Five young, enterprising entrepreneurs from Kazakhstan spent a very full week September 25 - October 3, 2015 in Northern California hosted by Nevada City Rotary. The Kazakh delegates included small business owners, directors of private and public entrepreneur service agencies, a cultural facilitator and an interpreter.
From this delegation, grew a Twin Club partnership with the Rotary Club of Astana and a very special friendship exchange when Carolyn Feuille, International Service Chair visted Kazakhstan and Club President Lyassat visited Nevada City Rotary.
Our Club is honored to have been selected to host an Open World Leadership delegation of Entrepreneurs from Kazakhstan September 25 - October 3, 2015. Rotary and hundreds of other service organizations, colleges and civic groups act as host agencies for the Open World Program. The delegation was the first ever from Kazakhstan hosted by Rotary.
From this delegation, grew a Twin Club partnership with the Rotary Club of Astana and a very special friendship exchange when Carolyn Feuille, International Service Chair visited Kazakhstan and Club President Lyassat visited Nevada City Rotary. View a fun video of their visit.
During their visit the delegation met with local businesses leaders, state and local government officials, and entrepreneur service providers. Nevada County executive staff hosted a business roundtable with County Supervisors, department heads and business leaders exploring many facets of starting and operating successful businesses in Nevada County. The delegation toured a variety of businesses from high tech television broadcast to emerging food services. VIsits included Grass Valley - A Belden Brand, Ensemble Designs, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, 3 Forks Brewery and Bakery, Valentina's Organic Bistro and Bakery, and Sierra Commons. The group also visited Pride Industries to explore a special interest in employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Michael Young and Steve Baker interviewed Rotary Club of Nevada City's Open World Kazakhstan Delegation on Thursday Oct 1, 2015. Enjoy their engaging discussion of life and culture from the perspective of 5 young entrepreneurs from Kazakhstan along with their cultural facilitator and interpreter on KVMR Kazakhstan Team Interview clyp.it
Side trips included a visit to the State Capitol in Sacramento plus sightseeing in San Francisco and Lake Tahoe. Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world so for most of the group seeing the Pacific was their first time ever in an ocean. Their open hearted, infectious enthusiasm captured the hearts of Rotarians and our community. At our farewell dinner, the delegates referred to their Rotary hosts as “adopted parents.”
