Ms. Natsag-Orgi Erdenesuvd is the executive director of the Community Development Center in Tolgoit. She and her staff are about as grassroots as it gets. The center addresses the issues and needs of women and is the first Mongolian NGO to specifically address female problems in the Ger districts.
The concept is simple. The center provides basic needs for women such as a health care assessment. From this initial service, doors are opened that foster further conversations about basic legal information for domestic abuse and psychological help for the immigrant population. The community center's clientele consists primarily of nomads who have been displaced by recent droughts and driven to the outskirts of Ulaanbaator where ger tent cities have sprung up by the hundreds.
The community center is located in a Ger tent. The familiar surroundings provide a familiar setting for the women who come to the center for assistance. in 2005, the 1st Civic Workshop to listen to people's needs helped to establish good relations among the residents, the mayor of Ulaanbaatar city and district's Member of Parliament.
In addition to basic health assessments and counseling, the community center has also assisted the neighborhood to create a sustainable food program and established community gardens. These activities are bringing the community together. Initially, the center served 8,000 residents in 2004 and has now grown to more than 12,000 people served. Their target audiences are the poor, disabled and vulnerable. The center's success has garnered the attention of government and the business community.
The center's first priority is to meet the social needs of the community. As time goes by, the center has begun to partner with the business community, the health care organizations and labor groups to provide training and education opportunties that will eventually lead to employability. I appreciated the work of the community center. It really spoke to me. They utilize the same approach as we do...meet the needs and provide skills that improve the quality of life.
Ms. Natsag-Orgi Erdenesuvd, executive director of the Tolgoit Community Development Center is on the left. The other two ladies are members of her staff.
The concept is simple. The center provides basic needs for women such as a health care assessment. From this initial service, doors are opened that foster further conversations about basic legal information for domestic abuse and psychological help for the immigrant population. The community center's clientele consists primarily of nomads who have been displaced by recent droughts and driven to the outskirts of Ulaanbaator where ger tent cities have sprung up by the hundreds.
The community center is located in a Ger tent. The familiar surroundings provide a familiar setting for the women who come to the center for assistance. in 2005, the 1st Civic Workshop to listen to people's needs helped to establish good relations among the residents, the mayor of Ulaanbaatar city and district's Member of Parliament.
In addition to basic health assessments and counseling, the community center has also assisted the neighborhood to create a sustainable food program and established community gardens. These activities are bringing the community together. Initially, the center served 8,000 residents in 2004 and has now grown to more than 12,000 people served. Their target audiences are the poor, disabled and vulnerable. The center's success has garnered the attention of government and the business community.
The center's first priority is to meet the social needs of the community. As time goes by, the center has begun to partner with the business community, the health care organizations and labor groups to provide training and education opportunties that will eventually lead to employability. I appreciated the work of the community center. It really spoke to me. They utilize the same approach as we do...meet the needs and provide skills that improve the quality of life.
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