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EuroFest2024 - On the occasion of Europe Day
Announcement
EuroFest2024 gives the opportunity to celebrate unity, diversity and friendship among European countries and to learn about various EU-funded projects, highlighting their positive impact and contribution to Kazakhstan and Central Asia. The event strives to be a day of fun, learning, and cultural exchange for residents and visitors of the Kazakh capital Astana.
During the festival, the “ENABLE – Empowered Civil Society for a Sustainable and Energy Efficient City” project funded by the EU and coordinated by IWO e. V., will be presented. The event in Astana will be attended by the implementing partners from the Kazakhstan Parliamentary Development Fund (KPDF) and they will present exhibitions on the following topics: “Prospects of large residential areas – Experiences from Germany” and “Thermal modernisation of the housing stock: Experience in Kazakhstan”. They are being organised as part of the project.
Berlin’s experience in renovating the housing stock for the city of Aktobe
Cooperation with the Maslikhats The study visit by a delegation from Aktobe to Berlin represented a practical continuation of the systematic cooperation between the Fund for the Development of Parliamentarism in Kazakhstan (Astana, Kazakhstan), a partner of the EU...
IWO at the World Urban Forum 13 in Baku
On May 17-22, 2026, IWO took part in the World Urban Forum (WUF) 13, which was hold in Baku, Azerbaijan. WUF is one of the most important global conferences on sustainable urban development, convened by UN‑Habitat. This year’s theme, “Housing the World: Safe and...
Workshop on strengthening resilience in the municipal housing sector in Ukraine
Together with partner organisations, the Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe (IWO e.V.) held a two-day workshop in Zhytomyr in April, bringing together representatives from six Ukrainian pilot cities: Zhytomyr, Poltava, Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva, Mykolaiv and Kalush....




