Antares Foundation, Inc.
       Brightening the lives of orphans in Kazakhstan since 2004
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Meet The Antares Team    

​ Since 2004,
Antares Foundation has been brightening the lives of
orphans in Northern Kazakhstan.

Antares is successful because of our sponsors, volunteers and our
Kazakhstan coordinators. 
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Our current volunteers work collaboratively and continuously with our sponsors, Kazakhstan coordinators, caretakers, and directors. 

Our Current Team Are:  
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Linda W   President  

Board Member  

Post-Orphanage Coordinator,  

​&  Corporate Sponsorship Coordinator

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Caroline W  

Board Member  

Child Sponsorship Coordinator,  

Letter Coordinator for 1 on 1 program, Sokolovka + Poludino  

& Marketing Duties  

​ Answers All Questions regarding from Child Sponsors   Caroline will answer any questions or liaise with the appropriate person on behalf our  sponsors.  She works night & day to find the right sponsor for every unsponsored child  

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Gulya

Board Member 


 Kazakhstan Coordinator for:

Children’s Village (CV) which is on the outskirts of the city of Petropavlovsk and

​& Ayirtausky (AO) 

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Igor & Nadiya 

Board Members
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Kazakhstan Coordinators for Sokolovka &
 Poludino.


Nadiya, Igor and Gulya are committed to working and serving the orphans and the sponsors. They hand-deliver letters, take photos, translate letters, listen to the orphan’s cares and concerns, answer questions with the orphans, spend time with them, and also work with the caretakers and directors on special needs, projects, and concerns. 

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Reva N

Board Member 


Letter coordinator
 for Sokolovka & Poludino

All your letters from sponsors are sent to Reva for proper distribution to the correct Kazakhstan coordinator. The Kazakhstan coordinators also forward all translated letters from the orphans back to Reva for distribution to the sponsors and for photos to be posted. 

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Kay R  

Board Member  

Finance Coordinator 

Duties: Receives PayPal donations and distributes them
to the proper coordinator’s worksheet and prepares the worksheets
for the bi-monthly transfer. If you have specific instructions regarding
​your donation, please contact us - FAO Kay

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Rachael D    

Board Member  

Outing Coordinator & Back up Coordinator  

Duties:
​Process letters as needed,

 Social Media Posts,
Coordinate Outings with  
Groups & Individuals

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Christina D

  Birthday coordinator  


Duties: Christina will post the orphans birthdays on Facebook.

​She will answer questions about birthday parties, gifts, and birthday celebrations. 

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Luba

1on1 Post Orphan Coordinator

She coordinates monthly meetings with the post-orphans and relays
any concerns they have. She also works with helping the
post-orphans with projects of making hand-made crafts
​to supplement their income. 


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