applied to volunteer at the venues, which includes organizational
responsibilities such as welcoming and seeing off guests, offering information
support, and others. Those selected have been provided with uniforms, meals,
transportation, and internet access. Ten volunteers from Bishkek were among the
first to arrive in Astana.
«The volunteer selection process began at the end of January. They
include not only students and young people but also retirees from Astana’s Longevity
centers, known as «silver volunteers». In selecting, we assessed knowledge of
foreign languages and Kazakh national customs, traditions, and national games.
This expertise allows workers to effectively showcase the Kazakh people’s hospitality,» said Saulet Abuov, chief
specialist of the volunteer department at the Directorate for Preparation and
Holding of the fifth World Nomad Games.
«I have over four to five years of volunteer experience. We always put
our hearts into volunteering, helping others, and participating in
international events. We promptly received uniforms and all necessary items,
overalls, and shapan robes, which we really liked,» noted Yerbol Bakhtiyaruulu, volunteer from the Kyrgyz
Republic.
Besides volunteers, the fifth World Nomad Games involve 150 medical
staff and 23 veterinarians.
