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NUR-SULTAN Raikhan Tazhbekeeva teaches chemistry at a public school in Bulaqsai, a small village in a remote part of the Kazakh steppe known for its harsh winters and dry, hot summers.
Tazhbekeeva, a native of southern Kazakhstan, relocated to Bulaqsai in Aqmola Province in 2012 to receive financial incentives from the government that encourage young university graduates to move to villages where there are shortages of skilled professionals.
As part of the state program: With A Diploma To The Village, Tazhbekeeva received a subsidized loan to buy a house.
But despite what seemed a promising start to her life as a young village teacher, Tazhbekeeva says she soon began experiencing problems receiving her monthly wage.