ANNUAL REPORT 2018,

SURVIVE, LEARN AND BE PROTECTED

ANNUAL REPORT 2018, MONGOLIA WHO WE ARE AND THROUGH OUR WORK WE STRIVE TOWARDS ACHIEVING WHAT WE DO THREE BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE WAY THE WORLD TREATS OUR AMBITION OUR MISSION CHILDREN: CONTENTS We want a world Our mission is to inspire in which all children breakthroughs in the way SURVIVE survive, learn and are the world treats children and protected. to achieve immediate and No child dies from lasting change in their lives. preventable causes before their fifth birthday WHO WE ARE AND HUMANITARIAN 03 WHAT WE DO 40 ASSISTANCE Established in 1919, we are one of the world’s leading LEARN independent organisations for children. All children learn from a 04 EDUCATION 42 HEALTH From emergency relief to long-term development, Save quality basic education 3 the Children protects and promotes children’s rights. We save children’s lives, we fight for their rights, and we BE PROTECTED CHILD FINANCIAL help them fulfill their potential. Save the Children works 19 PROTECTION 46 STATEMENT to build a responsible society where children’s voices are Violence against children heard, their contribution is enabled and significance is is no longer tolerated CHILD PROTECTION OUR DONORS attached to their opinions in making decisions relevant to RESOURCE CENTER AND PARTNERS their lives. 30 50 OUR COMBINED INCOME FOR Save the Children has been working in Mongolia 2018 WAS 1,232,858 USD CHILD RIGHTS PUBLICATIONS since 1994. The Country Program was operated with 34 GOVERNANCE 52 management support from Save the Children UK from 1994-2009 and from Save the Children Japan since 2009. It WE REACHED OVER aims to create long-term sustainable changes in the lives of children while seeking substantial and systematic solutions CHILD POVERTY 48,300 38 to emerging challenges. Current thematic programs are: education, child protection, child rights governance, child CHILDREN DIRECTLY poverty, health and humanitarian assistance.

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia EDUCATION

SUPPORTING THE LEARNING OUTCOMES OF FIRST GRADERS

The 3-year project aimed to strengthen schools’ capacity to nurture effective school readiness and learning experiences for first grade children in Mongolia. It was successfully completed in 2018. 4 5

The project raised awareness of the common issues encountered by six-year- old children during their transition to school among primary teachers, school administrators, parents and the wider community as well as policy makers. The outcomes of the project highlighted THE PROJECT FOCUSED ON BUILDING THE the significance of improving multi- party engagement and collaboration in CAPACITY OF TEACHERS, NON-TEACHING STAFF successfully addressing the problems faced AND PARENTS TO NURTURE AND ENHANCE SCHOOL by first graders. READINESS AND TRANSITIONAL COMPETENCIES OF FIRST GRADE CHILDREN, AND OF CONDUCTING ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES.

Annual Report 20182018,, Mongolia WITHIN THE FIVE TRAINING

EDUCATION MODULES OF THE PROJECT, VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES WERE IMPLEMENTED TO IMPROVE CHILDREN’S LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITHIN THE FAMILY AND SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS.

As a result of the project, teachers’ awareness and knowledge of children’s learning experiences were raised and they have adopted new adaptable training methodologies and curricula. Moreover, the school environment has become more child-friendly. Teachers 6 are also disseminating and sharing 7 their practices and experiences to non-target school teachers. Within the scope of the project, teachers, parents, non-teaching staff of the school, khoroos and family health centres have reached an integrated understanding of first graders’ learning experiences. Furthermore, participation by the stakeholders has become clearer and more focused, they have undertaken good initiatives and have demonstrated Parents’ awareness and knowledge of have improved, along with their practice and experience of best practices. improving children’s learning in the home environment as well as in school settings. Additionally, parents who trained are sharing their experience and practices with other parents through parents’ associations. With the support of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS), primary education specialists from 21 aimags and districts of Ulaanbaatar were trained and project outcomes that can be feasibly implemented at national level have been integrated into the educational system of Mongolia.

Annual Report 20182018,, Mongolia EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018

Teachers’ adoption of new methodologies such as organizing trips to school prior to Research showed progress the new school year, improving learning in competency for collecting environments to make them more child- children’s personal information, friendly, and developing teaching materials in evaluating and managing the collaboration with parents, have contributed process of school transition. Most to preventing some of the problems and of the teachers are now able to limitations encountered by children during create an information database on their transition to school. the children and use it effectively in their teaching. The impact of the project was not only limited 8 9 to teachers, it also affected school directors/ Target schools have developed managers and other staff. This helped schools policies to support school to create children-friendly environments for readiness and learning experiences school readiness and to improve the learning of first graders to ensure experiences of first grade children. sustainability of the project’s methodologies, and amendments to school policy documents have created a favourable legal environment in target schools.

Annual Report 20182018,, Mongolia Schools conducted assessments of their external and internal physical environment as a result of which they planned and carried EDUCATION out activities (such as developing maps of school surroundings and putting up signs) which have led to safer and heathier settings.

Teachers are improving children’s learning environments with tailored training materials, brochures, Non-teaching staff such as school exhibitions, students’ work and librarians and school doctors information boards. are also contributing to creating psychologically friendly environments 10 to support first grade students’ 11 learning.

Teachers are collaborating with local kindergartens, khoroos and family health centres to improve children’s school readiness and transition to school.

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia EDUCATION

As a result of the project, parents’ associations were established in 24 schools. Ninety-four percent of parents said that they knew about parents’ associations and Outputs of the project activities were engaged in their activities. were measured by the levels of Parents of children who did not attend (i) information sharing between Improved parent participation (and support formal pre-school education and have teachers and parent has become for training activities) are easing teachers’ strengthened their collaboration with more effective and frequent; (ii) workloads and contributing to the creation teachers, engaging actively and sharing Parents’ Associations activities of child-friendly school environments information. Compared to those from non- are more goal-oriented and and the introduction of new learning target schools, target schools’ parents and supportive towards teachers, methodologies. teachers have collaborated to build stronger school and children. and (iii) and closer relationships. 12 parents are effectively using 13 games and fun activities to Close collaboration with MECSS made it support their children’s learning possible to achieve these project outcomes. within the home environment. One of the most important outcomes was The results of the endline the addition of the ‘Preparation Program’ evaluation showed that parents textbook to the list of textbooks endorsed were using different sources by MECSS. As a result of this collaboration, of information, 90.7% of which some of the questions from the module were through the ‘Teacher- on ‘Methodology for collecting and using Parents Communication children’s personal information’ were Notebook’. Parents’ integrated into the Education Management participation and collaboration Information System. in activities were as stipulated in the training methodologies included in the notebook.

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia PROMOTING

EDUCATION INCLUSIVE The aim of the project is to increase access to quality education services for EDUCATION vulnerable children by strengthening inclusive education systems at regular 196 teachers of 8 mainstream schools schools as well as strengthening the will acquire knowledge and methodology structure and capacity of LECs in target for teaching children with special needs SAVE THE CHILDREN IN areas. in accordance with each individual child’s MONGOLIA STARTED A THREE- development. YEAR PROJECT “PROMOTING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION 46 staff in charge of the primary program FOR EVERY LAST CHILD IN of the 8 target LLECs will acquire MONGOLIA” FUNDED BY knowledge of children with special needs THE JAPANESE MINISTRY OF and methodology for teaching multi-grade 14 FOREIGN AFFAIRS. classes so that they can support prepared 15 children to transfer to regular schools.

The project is being implemented Parents of target regular schools will in Bayanzurkh, Chingeltei and increase their knowledge of children with Songinokhairkhan districts of special needs, understand the importance Ulaanbaatar and Uvurkhangai and of inclusive education, share information Khovd provinces between April 2018 and support better practices. and March 2021. Its main purpose is to promote inclusive and equitable primary education for marginalized Mongolian government agencies including children in the target areas of 8 MECSS, MSUE and NCLLE will be well schools and 8 Lifelong Education prepared for promoting inclusive education Centres (LECs). for every last child.

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia Consultants contracted under the first three components of the project have developed three different modules for Technical advisory groups consisting of educators, parents and community members respectively: specialists and officers from relevant

EDUCATION education institutions were established Professional development training module for to provide technical support and school teachers; feedback to consultants developing the modules and revising the module Methodology for conducting an equivalency contents. program to multi-grade classes with children with special needs; Training for trainers on each developed module was conducted Methodology for improving the knowledge for participants from the target and understanding of parents, community schools and LECs. The trained members and school staff and increasing their teachers then conducted the involvement. training at their respective institutions to enable staff to utilize inclusive approaches to their work. 16 Local government organizations used a set of criteria developed within the project 17 to select their preferred target schools and LECs for the first phases: School The project established the numbers 79 and 127 from Bayanzurkh district, 37 and 39 from Chingeltei district, Committee on Inclusive Education 9 and 65 from Songinokhairkhan district, 2 from Uvurkhangai province and 3 from Coordination Mechanism to create Khovd. a platform for sustainable and collaborative partnerships and MoUs were signed between SC and target schools and LECs, establishing working participation during and beyond groups which will implement project activities in their respective institutions. the project, and to provide policy and technical guidelines to ensure Independent Research Institution of Mongolia conducted a needs assessment that effective implementation of the survey of the project. The survey was conducted of 687 people including teachers project is established by relevant and managers in all target schools and LECs, parents, and other relevant parties. government and non-government Based on the findings of the survey, the following activities were given the highest stakeholders. priority: building the capacity of teachers to develop and implement individual education plans for each child with special needs, and an evaluation method for assessing their achievements and developmental progress; providing information on different categories of disabilities and special needs; and improving understanding and attitudes of students, their parents, communites, teachers, staff and education

authorities in schools and LECs. Annual Report 2018, Mongolia CHILD PROTECTION STRENGTHENING CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEMS

28,637 children from 19,715 households from a total population number of 82,704 people benefited from the project “Strengthening Child Protection Systems in Mongolia”. The manuals and standardized forms developed during the project implementation can be accessed by all multidisciplinary teams around the country for better child protection services in Mongolia.

The target beneficiary khoroos of the project are standing out from the others 18 due to their improved child protection services. The multidisciplinary team 19 (MDTs) in the 9th Khoroo of the Chingeltei District was named “Best MDT in Ulaanbaatar city” in 2018 and a social worker of this khoroo, Odonchimeg. E., was awarded best social worker of 2018.

In addition, Bayanzurkh District’s 23rd Khoroo won 3rd place in a competition organized by the district’s Crime Prevention Council.

The 1st phase of the project “Strengthening the child protection systems in Mongolia” was successfully implemented over three years from May 2015 to 15 April 2018 in 6 khoroos of the Bayanzurkh, Songinokhairkhan and Chingeltei districts of Ulaanbaatar and in , soums and the 4th bagh of Erdenebulgan soum of Arkhangai aimag.

The project was funded by JICA and implemented by Save the Children in close cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and the Authority for Family, Child and Youth Development (AFCYD). Annual Report 2018, Mongolia During the 3 years of its implementation, the project focused on strengthening MDTs in the 9 target khoroos, The second phase of the project started in September THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT nationwide child protection services adapting developed 2018 and will run for four years, funded by JICA and COVERED 9 TARGET SOUMS, BAGHS AND manuals and forms, improving community understanding implemented by Save the Children in Mongolia. In this KHOROOS, AND THE SECOND PHASE OF of child protection and positive disciple approach through phase, the project will mainly work with the AFCYD in THE PROJECT WILL COVER 16 OF THE a range of activities. The end line survey of the project CHILD PROTECTION close cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social LOWEST STATE ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS, identified the following achievements: Protection and the Coordinating Council for Crime Prevention at the Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs, ADDING 7 NEW MDTS TO THE PREVIOUS Capacity building training for multidisciplinary teams which is responsible for the MDTs operations. 9 TARGET SITES. THOSE 16 MDTS covered 165 members from the 9 target soums, baghs WILL BE FROM ULAANBAATAR CITY, and khoroos who all increased their knowledge and ARKHANGAI AND DORNOD PROVINCES. understanding and how to apply their knowledge to child protection services. The end line survey found that the skills and knowledge of MDT members TARGETED SITES OF THE PROJECT “STRENGTHENING CHILD PROTECTION increased by 80%. SYSTEMS IN MONGOLIA”- SECOND PHASE The child protection service forms were approved and adopted by the Ministry and all MDTs in the 20 country now use those standardized forms in child 21 protection services. As a result, the needs assessment form and the risk assessment form can be transferred between locations and used as evidence in court. Training sessions in Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting (PDEP) were conducted with 324 parents and care givers in order to improve public understanding and knowledge on child protection. Many advocacy activities and events were Dornod province implemented for decision makers and staff in different • Bayan-Uul soum administrative levels of government organizations. The • Battsengel soum • Khairkhan soum • Khalkhgol soum Project Steering Committee, headed by the vice chair • Chuluut soum • Kherlen soum, 1st bagh of AFCYD, was responsible for the smooth sharing of • Erdenebulgan soum, 4th bagh information with all project parties and coordination Ulaanbaatar city of activities and impacts at decision-making levels. Bayanzurkh District Songinokhairkhan District Chingeltei District • 9th khoroo • 2nd khoroo • 9th khoroo • 23rd khoroo • 10th khoroo • 10th khoroo • 27th khoroo • 11th khoroo • 13th khoroo

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018 ACCORDING TO THE END-LINE SURVEY, PARENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF Through this project our MDT is truly During the first phase of the project, multidisciplinary teams in the9 target working on child protection cases.

CHILD PROTECTION soums, baghs and khoroos opened 176 new cases, referred 33 cases, transferred MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS DOUBLED For example: A lady in our bagh was 13 cases, solved 48 cases and provided counselling for 204 children and families addicted to alcohol and when she on protection matters. OVER THE THREE YEARS OF THE became drunk, she left her baby alone PROJECT. at home. When this occurred, her neighbors called me but I didn’t know Our Child Protection Resource Center provided on-the-job consultations to what to do. It was challenging for me. multidisciplinary team members: Sometimes I stayed at her home with Since the project implementation, the her baby or took her baby to a children’s multidisciplinary teams started allocating budgets organization. Since our bagh has been for its operation. For example: The Citizen in this project, our MDT started taking 149 107 90 Representative Khural of Khairkhan soum in action on such cases. The lady attended individual group consultations parents and 63 children received individual Arkhangai province had approved 750,000 MNT training, became independent of alcohol 22 consultations counselling by phone and online. funding for multidisciplinary teams in 2018. This and found employment. A doctor giving 23 action initially started in 2015 and became part of the baby medical checkups and the baby multidisciplinary teams’ planning. goes to a kindergarten while the mother is working. There is no more issue in As a result of ongoing lobbying, Chingeltei and regard to this lady” Bayanzurkh Districts started to allocate funds to transportation and communication to help MDTs O.Otgonbayar, police from 4th Bagh of to deliver social services for children and families Erdenebulgan Soum in Arkhangai Province. living in difficult circumstances. I attended positive discipline in everyday parenting training and learned more about myself and how to discipline myself positively. The problem was mine, not my child’s.

Arkhangai Province, a father who attended PDEP training.

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia SOCIAL CIRCUS PROJECT CHILD PROTECTION The Social Circus project made a positive impact on the realization of the rights of 650 children with special needs and children who have dropped out of school to protection, development and participation.

Ulaanbaatar City Authority for Child and Family Development and National Centre for Lifelong Education collaborated with us on the successful implementation of the project.

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In 2018, we conducted the Social Circus program at a school for children with special 1. Training for social workers, teachers, needs to strengthen capacity for child protection instructors and teachers. in the education sector and to promote an effective methodology for supporting children’s 2. Social Circus training for children social skills. 3. Advocating to increase public awareness Non-formal education & Lifelong Education of the impact of Social Circus with the Centres in Bayanzurkh and Sukhbaatar district, participation of trained children, teachers and School #29 for children with special needs and other staff. participated in the project activities:

Annual Report 20182018,, Mongolia HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018

CHILD PROTECTION STRENGTHENED THE CAPACITY OF TEACHERS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN’S SOCIAL SKILLS:

Trained 25 teachers and social Delivered a training and workers to be Social Circus information sharing session for instructors for children. 70 staff from the 3 organizations on human rights, child rights, Conducted 230 hours of on- children’s basic needs, child the-job consultations with 13 protection issues and child teachers from 3 organizations protection case management. 26 to improve skills. 27 Conducted case management Target staff learned to organize training for social workers circus training themselves, including needs assessments improved their capacity for of 15 target children’s families team building and for supporting in LECs in Sukhbaatar and children to develop social skills. Bayanzurkh districts, which led to family support services for Target staff learned how to 14 households and referrals to build children’s trust and how relevant multidisciplinary teams. to listen to and understand children’s needs.

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia SUPPORTED CHILDREN’S I am participating in the Social Circus proj- CHILD PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT THROUGH 32 or 71.1% of respondents ect for the first time. I enjoy coming here PARTICIPATION: considered their self-esteem and and hanging out with my friends and learn- confidence increased as a result ing by having fun together. I have learned plate spinning and playing with the jumping 320 hours circus training for 85 children 71,1% of their teacher’s encouragement and kind words from their friends. rope. I really enjoy seeing children with aged 8-19 years (36 boys, 53 girls) from 3 hearing difficulties learning how to play They had no experience with target organizations. with things like skipping ropes and plates. circus equipment before, but now felt very confident. G. Otgonjargal, 16 years old boy, Child with hearing impairment, Grade 12 at School #29.

35 or 80% of children reported 28 29 75,5% that their strength, flexibility and 65 people including children’s parents, brothers, 80% stamina had increased. sisters and representatives from partner organizations enjoyed the children’s “Mini Circus” performance at the annual project Project evaluation of 45 children identified a review meeting. positive response from children, with 75.5% 100% of participants said that (34) saying that Social Circus was their the training had improved their In order to promote the methodology of favorite and most interesting training, that psychological wellbeing, such as Social Circus training, we organized another they really enjoyed sharing exercises and 100% expressing themselves confidently, “Mini Circus” performance for residential care games with their friends, and learning new communicating well with other children and teachers of Mongolian Children’s skills together. children, and listening and Fund NGO in collaboration with Ikh Tenger empathizing with others. Rotary Club.

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia Within the framework of the project CHILD “Strengthening child protection systems in Mongolia”, a total of 235 hours of on-the-job PROTECTION consultations have been held to build the capacity of khoroo social workers and multidisciplinary OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE team members. RESOURCE CENTRE HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTING TO STRENGTHENING MONGOLIA’S As part of the Social Circus project, the Centre CENTER CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM provided professional and methodological guidance to social workers of the Lifelong Education BY PROVIDING EXTENSIVE Centre on how to work with children living in PROFESSIONAL AND difficult circumstances. A total of100-hours of The Centre developed “Child Safeguarding METHODOLOGICAL GUIDANCE TO on-the-job consultations were held for the Social Policy” training for staff and partners in SOCIAL WORKERS AND OTHER Circus instructors and social workers. The training both 4- and 8-hour modules. STAFF WORKING AT DIFFERENT focused on improving staff capacity for teamwork, communicating with children, identifying, referring 30 ADMINISTRATIVE LEVELS OF THE 31 and working with children in need of social RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT services. The number of on-the-job consultations AGENCIES. and trainings for social workers increased by 20% in 2018 as the center’s services became more widely known.

We evaluated the level of knowledge and understanding of child rights and child protection of our partners using qualitative and quantitative methods (pre- and post- testing, observation and discussion) for the studies.

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018

On-the-job consultations have become a crucial intervention for the professional development of our partners. For instance, the trust between children and teachers increased because of the social circus training activities. Teachers observed positive improvements in children’s personal CHILD PROTECTION RESOURCE CENTER and social behavior through working as a team, adjusting the curriculum to the specific needs of the children, and communicating better with children.

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Khoroo multidisciplinary teams received on-the- job consultations to assist their work with 100 children who were victims of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, or who were neglected.

The multidisciplinary teams started immediately responding to and working on child protection cases identified through the hotlines102, 107 and 108. Each multidisciplinary team now works on an average of 3-4 cases monthly.

Annual Report 20182018,, Mongolia CHILD RIGHTS GOVERNANCE WORKING TOGETHER WITH CHILDREN TO MONITOR AND DEMAND CHILDREN’S RIGHTS: Holding the state accountable for children’s rights by strongly supporting civil society and children to Child Rights Governance (CRG) Program led the process of developing the Country Strategic monitor national and local governments, to report Plan (CSP) for Save the Children in Mongolia, including researching the Child Rights Situation gaps in implementation to international bodies, and to Analysis for the period 2015-2018. The program also conducted the “Young Voices-2: Child advocate for their rights: Integrity Survey” involving 2,191 children. As implementing partner, Save the Children’s Conducted Child Rights Situation Analysis 2015- CRG team started administration of Round II sub-projects of the Mainstreaming of Social 2018 Accountability in Mongolia (MASAM) Project, funded by World Bank and Swiss Development Conducted “Young Voices-2: Child Integrity Survey” Cooperation. involving 2,191 children from Ulaanbaatar city, Arkhangai, Uvurkhangai, Dornod, Selenge, Tuv and Govisumber aimags.

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GOOD GOVERNANCE THAT DELIVERS CHILDREN’S PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN: RIGHTS: Working to increase efficient distribution of public Strengthening state accountability for children’s funding for children’s rights by introducing SCI rights, focusing on one or several General methodology and UNCRC recommendations e.g. Measures of Implementations, e.g. legal reform, budget analysis and tracking, child centered social independent institutions for children’s rights, accountability, reviewing taxation and other sources of child rights impact assessments: generating domestic revenue: Facilitated the National Forum of Child and CRG Program is administering sub-projects of Youth Participation Organizations, child-led Round II of the MASAM project funded by World organizations from 21 aimags and 9 districts; Bank and Swiss Development Cooperation being Built the capacity of duty bearers including implemented in 10 aimags and 3 districts of the government staff, teachers, social workers, capital city. journalists CSOs, students with training on human rights and child rights monitoring.

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018 “The findings of the Young Voices Survey and its recommendations should be a guiding document for Planning and organizing the Child Rights Advocacy Capacity building training for duty Policy recommendations, lawyers and those who work for CSP 2019-2021, evaluating and Communications bearers including government staff, knowledge broker of child rights

CHILD RIGHTS GOVERNANCE children” the previous CSP 2016-2018 Training teachers, social workers, journalists implementation Kh.B., Lawyer CSOs, students on human rights and child rights monitoring

Series of human rights Child Rights Situation “Young Voices-2: Child Conducted initial administration of 13 sub- lectures for students Analysis 2015-2018 Integrity Survey” 2017-2018 projects of Round II of Mainstreaming of

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“The Young Voices Survey investigated common child rights violations experienced by school children and fearlessly made them transparent” G, 15 y.o, girl

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia CHILD POVERTY HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018 2018 WAS A KEY YEAR FOR SAVE THE CHILDREN’S 64 students participated in four trainings on Entrepreneurship Save the Children is developing and CHILD POVERTY TEAM TO and took part in the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge implementing new initiatives on Education ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN The Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge was organized for Youth Empowerment aiming at separately in both Mongolian and English languages and empowering children and youth in rural and RELATIONSHIPS WITH students competed against each other with their ideas and urban areas socially and economically. PARTNERS WORKING FOR solutions; YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. Save the Children hosted the “Need for Autonomy” station for 48 youth in the Mongol Enterprising Adventure, piloting the first of this kind of activity in Mongolia.

In March-May 2018, Save the Children for the second year successfully organized the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge among 64 high school students. 38 39

In October 2018, Save the Children joined UNDP’s initiative to pilot the Mongol Enterprising Adventure for the first time in Mongolia involving a total of 48 youth from rural and urban areas.

Annual Report 20182018,, Mongolia represent Mongolia and present their statement partnership with the Emergency Management HUMANITARIAN at the Conference. Their statement was Department of the Capital City. included alongside the group statement by young The “School-based disaster risk reduction people from other countries developed during project” was implemented in 32 soums of 5 ASSISTANCE the AMCDRR. aimags from March, 2017 to March, 2018. The During the conference, Save the Children Governor’s Office of Dornod aimag where Save the Children’s Humanitarian assistance program organized and facilitated sub-sessions on the project was successfully implemented also provides essential humanitarian assistance to children “School-Based Disaster Risk Reduction and initiated a project entitled “Comprehensive affected by natural and man-made disasters. Psychological First Aid Focusing on Children in School Safty” and allocated MNT 10 million Emergencies” and “Evidence-based Cooperation: from its budget to the project, ensuring project Ensured participation of children and youth in Child Centered Disaster Risk Reduction and sustainability and establishing best practices of the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster HIGHLIGHTS School Safety Implementation Practices”. working effectively. Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) by organizing The team also conducted disaster protection In partnership with the MECSS and UNICEF, and facilitating sessions that emphasized child OF 2018 training and exercises for around 70 children in Save the Children developed a rapid-needs Khonkhor village of Bayanzurkh district, creating assessment within the framework of the protection and education in emergencies. In May 2018, Save the Children, a child friendly environment. Education Cluster and trained around 80 officers Mongolian Red Cross Society, UN 24 officers and staff of the National and and staff working with children to carry out Carried out a rapid needs-assessment of the Children’s Fund and World Vision Municipal Emergency Management Agency were Psychological First Aid in 4 aimags affected by education sector during the floods in July, 2018, Mongolia organized a National also trained to carry out Psychological First Aid the floods. Moreover, in cooperation with the 40 41 raised USD 133 thousand in accordance with Consultation with Children and to children. AFCYD, we provided gers and ger components the recommendations, distributed gers and Youth on Disaster Risk Reduction In partnership with the Law Enforcement to four vulnerable households affected by provided educational and psycho-social support at the Nairamdal International University of Mongolia, developed video courses flooding in Bayan-Ulgii aimag. for families and children affected by flooding. Children’s Center to bring on 8 of the most frequently occurring disasters together young voices for the to raise awarenes of disaster protection Activities were organized in 5 soums after AMCDRR. Around 40 children among children, and disseminated the videos in Dornod aimag government initiated and and youth representing aimags funded the dissemination of outcomes and best and UB districts participated. At the end of the consultation, practices developed during the “School-based participants formulated a unified disaster risk reduction project”. statement calling on decision- makers to involve children in Established a Memorandum of Understanding disaster mitigation and solutions. with the National Emergency Management Their statement was presented to Agency (NEMA) in August, 2018 to collaborate the MECSS, NEMA and AFCYD, over the next 3 years. Also established a agencies that play key roles in Partnership Agreement with the Emergency making policies that affect children. Management Department of Ulaanbaatar City. Three representatives were selected by the participants to

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia HEALTH

A community health project, funded by the Denan Project, USA, continued to be implemented in soum for the 7th year and soum for the 2nd year. Public health awareness raising activities, capacity building of hospital staff, especially professional courses for specialized doctors, provision of essential medical equipment and supplies were the main achievements in 2018.

42 A set of mobile diagnostic tools was introduced by 43 the Denan Project; dental rooms that were established by the project in inter-soum hospitals of Tariat and Erdenemandal soum have been operating smoothly. Health controls for the community in remote areas have increased with the project’s support for bagh doctors.

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018

For the 7th year of the project, over 27,000 USD was spent on medical equipment and supplies, fuel support, doctors` training, and monitoring and evaluation activities.

Over 9,100 people in Tariat and Erdenemandal soums received dental services, including tooth extractions, treatment for cavities, and caries prevention. Also, two dentists from the target hospitals conducted consecutive training on oral 44 health for kids in the kindergartens and 45 schools of the surrounding soums.

Around 2,000 people from Tariat soum There is notable progress on As Tariat hospital does With the provision of a were examined and diagnosed using mobile service delivery by the bagh not have a professional gurney and patient monitoring diagnostic equipment. By introducing mobile doctors due to the monthly fuel anesthetist, a doctor from equipment, 156 operations have diagnosis in the soum, community members support provided for all 13 bagh Tariat hospital is now been conducted successfully in were protected from disease by being doctors. It allows them to visit studying anesthesiology. Erdenemandal hospital. diagnosed earlier and the young population households which have recent which tends to miss out on medical checkups, births, infants, elderly and people learned about the condition of their health. with disabilities.

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(In USD) 2018 2017 Current tax liabilities 470.54 74.25

FINANCIAL STATEMENT ASSETS Reserves and liabilities – current 30,246.93 130,538.15 Current assets Deferred income 28,913.90 - Cash and cash equivalents 855,326.68 429,469.29 Total current liabilities 69,071.95 138,795.08 Short term investment - 170,182.52 Accounts receivable 8,761.87 5,098.65 Reserves and liabilities – non-current 90,740.80 65,739.73 Prepaid expenses 1,968.26 1,350.60 Deferred income 122,250.99 -

Total current assets 866,056.81 606,101.06 Total liabilities 282,063.74 204,534.81

46 47 Non-current asset Equity Fixed Assets 151,164.89 172,496.95 Restricted fund 452,974.65 275,032.20

Total non-current assets 151,164.89 172,496.95 Revaluation reserve 72,357.09 TOTAL ASSETS 1,017,221.70 778,598.01 Reserve fund – assets 122,101.42 Accumulated result 160,081.89 226,673.91

LIABILITY AND EQUITY Total equity 735,157.96 574,063.20 Liability TOTAL LIABILITY AND EQUITY 1,017,221.70 778,598.01 Accounts payable 9,440.58 8,182.68

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 417,404 24,725 27,523 10,870 Save the Children Japan Other donors The Denan Project Cirque du Soleil, Canada

(in USD) 2018 2017 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Income: Funding from projects and programs 1,163,123.93 1,844,292.91 Funding from donations and grants 28,456.95 16,972.16 Other income 41,277.43 20,536.43

Total income 1,232,858.31 1,881,801.50 GRANT INCOME RECEIVED Expenditure: 48 FROM DONORS IN 2018 49 Project and program expenditure 811,635.03 1,640,685.96 TOTAL 1,232,858 USD General administration expenditure 379,734.25 213,843.46

Total expenditure 1,191,369.28 1,854,529.42

Operational result 41,489.03 27,272.08 Non operation income (expenses) (8,006.51) - Foreign exchange gain (loss) (233.65) (1,312.79)

Result for the year 33,248.87 25,959.29

93,854 118,891 461,255 8,602 Japan International Japan Platform Japanese Ministry of Save the Children Cooperation Agency (JICA) Foreign Affairs Sweden

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Annual Report 2018, Mongolia PUBLICATIONS 2018

Quarterly newsletter of “Multi-Disciplinary teams: End-line survey of the project “Strengthening schools to Current situation, achievement “Strengthening schools to nurture effective school and and challenges” summary of the nurture effective school and learning experiences in first end-line survey for the project learning experiences in first grade children in Mongolia” “Strengthening child protection Leaflet on positive parenting grade children in Mongolia” project system in Mongolia” Save the Children, Save the Children, Save the Children, Save the Children, Ulaanbaatar, 2018 Ulaanbaatar, 2018 Ulaanbaatar, 2018 Ulaanbaatar, 2018 52 53

Needs assessment report of “Strengthening schools to nurture effective school and “Best practices to nurture learning experiences in first learning experiences in first grade children in Mongolia” “Child Rights Situation in Young Voices-2 Child Integrity grade children” project Mongolia” Survey Report Save the Children, Save the Children, Save the Children, Save the Children, Ulaanbaatar, 2018 Ulaanbaatar, 2018 Ulaanbaatar, 2018 Ulaanbaatar, 2018

Annual Report 2018, Mongolia PUBLICATIONS 2018 PUBLICATIONS

Introductory leaflet on Leaflet on “Educational support and school- Introductory leaflet on “Child-friendly space” based DRR strengthening for Dzud affected “Psychological first aid for children” project outcomes children” Save the Children, Ulaanbaatar, 2018 Save the Children, Ulaanbaatar, 2018 Save the Children, Ulaanbaatar, 2018 54

Four series of animation to nurture effective school and Eight series of video on Disaster response and prevention learning experiences in first grade children, 8-min, Save the Children, Ulaanbaatar, 2018 Save the Children, Ulaanbaatar, 2018