31 October 2013
Photos: Water and sanitation for schools
Children from remote areas outside Tarialan soum, Khuvsgul province, describe the challenges of spending the winter at boarding school. UNICEF is upgrading the water, sanitation and hygiene facilities at the main school and dormitory, under an AusAID-funded project.
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15 October 2013
“I want to be a teacher”: creating a Child Friendly Community in Nalaikh
Sambuu with his daughters and granddaughter © UNICEF Mongolia/2013/Andy Brown |
Nalaikh is an industrial district that was established around a coal mine that supplies Ulaanbaatar. It has a mixed-ethnic community including Mongolians and Kazakhs. Sambuu has nine children plus grandchildren, some of whom are disabled. They are registered as a poor family and receive food stamps plus financial assistance of 10,000 tugriks per adult and 5,000 per child.
29 August 2013
Schools for Asia: Providing a better education for Mongolia’s Monk Boys
13 year old Enkhbayar in class at the monastery © UNICEF Mongolia/2012/Sabine Dolan |
The boy monks who live in this monastery come from very different backgrounds but all have been selected for a life of prayer and contemplation. Until recently, aside from studying religion and scriptures, the children here did not have access to basic education. This changed two years ago, thanks to a UNICEF-supported initiative to reach out-of-school children.
19 August 2013
Play for today: supporting children with disabilities
Zulbayar and Temuulen at a playgroup for children with disabilities © UNICEF Mongolia/2013/Andy Brown |
Once a week, Temuulen attends a playgroup for children with disabilities at the local hospital, run by the Association of Parents of Children with Disabilities. There is one room with toys and learning materials for the children, and another for the parents to meet and socialise. “I like playing with toy cars,” he says. “My best friend is Zulbayar.”
18 August 2013
Photos: children with disabilities in Nalaikh
Temuulen and Zulbayar are nine-year-old boys with disabilities living in Nalaikh, Mongolia. Both boys attend a playgroup for children with disabilities at their local hospital. UNICEF is supporting the local government and Parents’ Association to help these children and their families.
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14 August 2013
Khuvsgul school children look forward to clean water and proper sanitation
Khaliunaa and Bulganaa outside their home with their parents © UNICEF Mongolia/2013/Andy Brown |
The family are in their summer home, a small wooden cabin on the steppe. “We have 500 livestock, mainly sheep and goats plus a few horses and cows,” Buyanbadrakh says. “In summer we live 12 kilometres from the soum centre. In winter we are further out, 28 kilometres away. This winter the snow was heavier than usual but we coped. We didn’t lose any animals.”
05 August 2013
Picture imperfect: vulnerable families access social services
Naranzul (centre) with her family outside their home in Arbulag soum © UNICEF Mongolia/2013/Andy Brown |
“It was a real shock for me when my husband died. It happened so suddenly,” Otgontsetseg says, her voice trembling as she speaks. “My relatives helped a lot in those difficult days. At first Naranzul didn’t understand what had happened but now she is starting to realise. She says ‘my father has turned into a picture’.”
04 August 2013
Photos: vulnerable families access social services
UNICEF is working with Arbulag soum government, and others throughout the province, to provide basic health and social services for at-risk families. This is part of our Reach Every District and Soum (REDS) initiative and broader strategy to address inequality by targeting the most vulnerable children and communities.
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11 July 2013
Rolling stone: helping herder families with a mobile kindergarten
Erka holds up her picture of raindrops in the ger kindergarten classroom © UNICEF Mongolia/2012/Andy Brown |
10 July 2013
Photos: mobile ger kindergarten
UNICEF Mongolia is providing mobile ger (tent) kindergartens for herder families living in remote areas of Khuvsgul province. They come equipped with toys, learning materials and furniture. This is a unique solution to the problem of providing education to a nomadic population.
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24 June 2013
Presidential candidates pledge support for children
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Presidential candidates from the three major political parties – Ts. Elbegdorj, B. Bat-Erdene and N. Udval – have pledged to work for the well being and bright future of Mongolian children, by each individually signing an identical Children’s Statement.
19 June 2013
Mountains, yurts, nomads and herds
UNICEF reports on efforts to support inclusive education for children in remote communities in northern Mongolia.
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