Category: 2025 Fieldwork
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Pitching, Partnerships, and Big-Picture Thinking
The morning kicked off with Alnur, Alina, and Khanjan visiting Alma School to introduce Save Tuba and pitch the potential for a pilot program. The school was not only receptive but offered something incredibly valuable: the opportunity to run the pilot with both a control and non-control group. This means we’ll be able to collect…
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From Classrooms to Code: A Big Day for Save Tuba in Almaty
Juliana and Alnur kicked off the morning bright and early at the CARN workshop hosted at Narxoz University, joining fellow GSIF teams for a day of learning, idea-sharing, and inspiration. The conversations were rich with insights, and it was energizing to hear how other student-led projects are driving real change across the region (and to…
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A Day of Exploring the Mountains and Culture in Almaty
Almaty greeted us with a bright, surprisingly crisp morning as we rolled out of the hostel at 8 AM, piling into the van and cruising east on Al-Farabi Avenue. Snow-capped peaks framed the skyline, promising adventure long before we even reached our first stop. 09:00 – 11:00 | Climbing Above Medeu Nothing wakes you up…
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Pilots, Partnerships, and Parkside Chats: A Day in the Life of Save Tuba
At Save Tuba, every day brings new milestones, meaningful conversations, and moments of joy. Today was no exception, as our team split up to maximize impact and came together to celebrate progress. Our day began with a strategic division of labor: Juliana, Poshitha, Damir, and Shirina headed to Kazakhstan International School (KIS) to confirm and…
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Building Bridges, Sharing Stories: A Day of Collaboration and Culture with Save Tuba
At Save Tuba, every day is an opportunity to learn, connect, and move closer to our vision of sustainable impact. Today was a shining example of how meaningful partnerships and cultural experiences shape our journey. We kicked off our day with a meeting with Evgeny Mukhamedzhanov, whose expertise proved invaluable as we refined our sustainable…
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From Strategy to Sustainability (and a Little Bingsu)
Today was a perfect example of how impactful connections—and good food—can shape a mission-driven journey. We started the day with a productive meeting at Almaty Management University (AlmaU), where we met with Kuanysh Abeshev, the AlmaU Dean School of Digital Technologies, an expert in educational technologies and a strong supporter of student-led innovation. Our conversation…
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A Day in the Field: Advancing Save Tuba in Kazakhstan
Our recent fieldwork in Kazakhstan has been a whirlwind of meetings, insights, and new opportunities for our Save Tuba project. Here’s a quick recap of our exciting day. Half of our team visited Kazakhstan International School (KIS) to meet with Leigh Pritchard, the assistant principal. After discussing their school’s structure, we learned that KIS does…
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A Day of Inspiration, Insight, and Beshbarmak: Save Tuba’s Journey at AlmaU
At Save Tuba, every day brings new opportunities, challenges, and—sometimes—unexpected culinary adventures. Yesterday was no exception, as our team dove headfirst into a day packed with progress, partnership, and a taste of Kazakh tradition. We started our day off by arriving at HQ, finishing up our To-Do lists. Around 2PM, our journey took an exciting…
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Kicking Off Our Save Tuba Fieldwork at AlmaU
After a marathon 16-hour flight from New York, we finally touched down and, after a well-deserved rest, started our adventure bright and early at 8:00 AM with a cozy breakfast at our hostel. Fueled up and ready to go, by 10:45 AM we were off to Magnum to exchange our US dollars for Tenge-the first…
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