Reaching further
The part of the center you can watch from home
Only a few thousand people will ever walk through our gate. The media work carries the same cooking, the same morning talks, and the same simple health lessons to anyone with a phone — for free, in the languages people here actually speak.
What this addresses
The best health advice in Kazakhstan is mostly in English, or buried behind paywalls, or aimed at people who already eat well. Very little of it speaks plainly, in Russian or Kazakh, to a grandmother in a small town who wants to cook better for her family.
Guests leave the center changed — but their families, neighbours, and the millions we'll never host are left out. Good, free, honest content is how the work reaches past the walls.
What we make
A small team films in the kitchen and around the grounds, then edits it into things people actually watch and use. Everything is free and made in Russian, with Kazakh growing.
It's plain and warm, not slick — the same tone as the center itself.
Cooking videos
Simple plant-based recipes filmed in our own kitchen, step by step.
A free online course
The NEWSTART basics as short lessons anyone can follow at home.
Morning talks
Recordings of the utrenniki, for those who want the quieter side too.
Guest stories
Honest short films of people who came through — no gloss, no pressure.
What your gift funds here
Media is cheap to spread and not free to make. Gifts go to specific, one-time or yearly costs:
“I found their lentil soup video at two in the morning, worrying about my husband's heart. I've made it every week since. Then I found the course. We've both lost weight. I've never set foot in the center, but it feels like they cook with me.”
Behind the camera
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Contact
Help the work travel further than we can
A gift here reaches people we'll never meet. Ask us what's in production and where it's needed.