Together against measles

Otgoo and her daughter Munkh-Undral outside the “Ulziit Manal” family health center. A banner for the SIA campaign is hanging in the back.

©UNICEF Mongolia/2016/Enkhzul Altangerel

       It was 11 o’clock in the morning at the “Ulziit Manal” family health center of the Songinokhairkhan district. An unusual site for a small family health center greeted us, a hall filled with crowd, as dozens of young people in their 20’s were lined up to get vaccinated against measles. 30 year-old Otgonbayar (Otgoo) was one of them.

Otgoo is a nomadic herder, and she lives with her husband in the Bayantsagaan village of Tuv province in central Mongolia. The couple has a 9 year-old daughter Munkh-Undral, who goes to school in Ulaanbaatar.

Few days ago, when the nationwide measles Supplementary Immunization Activity (SIA) campaign started, Otgoo received a call from her village health center doctor, as well as an SMS from the Ministry of Health and Sports that she need to be vaccinated

Promoting children’s participation in decision making

Baaska and her grandmother at their home.
©UNICEF Mongolia/2016/Enkhzul Altangerel

Baaska is a 17-year-old high school junior, studying at “Aviyas” school of Khuvsgul province. She lives with her grandmother and two younger siblings in Murun, Khuvsgul province, in northern Mongolia. They live together in a small ger (traditional Mongolian tent). Baaska’s parents are herders, and they live in Tuv province, in central Mongolia, where they have better pasture land for their livestock.

Хүүхдэд ээлтэй засаглал

2012 оноос Хөвсгөл аймаг "Хүүхдэд ээлтэй аймаг" болох зорилгыг дэвшүүлэн ажиллаж орон нутгийн бүх шатны бодлого, шийдвэр, төлөвлөлтөнд хүүхдийн асуудлыг чухалчлан тусгадаг болсон байна. Тухайлбал орон нутгийн хөгжлийн сангийн хөрөнгийн 10-аас доошгүй хувийг хүүхдийн төлөө зарцуулах тухай шийдвэрийг аймгийн Иргэдийн төлөөлөгчдийн хурлаас гаргасан байна. Өнөөдөр Хөвсгөл аймгийн ихэнх сумд орон нутгийн хөгжлийн сангийн хөрөнгийн 22.5 хүртэлх хувийг хүүхдийн төлөө зарцуулдаг болжээ.

"Хүүхдэд ээлтэй аймаг" хөтөлбөрийг хэрэгжүүлж эхэлснээр Хөвсгөл аймгийн шийдвэр гаргагчид, иргэд, олон нийтийн сэтгэлгээ хандлага, эх хүүхдийн амьдрах орчин нөхцөлд гарсан бодит өөрчлөлт, сайн туршлагыг энэхүү видеогоор үзүүллээ.

Since 2012, Khuvsgul aimag* has started an initiative to become a "child-friendly aimag" and children's issues are reflected in all its policy decisions and plans. For instance, Khuvsgul aimag's parliament issued resolution on investing not less than 10 percent of Local Development Fund (LDF) for well-being of children. As of today, most of the soums* of Khuvsgul aimag are regularly allocating up to 22.5 percent of LDF for children.

*Aimag: Province

*Soum: Town

Raising parents: Helping Mongolians become better parents

Ganbat with his big brown eyes 

©UNICEF/Mongolia/2015/Zetty Brake

Ganbat is a small two-year-old with big, expressive brown eyes and short black hair. His mother Enktsetseg, 42, says loves his older sister, five. “He follows her around and copies what she does,” she says. "He does not speak a lot, but he is very good at saying 'mother' and 'I love you'".