“I help adults make the right decisions ‘with and for children’. That is something I would like to achieve.”

Gulsana Turusbekova, Social Policy Specialist, UNICEF Kyrgyzstan

Tell us a bit about your background.

Even as a child, I was inspired by and romanticized the UN. In secondary school, I took additional classes on UN history and after learning myself, I shared my knowledge with primary school pupils. That was fun for me, but maybe not so much for the pupils. Still, my interest was genuine – I truly shared the UN values and they were the same as those of my big, happy and cheerful family. My family also taught me the value of education and of being open minded, which has inspired me to always keep learning. That is a trait I share with UNICEF – the organization is constantly evolving.