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UNCLAS ASTANA 001768 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR INL/AAE, SCA/CEN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SNAR SOCI KCRM KTIP KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: FY 2009 PROJECT PROPOSALS 
 
REF: STATE 053351 
 
¶1. Embassy Astana submits the following proposals for FY 2009/2010 
FSA funding for counter-narcotics, border security, drug-demand 
reduction, and anti-trafficking in persons programs.  Responses are 
keyed to paragraph 19 of the reftel. 
 
¶2.  All projects proposed directly respond to targets established in 
Post's MSP. 
 
A.1 Counter-Narcotics 
 
Increasing Counter-Narcotics Capacity; $200,000; priority one of 
four projects. 
 
B.1 Background 
 
The Government of Kazakhstan has worked closely with the United 
States to fight narco-trafficking and wants to continue its close 
cooperation.  INL provides support to equip and renovate the 
Ministry of Interior's Interagency Counter-narcotics Training Center 
(CN Training Center).  Kazakhstan has welcomed INL Astana's 
provision of training programs for the counter-narcotics divisions 
of its law enforcement agencies.  In recognition of the need for 
transnational solutions to transnational crime, the Embassy also 
works closely with the Central Asian Regional Information and 
Coordination Center (CARICC) in Almaty.  Post believes that close 
cooperation with CARICC will provide the CN Training Center with the 
most up-to-date information and trends on drug trafficking.  The 
administration of the CN Training Center is eager to work with the 
United States and CARICC to provide a regional training program at 
the Center.  Funding will be used to continue to encourage close 
regional cooperation and fund conferences and training sessions. 
 
 
INL programs also focus on establishing professional relationships 
between law enforcement agencies in Kazakhstan and their 
counterparts in the United States and elsewhere.  Post has 
previously funded the travel of mid-level managers to the Turkish 
Academy on Combating Drugs and Organized Crime (TADOC), as well as 
to the Austrian Ministry of Interior's Canine Center in Bad Kreuzen. 
 Funding will be used to support study tours and participation of 
Kazakhstan officials at international counter-narcotics strategy 
meetings. 
 
C.1 Goals 
 
- To diversify training capabilities of the law enforcement 
academies; 
- To encourage increased regional and international cooperation, 
including cooperation with U.S. counterparts; 
- To provide necessary training sessions in operations and 
investigations; 
 
D.1 Project Description 
 
D.1.1 ($70,000) Training classes will be provided to operations and 
investigation officers throughout the country.  Best practices will 
be presented in the areas of analysis of operative information, 
controlled deliveries training events, investigative techniques, and 
other practical training programs in drug search, detection and 
identification.  The project will also provide training sessions for 
trainers of the CN Training Center and other law enforcement 
training centers and academies. 
 
D.1.2 ($40,000) INL will continue to fund the participation of 
canine specialists in a counter-narcotics canine training program at 
the Austrian Ministry of Internal Affairs' Canine Training Center in 
Bad Kreuzen and other locations. 
 
D.1.3 ($50,000) Specialized equipment will be provided to 
counter-narcotics divisions and the CN Training Center to strengthen 
their capacity to detect and identify drugs. 
 
D.1.4 ($40,000) INL will continue to fund participation of 
Kazakhstani officials at counter-narcotics strategy meetings with 
U.S. counterparts.  The funds may also be used to provide 
information about counter-narcotics legislation and operations in 
other countries. 
 
E.1 Performance indicators 
 
- Increases in the seizures of illegal narcotics and the number of 
counter-narcotics cases opened and successfully investigated. 
- An increase in narcotics seizures using canines. 
- The revision and/or update of the strategy for United 
States-Kazakhstan counter-narcotics cooperation. 
 
F.1 Sustainability 
 
F.1.1 Kazakhstan recognizes the need to continuously train its 
counter-narcotics divisions.  The instructors of the CN Training 
Center Interagency Counter-narcotics Training Center, as well as 
from other law-enforcement training centers, often request training 
programs on professional subjects. 
 
F.1.2 Those trained at the Austrian Ministry of Internal Affairs' 
Canine Training Center successfully conduct training programs at 
their agencies.  Through this program, INL intends to increase the 
number of instructors trained in Austrian methodology.  Kazakhstan 
is also developing a textbook to train canine specialists, including 
chapters on the Austrian methods.  Additional information on 
training methods in other countries is also necessary to increase 
the effectiveness of Kazakhstani methods. 
 
F.1.3 Samples of specialized equipment at the CN Training Center 
will allow operations officers to be trained and be more effective 
in the field. 
 
F.1.4 Kazakhstan is committed to cooperation with the United States 
to fight narcotics trafficking.  Conferences and strategy meetings 
serve to increase cooperation with the United States and other 
countries. 
 
G.1 Timeline 
 
G.1.1 Training program for operations and investigating officers: 
12-18 months. 
G.1.2 Training program for canine instructors: 12 months. 
G.1.3 Specialized equipment: 12 months. 
G.1.4 Conferences and strategy meetings: 12 months. 
 
H.1 Evaluation 
 
INL Officer and/or Program Managers attend training events, which 
gives them an opportunity to evaluate the trainers, curriculum, and 
training sites.  INL also conducts end-use monitoring during 
training sessions, meetings, and other visits. 
 
 
A.2 Border Security 
 
Border Security; $100,000; priority two of four projects. 
 
B.2 Background 
 
INL Astana has both equipped border posts and regional training 
centers and provided training classes for border guards.  INL funded 
exchange programs and study tours for trainers at the Military 
Institute of the Committee for National Security (Military 
Institute) and Border Guard Service (BGS) training centers.  A 
sustainable project was conducted jointly with the Department of 
Canine and Cavalry Training of the Military Institute.  Canine 
instructors received a train-the-trainer course and started to 
conduct training courses for their cadets based on the newly 
acquired knowledge.  An administrative building and veterinary 
clinic for canines were renovated, but need further support.  A 
training center was equipped for the Border Guard Aviation Division 
in Astana to allow for specialized training sessions of border 
guards that work at the international airport.  A language lab and 
English language software were provided to the Military Institute, 
and INL plans to continue support for English language instruction. 
 
Previous interactions between the BGS and its U.S. counterparts have 
led to close cooperation and mutual understanding.  This cooperation 
will be furthered not only by projects in the border security area, 
but also by counter-narcotics strategy meetings (D.1.4). 
 
C.2 Goal 
 
- To increase training capacity for the BGS. 
- To increase language skills of the BGS. 
- To increase the cooperation between the BGS and the United States 
 
D.2 Project Description 
 
D.2.1 ($30,000) Training courses will be provided to border guard 
personnel in the areas of border control and counter-narcotics. 
Training courses will also be conducted on any equipment provided by 
INL. 
 
D.2.2 ($25,000) Specialized canine training courses will be provided 
for canine instructors of the Customs Control Committee, BGS, and 
Military Institute. 
 
D.2.3 ($25,000) English language training courses will be provided 
to the English language instructors and cadets at the Military 
Institute. 
 
D.2.4 ($20,000) INL will support participation of the BGS and the 
Military Institute in the counter-narcotics strategy meetings. 
 
E.2 Performance Indicators 
- An increase in narcotics seizures. 
- An increase in the number of instructors and cadets with 
English-language proficiency. 
 
F.2 Sustainability 
 
F.2.1 Training courses on equipment will be provided at the main 
border guard training centers.  Those that participate in training 
activities will be able to train others at their posts. 
 
F.2.2 Through training courses in the canine area, Post is 
increasing the number of canine instructors. 
 
F.2.3 Through the train-the-trainer courses, Post will increase the 
language instruction capacity of the BGS.  Cadets trained by these 
instructors will be able to participate in exchange programs 
supported by INL. 
 
G.2 Timeline 
 
G.2.1 Training program: 12 months. 
G.2.2 Training program in the canine area: 12 months. 
G.2.3 English-language program: 12 months. 
 
H.2 Evaluation 
 
INL Officer and/or Program Managers attend training events, which 
gives them an opportunity to evaluate the trainers, curriculum, and 
training sites.  INL also conducts end-use monitoring during 
training sessions, meetings, and other visits. 
 
A.3 Trafficking in Persons 
 
Countering Trafficking in Persons; $75,000; priority three of four 
projects. 
 
B.3 Background 
 
Over the past year, Kazakhstan increased its efforts to investigate, 
prosecute, and convict traffickers.  It has also increased funding 
for public awareness efforts.  The primary weaknesses, identified in 
the trafficking in persons report, were victim identification and 
victim protection programs. 
 
INL has previously focused primarily on prosecution and prevention, 
which have significantly improved.  These programs provided 
in-service training courses for police and established an 
anti-trafficking training center.  Prosecutors, judges, and NGOs 
have also been trained.  INL-sponsored liaison meetings have 
increased cooperation between Kazakhstan and destination countries. 
 
Since 2008, INL has funded meetings and study tours to promote 
victim assistance and protection and provided grants to local NGOs 
to conduct public outreach and awareness programs.  All of these 
programs require further development and implementation. 
 
Given the shortcomings identified in the latest trafficking in 
persons report and the need to improve victim protection, INL Astana 
will develop and implement a victim advocacy program to ensure 
victim safety and cooperation during investigations and trials. 
 
The College of Advocates is Kazakhstan's defense attorney bar 
association.  Members of the defense bar are required to provide pro 
bono services and are court-appointed through a schedule maintained 
by the College of Advocates.  Kazakhstani law requires that a 
defendant have an attorney before trial begins, but does not provide 
an attorney-advocate for victims. A victim or the police, on behalf 
of the victim, can ask for a court-appointed attorney-advocate 
through the College; however, the advocates are not always 
effective, because they were not trained.  Therefore, a NGO lawyer, 
social worker, or psychologist better represent most victims of 
trafficking in court. 
 
C.3 Goals 
 
- To promote victim assistance and protection. 
- To increase Kazakhstan's capacity to successfully investigate and 
prosecute traffickers. 
 
D.3 Project Description 
 
($75,000) INL, working jointly with the Ministry of Internal 
Affairs, the College of Advocates (the Kazakhstani defense attorney 
bar association), and NGOs, will implement a victim advocacy program 
to train defense attorneys who act as advocates for victims of 
trafficking during investigations and trials.  This program will 
ensure the safety of victims and improve cooperation with police, 
which will lead to successful investigations and convictions of 
traffickers.  International expert assistance can be provided to 
conduct an assessment of advocacy legislation and provide 
recommendations necessary amendments to strengthen victim advocacy 
laws.  The program may also include curriculum development and the 
incorporation of victim advocacy in law schools. 
 
E.3 Performance Indicators 
 
- An increase in the number of attorney-advocates appointed. 
- An increase in the number of successful investigations and 
prosecutions. 
 
F.3 Sustainability 
 
Kazakhstan is well aware that victim protection is an identified 
weakness.  It is willing to improve in this area.  Kazakhstan is 
improving legislation to ensure access of all citizens to qualified 
legal assistance and is strengthening the role of advocates in the 
legal process. 
 
Identifying and training a group of attorney-advocates who will 
represent victims in court will also strengthen victim advocacy.  As 
victims feel protected and more comfortable participating in 
investigations and testifying, successful prosecutions of 
traffickers will increase. 
 
G.3 Timeline 
 
Training program: 12 months. 
 
H.3 Evaluation 
 
INL Officer and/or Program Managers attend training events, which 
gives them an opportunity to evaluate the trainers, curriculum, and 
training sites.  NGOs are also required to submit reports following 
their activities. 
 
 
A.4 Drug Demand Reduction Program 
 
Drug Demand Reduction Program in Schools; $50,000; priority four of 
four projects. 
 
B.4 Background 
 
In 2009, the Government of Kazakhstan demonstrated its commitment to 
drug prevention through an unprecedented increase of the budget for 
the implementation of the 2009-2011 Anti-Drug Strategy.  This 
strategy provides for police inspectors in schools throughout the 
country and an increase in information campaigns.  The Ministry of 
the Education and Science is seeking to implement the best 
international practices of drug prevention and, during the first 
meeting with INL Astana, requested a drug demand reduction training 
program for school officials.  According to the results of the 
survey commissioned by INL during fiscal year 2009, teachers and 
parents are the primary sources of anti-drug information.  Given 
this information, INL would like to increase parent and teacher 
capacity through training courses and encouraging greater parental 
involvement. 
 
C.4 Goals 
 
- To train school officials and police inspectors to better inform 
students of the dangers of drug use and strategies for preventing 
drug addiction. 
- To give parents the tools to prevent drug use by their children. 
- To build cooperation among parents, school officials, and police. 
 
 
D.4 Project Description 
 
($50,000) INL will jointly implement the program with the Ministry 
of Education and Science and other relevant agencies to train school 
officials and police inspectors and trainers to educate their 
colleagues in the regions.  Additionally, the project will encourage 
active parental involvement in drug prevention and cooperation among 
parents, school officials, and police.  The project will fund 
information campaigns, educational materials, and seminars and 
training events to increase public information and resources devoted 
to drug prevention. 
 
E.4 Performance Indicators 
 
- An increase in the usage of effective drug prevention programs in 
schools. 
- A decrease in the number of registered drug addicts under the age 
of 18. 
 
F.4 Sustainability 
 
In addition to materials developed in earlier INL projects and by 
the Government of Kazakhstan, training sessions and seminars will 
result in the development of additional materials and methodologies 
that can be incorporated into future programs.  Trained trainers 
will spread drug demand reduction techniques throughout the 
country. 
 
G.4 Timeline 
 
Training program: 12 months. 
 
H.4 Evaluation 
 
INL Officer and/or Program Managers attend training events, which 
gives them an opportunity to evaluate the trainers, curriculum, and 
training sites.  NGOs are also required to submit reports following 
their activities. 
 
HOAGLAND