Mongolia
Today, every third child in Mongolia is poor. Many children work to support their families. Thousands of street children are the result of homelessness and family breakdown.
What we’re doing
- We’ve helped 2,593 poor, nomadic, minority ethnic and disabled children go to school
- We’ve provided services for 4,500 marginalised children
- We’ve given shelter, help and advice to 113 street children
Save the Children in Mongolia
We started working in Mongolia in 1994. Our projects and the areas we cover expanded rapidly in response to the urgent needs of many vulnerable children. Since then we’ve built up our expertise and developed strong and positive relationships with Mongolia’s education and social welfare agencies.
We're helping children get a good education
Two out of every three Mongolian children miss out on a preschool education. We’re providing teachers, parents and children with training materials and books. Last year we helped to improve the quality of education for 12,125 pre- and primary school children by training 485 preschool teachers in child-centred teaching methods.
Last year, we enabled 2,593 poor, nomadic, minority ethnic and disabled children to go to pre- and primary school by setting up kindergartens and providing mobile teachers. Working with a local partner, we provided direct services for 709 disabled children. And more than 2,000 disabled children benefited from training and information we gave to their parents and carers.
We're protecting children from harm
Mongolia’s harsh economic climate is forcing more and more children into homelessness and work to survive.
We provided social work, family reunification, recreation and counselling services for 4,500 children last year. We also provided physiotherapy, massage, play and exercises for 48 disabled children and their families.
Learn more about our work in Mongolia, download the Mongolia country brief (PDF 74KB).