2020 – 2021

#Funded Project NameMain PurposeRecipient OrganizationLocation
1 Empowering LGBTQI+ youth and young adults through leadership workshops combined with mental healthcare services Empower civil participation of 12 LGBTQI+ youth and young adults in community activity and to create a mental health service for LGBTQI+ specific needs. Enhance LGBTQI+ youth and young adults participation in the society, to build community engagement and community capacity building through 16 leadership development workshops, small-scale project and sports activities. LGBT Centre NGO Ulaanbaatar
2 Air Quality Inquiry: Promoting youth leadership in air quality via experiential learning Promote an active engagement and leadership among youths in air quality issues targeting high schools in the diverse areas of the city. Six environmental engineering students from the National University of Mongolia provide training and mentor 60 high school students to conduct research air quality. Public Lab NGO Ulaanbaatar
3 “School is not a hospital” advocacy campaign to stop virginity testing for girls at the secondary schools Raise awareness to stop virginity testing which violates the human rights of girls and women. Increase public awareness and knowledge of adults. Organize “School is not an hospital” discussion with health, education and human right experts, and provide recommendations to decision-makers. Beautiful Hearts Against Sexual Violence NGO Ulaanbaatar
4 “Powerful Girls” project to provide a series of empowerment and capacity building training for 14-18-year-old girls living in orphanage centers in Ulaanbaatar Provide workshops for 60 orphan girls covering personal development and social communication topics to promote social participation, gender equality and career choice options. Career workshop enable opportunity to access to technical and vocational education training, other vocational courses, and further educational paths and enhance employment and independent living. Educational Advising and Resource Center NGO Ulaanbaatar
5 Improving health care services for deaf women by increasing the quality of health care services and access to the information meeting their specific needs Educate hearing impaired girls and women on health, sexual and reproductive health and develop contents in sign language. Empower girls and women while increasing their access to health care services at local hospital. Train and advocate health professional and improve the communication technology. Mongolian Independent Living Center for Deaf Women NGO Ulaanbaatar
6 Empower youth and youth civil society organizations to contribute to governance and development processes in Mongolia through capacity building and volunteerism Develop online resources for youth, especially women and girls and empower them through volunteerism. The youth have access to online training module and gain the skills, which leads to more impactful and authentic civic engagement. Mongolian Youth Council NGO Khentii, Selenge, Dornogobi, Bayankhongor, Ulaanbaatar
7 Improve early childhood education in the rural community through the Montessori teaching method Improve early childhood education in the rural community through the Montessori teaching method in Dornod province. Equip 5 classes of the kindergarten with new learning materials, train local teachers and organize orientation sessions for 150 parents. Decrease the education disparity among children from urban and rural area. Public Kindergarten No. 4 of Dornod Province Dornod
8 Combating domestic violence in Darkhan city through capacity building for social service staff and behavioral change training module for offenders Develop a training module with an expert and organize capacity building training for officials, who work with victims and enforcing the law. Organize a behavioral change training and develop training module for offenders, and launch a month-long campaign against domestic violence in Darkhan city. National Center Against Violence NGO Darkhan-Uul Branch Darkhan-Uul
9 “I am a WOMAN” Radio talk show to empower women and single mothers Educate and empower women and single-mothers with an information resource, advocacy assistance, emotional encouragement and social networking. The Power of Voice World Mongolians NGO 21 provinces, Ulaanbaatar
10 Strengthening the participation of 18-25 year-old youth as socially responsible leaders through training and advocacy Establish a large nationwide network of active youth communities who analyze and influence local policies. Establish voluntary advocacy groups in 21 provinces to encourage the local youths. Train and motivate local youths to do the policy monitoring and carry out an advocacy campaign. Mongolian Education Alliance NGO 21 provinces, Ulaanbaatar
11 Establish a development center at the Public School No.1 of Sukhbaatar province to promote children’s learning and social development skills Establish a Development Center to promote children’s learning and furnish with equipment. Offer extra curriculum activities during the weekends and organize one-month campaign for students. Conduct institutional support and capacity training for local teachers Public School No.1 of Sukhbaatar Province Sukhbaatar
12 Creating learning environment suitable for children with intellectual disability in a rural school of Dornod province Create inclusive education opportunities for intellectually disabled children in the region by renovating, furnishing and equipping a classroom for intellectually disabled students. Build new resources in an integrated classroom along with video lessons and instruction manuals for teachers. Autism Association of Mongolia NGO Dornod
13 COVID-19 Emergency Food & Fuel Delivery: 9-week relief programme for 105 severely disadvantaged families in Songinokhairkhan district in Ulaanbaatar Purchase and deliver essential foods, hygiene items & heating coal for 105 severely disadvantaged families in khoroo-24, 26, 41 and surrounding area of Songinokhairkhan District of Ulaanbaatar and assist these families to overcome the cold winter season during the COVID-19 lockdown period and economic crisis. Narnii Khuukhduud Muruudul NGO Ulaanbaatar
14 Supporting children exposed to domestic violence through providing healthcare service and daily nourishment and conducting advocacy activities for domestic violence and child abuse prevention. Raise public awareness on child abuse and advance children’s rights through conducting advocacy campaign againts domestic violence, cybercrimes, human trafficking. Support the children in need of protection with necessary psychological service, health service, legal service, and nutritious food. Lantuun Dohio NGO Ulaanbaatar

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