Awards & Recognition

• 2025

  Isker-2025: Best Founder of a Wedding Salon

  Isker-2025, Atyrau

  
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• 2026

  Diploma “For contribution to the formation of the national brand”, awarded to Banu Gaidar LLP, regional stage of “Best Product of Kazakhstan”

  Atyrau Regional Chamber of Entrepreneurs “Atameken”

  
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• March 2024

  Atyrau Fashion Show 2024: diploma for professional skill and for presenting a domestic product

  Atyrau Fashion Show

  
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• 2023

  Diploma for taking part in the 8 March event with a collection show

  Women’s Affairs Commission, Isatay district

  
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• 2026

  State Youth Prize “Daryn”, category “Design and Art”

  Nominated by the Department of Entrepreneurship and Industry of the Atyrau region. The documents have been submitted; the result is not known yet.

• 2026

  Member of the jury at a competition

  Penitentiary Department of the Atyrau region, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan. Letter of thanks for fair judging and professional competence.

  
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In September 2026 ten organisations of the Atyrau region wrote letters in support of Banu Gaidar’s nomination for the State Youth Prize “Daryn”.

• 7 September 2026

  Atyrau Oil and Gas University named after Safi Utebayev

  Signed by: Rector

  Recommends Banu as a professional and reliable partner. Within cooperation with the university she presented clothing of her own design to students and staff, and contributes to supporting national design and young people’s interest in Kazakh culture.

• 7 September 2026

  Akimat of Atyrau city

  Signed by: Deputy Akim of the city

  Values her contribution to entrepreneurship, domestic production and the creative industry. Notes that 43 people work in her business, most of them women, including people with special needs, and recommends her for regional, national and international projects.

• 4 September 2026

  Department of Internal Policy, Atyrau city akimat

  Signed by: Head of the department

  Describes long-standing entrepreneurial work, 43 jobs, free training in entrepreneurship and marketing for residents, the annual “Mektepke zhol” campaign that equips 100 children with school supplies, and the employment of people with special needs.

• 7 September 2026

  Regional Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Atyrau region “Atameken”

  Signed by: Director

  Notes more than 14 years in design and clothing production, a brand with a recognisable concept, a team of specialists and its own production. Says the brand promotes Kazakh culture through design and shows young entrepreneurs how to grow from an idea to a full brand.

• 4 September 2026

  Youth Resource Centre of the Atyrau region

  Signed by: Acting head of the centre

  Recommends Banu as a media figure working with young people. Notes her contribution to the centre’s youth events and to presenting social and educational initiatives to a young audience.

• 4 September 2026

  Department of Religious Affairs of the Atyrau region

  Signed by: Head of the department

  Recommends Banu for promoting national culture and values and for developing Kazakh ethno-design and national fashion, noting more than 14 years of consistent work. Says that in the first quarter of 2026 the department ran a “National clothing” challenge with Banu as its main face, and that it reached more than 2 million views.

• 7 September 2026

  Police Department of the Atyrau region

  Signed by: Deputy head of the department, police colonel

  Recommends Banu for her contribution to legal culture among young people and to public-safety initiatives, including speaking at joint events with the department.

• 7 September 2026

  Kazakh Society of the Blind, Atyrau branch

  Signed by: Chair of the branch

  Fully supports the nomination, calling Banu a talented young woman who unites talent, diligence and initiative, and thanks her for her support of the branch’s visually impaired young people.

• 7 September 2026

  “Ak Niet” public association, Atyrau region

  Signed by: Chair

  Describes Banu as an entrepreneur who combines business with social responsibility, supports people with disabilities and the idea of an inclusive society, and promotes Kazakh entrepreneurship and national values.

• “Atyrau Rauan” public foundation

  Signed by: Director of the foundation

  Notes Banu’s steady support for the foundation’s charity projects “Sanaly urpaq”, “Bereke” and “Mektepke zhol”, which help families in need, children and people with disabilities, and values her work of bringing national values into modern form through BAY.