The National Alliance of Professional Social Workers (Kazakh: Кәсіби әлеуметтік қызметкерлердің ұлттық альянсы, romanized: Käsıbi äleumettık qyzmetkerlerdıñ ūlttyq aliansy, KÄQŪA; Russian: Национальный альянс профессиональных социальных работников, romanized: Natsionalnyy alyans professionalnykh sotsialnykh rabotnikov) is a professional association in Kazakhstan that was founded on 8 April 2019.
[1] The National Alliance of Professional Social Workers (KÄQŪA) was officially formed following a protocol meeting on 27 March 2019, and was registered with the Ministry of Justice on 8 April 2019, which the association designates as its official founding date.
The association seeks to establish and promote social work as a recognized and professional field in Kazakhstan.
Through its efforts, KÄQŪA aims to strengthen the impact and effectiveness of social services within the country.
[3] On 7 October 2022, the KÄQŪA for the first time took part in the 2022 presidential elections, where it nominated public figure Qaraqat Äbden as a candidate for the race.