Abstract
The paper presents the findings and discusses the role of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) as a set of value-based principles and drivers for non-governmental organisation (NGO) educational programmes within the conflict-affected context of Kazakhstan. These programmes aim to address the social needs of local communities and tackle the systemic challenges faced by NGOs in their efforts to combat social injustice and promote peace. The study focused on a Kazakhstani NGO that has developed and practised Global Citizenship Education using a holistic approach for over 15 years. A thorough comprehension of the role of Global Citizenship Education in providing specific forms of education and persistent difficulties was obtained through semi-structured interviews done with the NGO's leaders, independent experts, and focused groups of teachers. The findings present the GCE practice within an NGO setting, discussing GCE vision, ethos, community connections, curriculums, value-based pedagogy and teachers' development and support. It also discusses the challenges the NGO faces, including recognition of their work within the educational sector and political position within a conflict-affected context.