On September 17, with the support of the Rosatom State Corporation, Almaty hosted the final event of the Kazakhstan stage of the project "Sails of the Spirit 2026: Extrability Movement. We Choose to Continue" — a seminar dedicated to inclusive practices, teamwork, and experience sharing.
The seminar was held at ALLIANCE SCHOOL and brought together representatives of the "Sails of the Spirit" project, educators, experts, project participants, and school representatives.
In the first part of the event, participants shared personal stories, experience in implementing inclusive initiatives, and spoke about practices that help create a space for the joint participation of people with and without disabilities.
In the first part of the event, participants shared personal stories, experience in implementing inclusive initiatives, and spoke about practices that help create a space for the joint participation of people with and without disabilities.
Among the speakers were Oleg Kolpashchikov, President and Founder of the White Cane ANO and Head of the Inclusive Sailing Committee of the Sverdlovsk Region Sailing Federation; Mikhail Voitsehovsky, Vice President and Co-Founder of the White Cane ANO, mastermind of the "Freediving for Everyone" project, and founder of the "Massage in the Dark" project; Tatyana Kuleeva, founder of a private inclusive school in Nizhny Novgorod; Dilyara Asainova, a motivational speaker, musician, athlete, and blogger from Pavlodar; as well as representatives of ALLIANCE SCHOOL in Almaty.
The main practical part of the seminar included five different practices and team exercises: "Plasticineography," "Journey Between Worlds," "Marine Knot Tying," "Joint Music Making," and "Wheelchair Labyrinth." This format allowed participants not only to hear about inclusion, but also to directly experience interaction practices.
After the practical part, a festive concert took place. School students and participants of the "Sails of the Spirit" project performed on stage. The seminar concluded with reflection and summing up the results.
The seminar became the final event of the Kazakhstan stage of the project, which has been held in Kazakhstan for three years with the support of the Rosatom State Corporation. During this time, the project has visited Lake Balkhash with a sailing camp and Extrability Days, as well as the country's capital, and combined inclusive sports, creative, and educational events on Lake Balkhash, in the city of Balkhash, and in the village of Ulken. The project is supported by Kenzhegul Seitjan, a visually impaired person, Commissioner for the Rights of Socially Vulnerable Categories of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
