21 July 2016

Хүүхэд бүрийг зохистой хоол тэжээлээр хангах нь


2 настай Азат хүү ээжийнхээ хийж өгсөн бантанг идэж байна.
©НҮБХС Монгол Улс/2016/A.Энхзул
     Хоолны сайхан үнэр гэрээр нэг дүүрэн үнэртэнэ. "Өнөөдөр би бантан хийсэн. Бантангаа жаахан хөрөхөөр нь илүү тэжээллэг болгохын тулд хүнсний нэмэлт найрлагат бэлдмэл нэмж хийдэг” хэмээн 27 настай Жулдиз бүсгүй ярилаа. Гурван хүүхэддээ үдийн хоолыг нь хийж өгөхөд хүүхдүүд бие биенээсээ уралдан хурдан гэгч нь иднэ. “Хүүхдүүд маань хоол унданд сайн байвал би баяртай байдаг. Хоолонд сайн байна гэдэг чинь эрүүл саруул өсөж байгаагийн шинж шүү дээ” гээд Жулдиз инээмсэглэн өгүүлэв.

Гэрээр суралцахуй






Хөгжилтэй, хөөртэй Анунгоо охин шүлгээ уншиж дуусаад
©НҮБХС Монгол Улс/2016/Энхзул Алтангэрэл
       Хөгжилтэй бяцхан охин Анунгоо (Ану) 5 настай бөгөөд тааралдсан хэн бүхэнд дуу  дуулж, шүлэг уншиж өгөх дуртай. "Би олон шүлэг мэднэ. Та нэгийг нь сонсох уу? Миний хамгийн дуртай шүлэг “Намар” хэмээн Ану охин баясгалантайгаар хэлээд, намар цагийн байгалийн үзэсгэлэн төгс байдлын тухай шүлэг уншив. Тэрээр саяхан үйл ажиллагаа явуулж эхэлсэн Өрхөд суурилсан зайн сургалтын хөтөлбөрт оролцож эхлээд, хэдхэн сарын дотор энэ бүхнийг сурчээ.

Ану охин эцэг эх, охин дүүгийн хамт Налайх дүүрэгт амьдардаг. Ану охины ээж Оюунболор гэртээ сууж, хоёр охиноо асардаг, харин аав нь аль олдсон ажлаа хийх бөгөөд хааяа нүүрсний бичил уурхайд ажилладаг. Налайх дүүрэг нь тав хүртэлх насны 4100 гаруй хүүхэдтэй ч зөвхөн долоон цэцэрлэг байдаг тул их ачаалалтай ажилладаг. Иймд олон хүүхэд сургуулийн өмнөх боловсрол, бага насны хүүхдийн хөгжлийн хөтөлбөрт хамрагдаж чаддаггүй бөгөөд Ану охин тэдний нэг нь байсан юм.

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

23 June 2016

Сургуулийн ундны ус - сурагчдын боловсрол, хөгжлийн үндэс


Олимпийн аварга болох гарааБатаа үндэсний болон олон улсын 
Таэквондогийн тэмцээний медалиудтайгаа.
©НҮБХС Монгол Улс/2016/Энхзул Алтангэрэл
 Налайх дүүргийн 119 дүгээр сургуульд өглөөний завсарлагын хонх дуугарч, анги танхимын хаалгууд нээгдэж, хүүхдүүд яаран гарч ирлээ. Тэдний эхний зогсоол бол сэтгэл сэргээм хүйтэн, цэвэр ус бүхий сургуульд нь байрлуулсан цэвэр ус шүүгч байлаа. Арван долоон настай Бат-Ирээдүй хүү ангиасаа холгүй байрлуулсан ус шүүгчээс авсан усыг хэсэг залгилаад "Би азтай шүү, манай ангийн хажууд усны шүүгч байдаг” хэмээн инээд алдлаа. Хүссэн үедээ сайхан цэвэр ус уух нь зарим хүнд ихэд биелэмгүй зүйл хэдий ч эдгээр сурагчдад бол тийм биш ажээ.

30 May 2016

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.

24 May 2016

Ensuring every child has good nutrition

2 year-old Azat eating bantan made by his mother
©UNICEF Mongolia/2016/Enkhzul Altangerel
A delicious smell runs through the house as lunch is ready. “Today I made bantan. Bantan is a Mongolian flour soup. It is very simple, made only from two ingredients, flour and meat. When it gets cooler, I’ll add micronutrient supplements to make it more nutritious” says 27-year old Juldiz. When she served her three children lunch, they ate quickly to see who finishes first. “I am happy when they eat well. Because it means that they will grow healthy” Juldiz smiles.

18 May 2016

Faces of UNICEF: Surenchimeg Vanchinkhuu, Health Specialist at UNICEF Mongolia


Tell us a bit about your background?

I am a medical doctor and public health specialist by training. In 2000, I obtained my Master of Public Health degree from University of Sydney.
I began my career as emergency unit nurse at Third General Hospital in Ulaanbaatar. After that I worked as nutrition officer, external relations specialist at Ministry of Health as well as project manager at Asian Development Bank. Then in 2007, I joined UNICEF as health specialist.

11 May 2016

Water is cool in school

An Olympic champion in the making: Bataa shows his medals from national and international taekwondo tournaments.
©UNICEF Mongolia/2016/Enkhzul Altangerel
When the bell rings for morning break in 119th school, Nalaikh, classroom doors fly open and the children rush out. First stop, a reviving drink of cool, clean water from one of the school’s water filters. Seventeen-year-old Bat-Ireedui doesn’t have to go very far. “I’m lucky”, he grins, taking a gulp of water. “My classroom is right next to the water filter!” Drinking clean water whenever you want to may be something that many children take for granted – but not these students.

26 April 2016

World Immunization Week: Closing the immunization gap

©UNICEF/2012/Sokol
World Immunization Week is a global public health campaign to raise awareness and increase rates of immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases around the world. It takes place each year during the last week of April.

01 April 2016

Faces of UNICEF: Batnasan Nyamsuren, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene officer at UNICEF Mongolia



Tell us a bit about your background?

I was born in Jargalant village of Arkhangai province in Mongolia. I studied hydrology at Odessa State Hydro-meteorological University in Ukraine. Before joining UNICEF, I have worked at Mongolian Academy of Science, World Wildlife Fund for Nature and UN Development Programme as researcher and program manager.  My area of expertise is Integrated River Basin Management and it has been very applicable to UNICEF’s work on improving access to and quality of water. For example, we recently supported adoption of “Water Safety Plan” in our program areas to help ensure water is safe for children to drink. This also involved development of guidelines on water, sanitation and hygiene  as well.