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Fidoyi Volontyor badge established in Uzbekistan

Illustration: Tezkun / AI. Not a photograph of the event.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on November 6, 2026, signed presidential decree No. UP-240 on promoting volunteer activities. The document introduces the Fidoyi Volontyor (Devoted Volunteer) badge, a program for students, and an advantage for volunteers when being hired by Inson centres.

According to the decree, volunteers will be rewarded both materially and morally. The authorities must organize socially significant events, projects, and campaigns involving them, as well as monitor compliance with their rights and freedoms. Volunteering is planned to be developed as a nationwide movement under the motto "Ezgulik sari qadam" ("Step towards goodness"). The goals of the document include unpaid support for lonely elderly people, people with disabilities, and other socially vulnerable citizens, as well as charitable environmental events.

Starting in 2027, students of state higher education institutions and technical colleges will be able to take part in the "Kasbiy volontyorlik" ("Professional Volunteering") program. Participation is voluntary, and work will take place in volunteer groups during extracurricular hours in their field of study. For residents, primarily young people and civil servants, short-term Service Learning courses—education based on community service—will begin in the same year.

Starting January 1, 2027, an advantage will be introduced on an experimental basis for candidates with volunteer experience when hiring social workers at Inson social services centres, provided their qualification indicators are equal to those of other applicants. In addition, the decree provides for widely celebrating International Volunteer Day on December 5 and regularly holding the Asian Volunteers Forum with the participation of international organizations and representatives of foreign countries.

What it means

Starting January 1, 2027, with equal qualifications, volunteer experience will give an advantage when applying for a social worker position at Inson centres (on an experimental basis). Starting in 2027, students of state higher education institutions and technical colleges will be able to participate voluntarily in the "Kasbiy volontyorlik" program.

Published 7 November 2026, 18:02 · No updates · Russian original

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