Annual Report 2020 Mongolia

SURVIVE, LEARN AND BE PROTECTED ANNUAL REPORT 2020 MONGOLIA

ANNUAL REPORT 2020 MONGOLIA | 1 CONTENTS

Foreword 4 Introduction to Save the children 6 Education Program 8 Child Protection Program 22 Child Protection Resource Centre 32 Child Rights Governance Program 36 Child Poverty Program 40 Health Program 48 Humanitarian Program 54 Financial Report 62 Partners and Supporters 66

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Dear friends, colleagues, and partners,

2020 was a year of achievements by Save the Children Japan’s Mongolia Country Programme (thus, Save the Children in Mongolia). Despite the numerous challenges caused by the global pandemic, our organization managed to execute our strategy and action plans and made tangible progress towards improving the lives of Mongolian children.

Save the Children began implementing two new projects in 2020, one to support democracy education and the other to teach entrepreneurship and business skills to rural youth and adolescents. As well, our inclusive education project entered its third year, and our 2018-22 project to strengthen the child protection system in Mongolia continued its Stage II roll out.

We completed the Child Rights Situation Analysis 2020, a wide-ranging overview of the achievements and challenges of implementing child rights in Mongolia. We also conducted a rapid needs assessment of the impact of Covid-19 on households and shared its findings widely with other agencies and the public. Subsequently, a series of booklets were published on preventing and mitigating the adverse effects of the pandemic restrictions on children. To support continuing education, we prepared a manual for parents of children due to start school in the next academic year and distributed it to all 21 aimags (provinces) and all districts of the capital, Ulaanbaatar.

We are pleased to outline our activities and their results in this year’s Annual Report and hope you will enjoy learning more about us. On behalf of all the staff of Save the Children in Mongolia, I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the donors whose generosity enables us to deliver our Mongolia program, and to the organizations, individuals and children who have collaborated with us and shared their invaluable expertise and insight in the past year.

I believe that the results and best practices generated by Save the Children in Mongolia and our partners will continue to contribute to the protection and promotion of child rights in our country.

Bayan-Altai Luvsandorj

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed to provide personal skills and entrepreneurship education to youth Country Manager and Representative, Save the Children Japan in Mongolia in rural Mongolia. (From the right: Ganbayar Ganbold, Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, and Science, Bayan-Altai Luvsandorj, Country Manager and Representative, Save the Children Japan’s Mongolia Country Programme) July 2, 2020

4 | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 MONGOLIA ANNUAL REPORT 2020 MONGOLIA | 5 OUR VISION: WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS Our vision is a world in which every child THE FOLLOWING THREE INTRODUCTION TO attains the right to survival, protection, BREAKTHROUGHS: SAVE THE CHILDREN Established in the UK in development and participation OUR MISSION: SURVIVE No child dies from Save the Children is a worldwide, non-religious, non- 1919 Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way preventable causes before political, independent children’s rights organization the world treats children and to achieve immediate their fifth birthday established in 1919. Save the Children supports child and lasting change in their lives protection through the implementation of long- term development policies during socio-political LEARN changes and emergencies and ensures comprehensive THEMATIC PROGRAM AREAS OF SAVE THE CHILDREN: All children learn from a implementation of child rights. • Education quality basic education We save children’s lives, we fight for their rights, and now in • Child Protection we help them to develop their full potential. Save the • Child Rights Governance BE PROTECTED • Child Poverty Children works to build a responsible society where Violence against children is • Health children’s voices are heard, their contribution is 120 no longer tolerated enabled, and significance is attached to their opinions in • Humanitarian Assistance making decisions relevant to their lives. countries

During the last 100 years, Save the Children has WHERE WE WORK expanded and now operates in over 120 countries. OUR 2020 FUNDING WAS Save the Children’s Mongolia Program was launched in 1994 and operated with management support from USD 1,224,215 AND WE Save the Children UK from 1994-2009 and from Save DIRECTLY REACHED Zavkhan the Children Japan since 2009. It aims to create long- in Mongolia since Dornod Khovd Arkhangai term sustainable changes in the lives of children while Ulaanbaatar seeking substantial and systemic solutions to emerging Govisumber Sukhbaatar challenges. 1994 Uvurkhangai 151,000 CHILDREN THROUGH OUR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. 6 | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 MONGOLIA ANNUAL REPORT 2020 MONGOLIA | 7 EDUCATION

The project team visited the target schools in Jargalant soum, Khovd aimag. November 10, 2020 EDUCATION PROGRAM

In 2020, the Education Program successfully completed the second phase of the project Promoting Inclusive Education for Every Last Child in Mongolia and moved into the third and last phase of the project. The project expanded its partnership with decision-makers in the education sector and with other organizations and development partners working in the inclusive education area and disseminated the project results and experiences to them.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Mongolia imposed strict lockdowns across the country and shut down schools and kindergartens for almost eight months in 2020. During this challenging period, Save the Children and UNICEF jointly conducted the management and coordination of the Education Cluster which focused on planning and carrying out response actions mainly addressing access to education during the prolonged school closures.

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KEY PROJECT OUTCOMES

In 2020, the Education Program supported parents, teachers and staff members PROMOTING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION of secondary schools and Life-long Education Centres (LLEC) in the target local areas through its inclusive education project. We organized module trainings for FOR EVERY LAST CHILD IN MONGOLIA the target individuals and increased the number of project beneficiaries. We also disseminated the project’s results and best practices across the country. Funded by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this project is being implemented in three districts of Ulaanbaatar and Uvurkhangai and Khovd aimags between 2018 and 2021. THESE INCLUDED: Experience sharing training was organized in Khovd aimag. November 10, 2020 OUTCOME 1 OUTCOME 2

Save the Children, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science, organized a national workshop on “Inclusive Education” in October 2020 in Ulaanbaatar. 660 17 These 50 teacher trainers subsequently conducted 17 trainers from target LLECs attended professional development training for more than 660 specialized workshops to build their capacity secondary school and 76 LLEC teachers. to teach mixed groups of special needs children. 50 We enrolled 50 primary grade teachers and teaching 87 managers of target secondary schools in inclusive These trainers then organized training for education training-of-trainers to develop their skills another 87 teachers to develop their technical and knowledge of working with children with special knowledge and skills for working with children educational needs so that they could train other teachers. with special needs.

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47 673 teachers participated “Differently Different-2” campaign reached 3.5 million people online and spread the culture of inclusive education. We carried out surveys in 2019-20 to detect in the training as well as out-of-school children in the project target 673 activities to improve parental aimags (provinces) and found 492 children. 295 of and public perceptions and them were enrolled in schools or LLECs, and we understanding of inclusive supported the delivery of home-based education education using advocacy We produced a social media We organized a public services for another 47 out-of-school children. methodology. campaign “Differently Different-2” advocacy campaign through 2,400 to create positive images of inclusive 9 news media to support education and improve public inclusive education and perceptions and the attitudes of prepared TV (2), radio (2), With the Mongolian Institute parents, teachers and staff on the newspaper (9) and a number of A national workshop on using the database of children learning for Educational Research, we subject. The campaign’s social media online interviews and articles at LLECs was attended by the specialists of LLECs in 21 aimags co-developed a set of video page received a total of 3,560,000 targeted to parents, the public, and 9 districts on 8-9 October, 2020. tutorials on children’s speech visits, 67,000 reactions and 2,400 teachers and policy-makers in development and jointly comments. the education sector. approved its curriculum.

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OUTCOME 4

We disseminated the results and best We organized a national We signed a Memorandum of We collaborated with stakeholders through practices of the project and supported workshop to the use of the Understanding (MoU) with the joint discussions, analysis and development of 29 sustainable development of inclusive 21 database of children studying at 45 Norwegian Lutheran Mission to draft documents on inclusive education policy education by organizing a national LLECs and, together with the disseminate inclusive education through the Inclusive Education Committee workshop that presented contents of National Life-long Education methodology and share the and Technical Working Group set up under the the training modules for 29 primary Centre, presented findings on our results and best practices project. The following were achieved in this goal education specialists from the Education survey of out-of-school children. with the organisation which is area: Departments of 21 aimags (provinces) Specialists from LLECs in 21 aimags implementing a similar project “Directions for special activities and 6 districts of the capital city, and (provinces) and 9 districts of the in Mongolia. Following the MoU, to support child development in shared methods used to enroll children capital city participated in this we conducted training for 46 secondary schools” /Order of Minister with special needs in secondary schools. workshop. teachers and 45 parents of of Education and Science A/249 in School No.2 in Bayan-Ulgii aimag. 2020 / Contents of three training modules of the project were approved and accredited to the specialized training Secondary school teachers and A delegation led by Mr. Niva Fumiya, program of the Mongolian Institute for specialists from LLECs acquired basic the Second Secretary of the Embassy of In November 2020, a MoU was Education Research. /Order no. A/23 knowledge of sign language and are Japan in Mongolia, visited School No. 9 in signed with Norwegian Lutheran by Director of the Mongolian Institute able to communicate with children with Songinokhairkhan District on October 10, Mission to share the best practices All target schools and LLECs received the hygiene and disinfection for Education Research in 2020/ hearing impairment. 10 October 2020 2020 to monitor project implementation. generated by the project in Mongolia. supplies worth 17 million tugriks to prevent from CoVID-19 virus. Revised the statistical data collection questionnaire of LLECs, now approved by the Ministry of Education, Science (MES). Positions and budgets for additional LLEC teachers in Khovd and Uvurkhangai aimags were approved by the decision of the governors.

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Save the Children, JCI Ulaanbaatar Branch, and Autism Association of Mongolia organized a painting competition in November, 2020 to promote an inclusive culture. A total of 3,078 students participated in the competition. Ganbolor, a student from the target school, who won the first place, explains her drawing as follows.

“My name is Ganbolor. I am an eleventh grader. One day I saw an announcement for a drawing contest at our school. The theme was "Humanity: Understanding Autism". In fact, I had no idea about autism and didn't know what to draw. Luckily, the organizers of the contest gave us a briefing on the topic. At this meeting with Save the Children staff, I received comprehensive information and understanding The most important part of the picture is the big umbrella. The idea is to protect each child under this umbrella indiscriminately, just like they get wet when it rains. Then I searched the internet for more information on saw the logo of Autism So I sent my painting to the competition and won the first place. In fact, understanding Association of Mongolia before I started to children with autism was much better than winning a prize. Now I know what to draw my picture. This logo was very colorful, do when I meet and befriend a child with autism. Maybe some people will feel sorry with a background that looked like a jigsaw for them, maybe treat them differently and want them to change. But I won’t’. I feel puzzle. Having this in my mind, I draw my so grateful to the organizers of the contest. I think that through this content, many picture, expressing the inner feelings of children have gained information and understanding about inclusive education.” various children and presented all their special November 2020 characters in unique colors. I tried to express that each child’s inner world so bright and beautiful.

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CH. GANTSETSEG A head of Special Needs Education in the Ministry RESULTS OF RESPONSES of Education and Science TAKEN DURING THE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PROJECT IS MAKING EMERGENCY A REAL IMPACT

The national workshop on inclusive education presented training modules and methodological guidance for teachers as well as other 81,000 copies of the handbook “How you information for primary education specialists in rural provinces and can help your child prepare to start school” the capital city. It has presented a beneficial opportunity for exchanging distributed to education departments and experiences and sharing best practices. The inclusive education project authorities in all aimags and districts in April and May 2020. we are implementing together is having a real impact on children’s education. I GAINED METHODOLOGICAL 81,000 KNOWLEDGE Save the Children and UNICEF are co-leaders Together with MES and UNICEF, we distributed the I gained methodological knowledge for working of the Education Cluster of the “Humanitarian manual “How can you help your child prepare to start with disabled children since our school became Country Team” in Mongolia to coordinate school?” for parents and caretakers of 5 to 6-year-old part of the project. I developed an individualized disaster preparedness and relief activities children beginning elementary school in 2020-2021. We teaching plan and began to work with Tankhiluun, a amongst various organizations. In 2020, the reached 81,000 child beneficiaries across the nation. student with cerebral palsy. As she requires some Education Cluster developed a “Preparedness MES thanked Save the Children and UNICEF on behalf rest during classroom lessons, I worked with her and response plan for the prevention of these children and noted that “this activity was very individually after classes and created conditions of infectious diseases in kindergartens timely for children preparing for school as they could for her to spend time with her classmates, and secondary schools” with member only study at home while kindergartens and schools seek their help and interact socially. As a result, organizations and guided its implementation. were closed due to the pandemic”. Tankhiluun learned to count to ten and the B. BAYASGALAN alphabet, and now she likes to play with and spend A teacher at school No.67 in the Songinokhairkhan district of time with her classmates. Ulaanbaatar

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS AND DIGITAL CONTENT

“Inclusive education”, an Children with a learning in-service teacher training difficulty and behavioral issues Best practices of working module for teachers of and methodology for detecting with children with special secondary schools them educational needs Information Bulletins No.5, No.6 and No.7 of the project

“Methodology for teaching equivalent program to a Special needs education mixed group with children methodology for teaching and with special needs”, a training learning: 172 innovative ideas module for Lifelong education based on practices of teaching Manual on accessing the LLEC teachers primary grades database Inclusive Education, a brochure for parents and teachers

“Methodology for improving awareness and participation of Understanding and detection parents, community and school methods for children with Manual: “How can you help staff”, a training module for behavioral and cognitive your children prepare to start teachers disabilities school?” Video tutorial to support speech development

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CHILD PROTECTION PROGRAM

Strengthening child protection systems is a key area of Save the Children’s International Coalition. In 2006, Save the Children conducted a “Review of the Child Protection System in Mongolia”, a policy evaluation that demonstrated the need to develop a more advanced system to protect children from all forms of violence, harassment, exploitation and negligence, and brought this to the attention of the government of Mongolia.

Article 2 of the 2016 Child Protection Law of Mongolia states that the “Child Protection system” shall uphold the basic child protection principles and standards outlined in international agreements and shall consist of multi-lateral, comprehensive, specialized activities aimed to prevent all children from risk from all forms of negligence, harassment, violence and exploitation in all social settings. Our Child Protection Program partners with key government agencies to implement activities and projects that move us towards the realization of this goal.

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“STRENGTHENING CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM” (2018-2022) PROJECT

Save the Children is implementing this project, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), together with the Crime Prevention Council of Mongolia and AFCYD. The project is being carried out in Ulaanbaatar City in Khoroo No.9, 23 and 27 of Bayanzurkh District, Khoroo no.9, 10 and 13 of Chingeltei District, and Khoroo No.2, 10 and 11 of Songinokhairkhan District. It is also being implemented in Bagh No.4 of Erdenebulgan soum, Battsengel, Chuluut and Khairkhan Soums of Arkhangai aimag and in Bagh No.1 of Kherlen soum, Bayan-Uul and Khalkhgol Soums of Dornod Aimag. We partner with AFCYD to disseminate training methodology, manuals, best practices and achievements of the project across the nation.

Project staff provide on-the-job counseling service to target MDT members A Project Steering Committee meeting is being held at the Authority for the in Arkhangai aimag. July 5, 2020 Family, Child and Youth Development. August 25, 2020

Covid-19 lockdown measures in 2020 affected the project implementation and its planned activities. Despite the obstacles, we and our partners successfully implemented the majority of the project activities and programs. Key accomplishments include:

Within the framework of building the capacity of Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) members, we introduced international case management methods, conducted training-of-trainers and trained all project soum, bagh and khoroo MDTs. We developed and published manuals “Steps to Protect: Common Case Management Methods” and “Analysis, Evaluation-Monitoring of Child Protection Case Management” and distributed them to the MDTs.

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Organized “Not A Monster” and “Let’s Show Manuals, handbooks and relevant training curriculums, programs and methods such as Love” in 2020, two social media and advocacy “Handbook for MDT Members”, “Steps to Protect: Common Case Management Method”, campaigns to promote positive disciplining “Analysis, Evaluation-Monitoring of Child Protection Case Management”, “How to 2 methods for parents and caretakers to change 4 Organize Public Awareness Action”, “Safety and Security”, “Guidelines on Child Protection their perceptions, understanding and attitudes Procedures and Formats for Multi-Disciplinary Teams” and “Financial Documentation And on the subject. Social media statistics showed Project Proposal Methodology” are to be included in orientation, intermediary, advanced that the campaigns reached 6.4 million people. and optional training packages for social workers at all levels as approved by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection. This inclusion in social work training presents a great opportunity to disseminate the project results and best practices across the nation. Re-published project manuals: “Steps to Protect: Common Case Management Methods”, “Analysis, Evaluation-Monitoring of Child 3 Protection Case Management”, “Guidelines The development of “Methods for Supporting Child Participation” allowed MDTs and on Child Protection Procedures and Formats school social workers to gain comprehensive knowledge and skills on how to organize for Multi-Disciplinary Teams” and “Methods 5 child participatory activities. for Supporting Child Participation” at the request of the AFCYD. Development of online classroom training for child protection During the lockdown regime, specialists across Mongolia continues and best we successfully delivered practices and products developed under the online consultations for 16 project will be disseminated at the national 6 target MDT members and level. ensured the implementation of continuous project activities. In 2020, through 40 online consultations, we provided weekly updates for 120 members of 16 soum, The “Not a Monster” campaign is reached 3.2 bagh and khoroo MDTs in million people (duplicated number) on Facebook. Arkhangai, Dornod aimags Training on the socio-psychological impact on children and families in It explains the five basic principles of the “Positive and the capital city. the context of a pandemic crisis was organized by Save the Children. Discipline” to parents and raised awareness on December 18, 2020 the negative impacts of spanking children.

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Other activities: THE PROJECT IMPACTS During the Covid-19 pandemic Save the Children continued to serve T. ERDENEKHUU THE MANUALS WERE VERY EASY TO lockdown, we provided psychosocial as a member of the Child Protection School social worker support in emergent settings for Sub-Cluster and was in charge of aspects of Battsengel soum of UNDERSTAND children and families. Together with of the Covid-19 pandemic prevention, Arkhangai aimag The manuals produced by the project are very easy AFCYD, the child protection staff preparedness and response action plans. for MDTs to understand and use. The “Guidelines on of the Save the Children developed We translated and disseminated through Child Protection Procedures and Formats for Multi- application kits that included six social media a total of 20 advisory Disciplinary Teams” manual has become my deskbook. online lessons with a student’s articles in two kits: “Coronavirus and I use it for my work on a daily basis. exercise workbook, a handbook and Children” and “Let’s Become Parents three types of video tutorials. Who Don’t Commit Violence”, G.BOLORMAA ADVISES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE HEART developed by Save the Children Social worker of International for parents and children Conducted online training via social khoroo No.2 of I am a social worker. P.Tsedendamba, one of Save to provide psychosocial support and media for 128 staff of AFCYD and its Songinokhairkhan the Children’s staff, always supports me by giving me affiliated organizations. promote positive parenting. district of Ulaanbaatar advice and direction when I am doing casework. Some of this is on-the-job consultation. While I was working, I was hit by someone and injured, so she gave me Produced and delivered four posters emotional support during this time which was really appealing to children, parents and the helpful. I get advice from her on cases that happen public during the Covid-19 pandemic. in our khoroo and we explore solutions together. She advises from the bottom of her heart. She also goes with us to the hospital and helps us solve our Produced and delivered three types problems. She cares about our security and we are of information and advice for isolated very grateful for that. populations. “Let’s Show Love” campaign was organized on the most popular social media and traditional media channels in TS.TSENDSUREN BEGAN TO TALK WITH MY CHILD The Child Protection team of Save Mongolia in July, 2020. 14 social influencers joined the A resident of Khoroo No.9 of Bayanzurkh District and a the Children developed a “Stress campaign and spread the positive messages and call to mother of four children, was a participant in a survey to Changes in perception, attitude, knowledge of Management” online lesson kit for action to the target parents and caregivers. The campaign measure parents and caretakers regarding positive disciplining” organizations and conducted online messages reached over 3.5 million people online and the organized to assess the “Let’s Show Love” campaign, training for World Vision Mongolia and number of parents seeking professional counselling serves said ‘I had some issues with communicating with my our staff. has increased. eldest son. Now, we are able to talk to each other.

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS AND DIGITAL CONTENT

Manuals: Online lessons: Online contents of Public advocacy and awareness activity:

14 Video content items to disseminate positive disciplining method Steps to Protect: Common Case Management Stress Management online Methodology lesson for organizations

Positive Disciplining video Analysis, Evaluation-Monitoring tutorial for parents, caretakers Of Child Protection Case of 24-hour kindergarten Management Manual 19 online posters to disseminate positive disciplining method

Application kits that include six online lessons and student’s workbook, handbook and three types of video tutorials to provide basic psychological support for 20 content items included in 2 kits: Methods for Supporting Child children and families during “Coronavirus and Children” and “Let’s Become Participation the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. Parents Who Don’t Commit Violence”

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CHILD PROTECTION PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS: In 2020, within the framework of Phase II of the “Ulaanbaatar RESOURCE CENTRE Urban Services and Ger Areas Development Investment Program Project” funded by The Child Protection Resource Centre of Save the Children in Mongolia has been operating Asian Development Bank, we since 2015 and it contributes to strengthening the child protection system by building the implemented a six-month capacity of child rights and child protection specialists and supporting multilateral social work project to build the capacity of methodology, training and consultation. The centre regularly conducts child rights and child personnel working to prevent protection courses, case management trainings and other activities on a monthly basis. Plans domestic violence and violence are underway to direct its efforts to develop professional management of social work services. against children in Chingeltei and Sukhbaatar districts of Ulaanbaatar. 30 members of MDTs and other ADB-funded capacity building training organized for MDTs in the target districts. 2020 Munguntuya Chimed, a leader and trainer at Child Protection Resource Center, district specialists participated leads a training on child participation. August 31, 2020 in the project. We developed a training manual “Working With Children and Families Affected by Violence” for employees working against domestic violence and the-job consultations for target MDTs. Prior to the implementation violence against children that of the project, we assessed the needs of these MDT members. In the can be used on a daily basis. We beginning, 70% of the respondents understood prevention of domestic also organized two basic and violence and violence against the child as mere training focused on the intermediary level trainings for public once or a twice year. However, after taking part in the project specialists in the project target activities, their understanding and knowledge about MDT prevention groups and provided four on- activities significantly improved and reached 100%.

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KEY OUTCOMES L.SONDOR A sophomore student majoring in social work at the Labor and Social Affairs Institute

Translated “Fun, Safe, Inclusive” training manual In 2020, the Child Protection Resource Developed online training Developed our own BECAME MORE CONFIDENT IN MY CAREER from English to Mongolian. Centre successfully organized trainings content and curriculum training needs survey on case management, child participation, with our Child Rights and future trainings and I became more confident in my career after child protection procedures and for- Governance Program on programs will be based on participating in “Social Work Case Management” mats for MDTs, MDT approaches, stress “Methods for Supporting the results of this survey. training. I learned a lot about the practical methods management and positive disciplining Child Participation” under of social work. methods for over 800 individuals. an agreement with AFCYD. Produced day-to-day handbook for MDT 9th khoroo of Chingeltei district celebrates the Spank Out Day. members. April 30, 2020

Developed the manual “Working with Children and Families Affected by Violence”.

Participants of the Child Protectoin Case Management training, 2020

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ACTIVITIES OF THE PROGRAM:

GIRLS’ VOICES:

We supported Young Voices NGO to carry out the “Young Voices 3” survey on girls’ rights and reproductive health. The survey aimed to find out how an inclusive and quality education could play a positive role in promoting young girls’ reproductive health Child Rights Situation without violating their human rights. The Analysis 2020. survey findings were shared with relevant CHILD RIGHTS officials, decision-makers and the public. The survey was conducted in Ulaanbaatar, where GOVERNANCE 46% of the 3.2 million population of the country reside, and in Arkhangai, Uvurkhan- gai, Dornod, Dornogobi and Gobi-Sumber aimags. 370 girls in 7-12th grades, aged 11-19 Through its Child Rights Governance Program, Save the Children began the “Preparing Youth years, including children with disabilities, for Democracy” project funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund. This project is being participated in the survey. implemented over two years in partnership with four civil society organizations in Ulaanbaatar and Khovd aimag. Through the Young Voices -3 Project, we also supported the “Young Voices” Girls’ Voice: “Young NGO and its members to develop research skills and assess the implementation of child rights. Voices 3” survey We also conducted the “Child Rights Situational Analysis 2020” (from June 2018 to July 2020) on girls’ rights and to review the overall picture of the realization of children’s rights in Mongolia. reproductive health

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M. ENKHBADRAL IT IS ESSENTIAL TO INCLUDE DEMOCRATIC THE KEY OUTCOME OF THE PROJECT Executive Director of the National Centre VALUES IN THE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM We analyzed the current content for Comprehensive and methodology of the Civic Development NGO, one Teaching about social interaction, the opportunities Education curriculum in schools and of the four civil society offered by the social system and the importance of surveyed 250 youth between 15-19 organizations co- social values is a part of civic education. Also, it is implementing the project years living in urban and rural areas critical to include democratic values in the general about their perceptions, knowledge education curriculum. Supporting volunteering in civil and experience of democratic values society organizations such as youth, children’s clubs in order to assess the direction the and use these as an opportunity for self-discovery extracurricular programs need to in addition to the official educational curriculum is take. important.

The inaugural seminar of Preparing Youth for the Democracy Project was held on 22 September 2020 in Khovd aimag.

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CHILD POVERTY PROGRAM

2020 was a crucial year for our Child and knowledge, learning from each other and successfully Poverty program as the “Entrepreneurship- participating in the national contest. Three teams, winners Focused Socioemotional Skills for the of the national contest, took part in the “Global Youth Most Vulnerable Youth in Rural Mongolia” Entrepreneurship Challenge 2020” and won the 5th, 12th According to the survey, students who project team was formed and officially and 15th places out of 28 teams. participated in the national competition launched. We developed and pilot-tested the were able to learn from each other and improve their teamwork skills in the online new training program and began building environment. 29 April, 2020 effective partnerships with national and local stakeholders. Out of 9 teams that developed business proposals in 12 hours, 3 teams (Innoway, Nanitech and Wave) were selected and qualified to participate Also, we successfully co-organized the in the Global Youth Entrepreneurship Competition. April 29, 2020 annual “Global Youth Entrepreneurship "ENTREPRENEURSHIP-FOCUSED SOCIOEMOTIONAL Challenge” contest together with Development Solutions NGO and the SKILLS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH IN Hub Innovation Centre under the Science, Industrial Development and Innovation RURAL MONGOLIA" PROJECT Agency of the Capital City in March and May 2020. A unique aspect of organizing From 2020, Save the Children is implementing this project in 25 soums of this contest this year was that it had to be Khovd, Zavkhan, Uvurkhangai, Gobi-Sumber and Sukhbaatar aimags over held online due to the Covid-19 quarantine four years. This project is funded by the Japan Social Development Fund restrictions in Mongolia. 62 students from (JSDF), a trust fund administered by the World Bank. schools in the capital city participated in four business and entrepreneurship training workshops and developed their skills

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KEY OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT 12 Established the project Signed Memorandum of Understanding and began working with key partners team of 12 staff of the Project including the Ministry of Education and Science (MES), Mongolian members to work in National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) and the Governors of Ulaanbaatar and 5 target the five target aimags. We also opened dialogue with other stakeholders including aimags (provinces), and the Ministry of Labor, Social Protection (MLSP), National Centre for Life-long- officially launched the education (NCLLE), and the Authority for Family, Child and Youth Development project. (AFCYD), which joined the Project Steering Committee. Secondary school students and trainees from Life-long Education Center in Bayan-Undur soum at Uvurkhangai aimag after participating in the pilot training.

Andrei Mikhnev, the World Bank's Country Manager for Mongolia, wished success to the project implementers in his 25 opening speech. The project launch and technical workshop Formed 5 aimag councils and 25 soum councils to were watched online by 27,000 people. June 30, 2020 oversee project implementation at local community levels. An aimag council consists of 10-13 members that represent the local branch of Save the Children, the aimag Governor’s Office, Education, Culture and Arts Department, LLEC, Employment and Social Welfare Service Department, Family, Child and Youth Development Department, the local MNCCI branch and civil society organizations. As well, a national Project Steering Committee was formed and held two meetings to discuss and resolve emerging issues.

42 | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 MONGOLIA ANNUAL REPORT 2020 MONGOLIA | 43 In June 2020, we organized the project launch and technical workshop for the first time in an online environment. 93 participants representing World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), MES, its affiliated organizations, 27,000 MLSP, MNCCI, FCYDA, and local councils took part in this workshop which was broadcast live on Save the Children’s website and viewed by 27,000 people.

Developed and pilot tested curriculum on entrepreneurship-focused socioemotional skills development training and handbooks for teachers and students. The pilot-training was successfully organized among students of secondary school and trainees of Life-long Education Center in Bayan-Undur soum of Uvurkhangai aimag.

Revised and improved the training curriculum and handbook based on feedback from the students and teachers.

Prepared video and print introductory and promotional materials to increase public and partners’ awareness of the project, and disseminated the content through websites, social media and news channels.

Established the project Grievance Redress Mechanism to receive and resolve any comments or complaints related to the project and introduced and launched it to project target aimags and soums.

Pilot training organized at the Life-long Education Center in Bayan-Undur soum of Uvurkhangai aimag on September 29, 2020.

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Standard procedure for Aimag Project Council activity

B.SARANGUA CH.DAVAAJAV 12th grader of secondary school in Teacher of secondary school in Bayan-Undur Standard procedure for Tosontsengel soum of Zavkhan aimag soum of Uvurkhangai aimag Soum Project Council activity I WANT TO BECOME A LEADER IT IS GOAL-FOCUSED AND CAN BE DIRECTLY IMPLEMENTED I consider myself to be not so good at recognizing my strengths. In today’s time of There are many young people, who remain unemployed fast social media, I follow influencers and Printed promotional after school graduation and have no social activities in leaders on Instagram and YouTube and receive materials, posters of the rural areas. Maybe they have some great new business a variety of information from these channels. I project ideas that could be implemented in the region but they want to become a leader. However, I struggle don’t know how to implement these ideas so they hide to discover my advantages. Please help me to them in the “doesn’t make sense” box in their brain. I develop my skills so that I can understand and think the entrepreneurship skills training program not fully utilize my potential. only focuses on providing entrepreneurship skills and knowledge but will also help students to implement these in real life. This could be one solution for job creation and rural economic development. Video presentation of the project

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HEALTH PROGRAM

DENAN, a community health project to improve inter-soum hospital services and the health of the local population has been operating in Arkhangai Aimag’s Tariat soum since 2012 and Erdenemandal soum since 2017. The project raises public health awareness, supports the hospitals’ human resources and supplies medical equipment and materials.

In 2020, we contributed significantly to the improvement of the local hospitals and the protection of local citizens’ health by providing essential medical equipment to inter-soum hospitals and fuel to bagh doctors, as well as supporting the dental clinic and children’s health club in each soum.

B. Munkhtsetseg, Bagh doctor of Khan-Undur bagh, Erdenemandal soum makes a regular visit for medical check-up. September 2019

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KEY OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT

Provided fuel for bagh doctors every month so they could check on remote households and reach mothers and newborns, infants, elders and disabled people 1,230 and provide them with essential medical services. The bagh doctors reached and Provided anesthetic equipment to Supply of dental equipment and tools to Erdenemandal soum provided health services for about 10,000 people with these home visits. the target inter-soum hospitals to hospital facilitated 1,230 children to receive oral cavity inspections create conditions for safe, quality and 790 people to receive 1,200 dental services. In Tariat soum, the basic medical surgical operations. dentist examines 30 patients and treats 18 on a daily basis. Three Inter-soum hospital of Tariat soum can now diagnose diseases in their early Previously the hospitals had used years ago, the local perception of a dentist was of a doctor who stages using mobile diagnostic equipment provided earlier by the project. 60% of local anesthetics which adversely only pulls out teeth, but now, as a result of systematic efforts to the Tariat soum population or 3,000 people were diagnosed using this equipment interrupted surgery when they promote dental health practices and raise public awareness, local kit. 81% of the children who had undergone oral check-ups had an average of wore off. communities’ perception and understanding of comprehensive 5 decayed teeth, 41% of people over 5 years old had helicobacter; High blood dental services have dramatically improved. pressure was diagnosed in 38% of people who had had a check-up and 32% were found to have dysfunctional internal organs. Diagnostic equipment has improved health consultations and treatments provided to local residents. B. Purevdulam, a dentist of the Inter-Soum Hospital in Tariat soum, Arkhangai aimag, undergoing The health club of Tariat soum school students has 20 members (14 girls, 6 check-up. September 23, 2020 boys) and meets and works regularly under the direction of the club teacher. The club members provide information and advice to fellow students on healthy practices they learned from the school doctor and hospital staff. This year, 85 students who had lived in the school dormitory since the start of the school year, received training and information on the prevention of coronavirus and the dangers of smoking. The students also disseminated what they had learned to their families and friends. The club members conducted training for all 1st- 12th graders about how to prevent the spread of helicobacter and, as a result, children stopped sharing drinking cups and each child now carries their own cup in their bag. As well, in the last three years, eight members of the club have enrolled in medical colleges and universities.

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PROJECT IMPACTS

R. GANDIIMAA Head of Health Department of Arkhangai aimag

WE HAVE MORE THAN 10 SPECIALIZED DOCTORS

During the nine-years of the project, the two inter-soum hospitals have added more than 10 specialized doctors. The project trained professional medical personnel, introduced new medical treatments and services and provided relevant medical tools and materials needed for these services and treatments. It also improved the hospitals’ laboratory equipment, provided Kh. Narantuya, a resident of reactive agents for tests and automated some of Tariat soum, Arkhangai aimag, seeks advice from a dentist for her VERY THANKFUL TO RECEIVE QUALITY SERVICES the functions. The use of diagnosis and evidence child. September 23. 2020 for treatment of people receiving medical services At 3 years old, my daughter Ganbolor came to the dentist. at the hospitals has made very significant progress At that time, all her teeth had decayed and she required at the rural soum level. As a result of the project, immediate treatment. As advised by the dentist, after 2 years the hospitals now focus more on prevention and of consistent treatment, she now has full and healthy teeth. social health issues, and the number of inpatients I’m really thankful that our local soum have a dentist who has declined over the last few years. provides quality services.

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HUMANITARIAN PROGRAM

In 2020 the Humanitarian Program of Save the Children focused on prevention and responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in the child protection and education sectors. For this purpose, Save the Children coordinated and man- aged the Education Cluster of Humanitarian Country team in Mongolia together with UNICEF. It was difficult to raise funds from international donors because of the global nature of the pandemic.

However, we managed to raise MNT 110 Million for the program, together with the UNICEF, AFCYD and other stakeholders. Save the Children co-leads the Education Cluster of the Humanitarian Country Team with UNICEF and is a member of Child Protection Sub-Cluster. April 30, 2020 54 | ANNUAL REPORT 2020 MONGOLIA ANNUAL REPORT 2020 MONGOLIA | 55 HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

Partnered with AFCYD to support psychosocial wellbeing of children and parents in March and May 2020. For this purpose, we developed a 6-module OUTCOMES online training package to provide psychosocial support for children and families and provided online training and advice for 228 child protection specialists from 228 21 aimags and the capital city who work with children and families.

81,000 Developed posters with tips for public, parents, caretakers, children to provide psychosocial support, and disseminated them through social media. Co-developed the Education We published 81,000 copies of the manual “How you can Cluster’s Covid-19 pandemic help your child prepare to start school” with financial support preparedness and disaster from UNICEF. This manual defines the essential skills and protection plan and had it habits a child needs to have developed by the time they start Save the Children offered online counseling to more than 200 child protection workers to approved by MES. We also elementary school. It provides support and advice to parents support children and families during the pandemic. May 1, 2020 provided pertinent technical as well as practical tips, such as how to choose school bags for assistance, such as representing 1st graders and hand-washing. the cluster in comprehensive practical training held in the Capital City and developing work tasks for evaluation of TV- broadcast class results.

81,000 copies of the handbook “How you can help your child prepare to start school” distributed to parents and caregivers in all districts of Ulaanbaatar and 21 aimags.

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS AND DIGITAL CONTENT

“Supporting child’s learning 2018-2019 Dzud Anticipation during the Covid-19 “When school re-opens” Project Evaluation Report “Flying Scientist” Picture-book pandemic” posters for parents posters – guide

“3 Steps to Positive Parent- Rapid Needs Assessment ing under Pressure” themed of the Impact of the Children’s “Covibook” Comic “Stress reducer” Pic- poster-guide Coronavirus - 2020 Book on Covid-19 ture-Book

“5 steps for children to spend “Caring for children during the time efficiently at home” post- Covid-19 pandemic” posters “My Hero is You” Storybook ers for children for parents

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Equity (In USD) 2020 2019 Restricted fund 651,142.99 356,536.66 ASSETS Revaluation reserve Current assets Reserve fund – assets 147,473.60 124,804.48 Cash and cash equivalents 901,713.16 841,713.20 Accumulated result 270,379.50 234,837.48 Short term investment - - Total equity 1,068,996.09 716,178.62 Accounts receivable 394,669.64 47,033.59 Prepaid expenses 2,301.05 2,064.52 TOTAL LIABILITY AND EQUITY 1,380,049.75 994,846.33 Total current assets 1,298,683.85 890,811.31

Non-current asset STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Fixed Assets 81,365.90 104,035.02 Total non-current assets 81,365.90 104,035.02 (in USD) 2020 2019 Income: TOTAL ASSETS 1,380,049.75 994,846.33 Funding from projects and programs 1,203,639.18 1,782,469.77 Funding from donations and grants 704.21 750.44 LIABILITY AND EQUITY Other income 19,871.79 52,190.03 Liability Total income 1,224,215.18 1,835,410.24 Accounts payable 32,266.65 12,064.40 Current tax liabilities 660.58 0.00 Expenditure: Reserves and liabilities – current 44,918.04 40,642.07 Project and program expenditure 923,275.88 1,437,577.53 Deferred income 24,890.71 20,744.34 General administration expenditure 280,363.31 345,568.44 Total current liabilities 102,735.98 73,450.81 Total expenditure 1,203,639.19 1,783,145.97

Operational result 20,575.99 52,264.27 Reserves and liabilities – non-current 151,842.49 121,926.22 Non operation income (expenses) 14,089.69 (589.27) Deferred income 56,475.19 83,290.68 Total liabilities 311,053.66 278,667.71 Foreign exchange gain (loss) (36.63) (340.72) Result for the year 34,629.05 51,334.28

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THANK YOU, OUR DONORS GRANT INCOME RECEIVED FROM DONORS IN 2020

464,066 Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs 200,169 Save the Children Japan World Bank Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan World Bank 280,363 Save the Children Japan 13,493 Other donors 6,240 UNICEF Japan Social Development Japan International Cooperation United Nations Democracy Fund Fund (JSDF) Agency (JICA) (UNDEF) TOTAL 27,681 1,203,639 USD The Denan Project 34,709 UNDEF 6,107 SCI UNCRC

170,809 The United Nations The Denan Project, SCI UNCRC Japan International Cooperation International Children's USA Agency (JICA) Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

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GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS Ulaanbaatar Municipality and • Family, Child and Youth • Governors’ Offices of Choir and • Schools No. 9, 65, 67 and 76 of NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS affiliated agencies Departments of Bayanzurkh, Shivee-Ovoo soums, Govisumber Songinokhairkhan District Ministries and affiliated agencies • Education Department of Songinokhairkhan, Chingeltei and aimag • Schools No. 13 and 73 of • Bayanzurkh and • Ministry of Education and Ulaanbaatar Municipality Sukhbaatar Districts Bayangol District Songinokhairkhan District Science (MES) • Science, Industrial Development • Khoroos No. 9, 23 and 27 of Schools and the Life-long education • Schools No. 17, 37, 39, 49, 61 and Branches of the Association of - Mongolian Institute for and Innovation Agency of Bayanzurkh District centers 72 of Chingeltei District Parents with Disabled Children Educational Research (MIER) Ulaanbaatar Municipality • Khoroos No. 2, 9, 10, 11, 12 and • Life-Long Education Centres • Schools No. 79, 127, Shavi • Beautiful Hearts NGO - Institute of Teachers’ • HUB Innovation Centre 13 of Chingeltei District of Chingeltei and Bayanzurkh Tsogtsolbor and Amgalan • Development Solutions NGO Professional Development • Khoroos No. 2, 10 and 11 of Districts Tsogtsolbor schools of • Khovd and Uvurkhangai aimag Songinokhairkhan District - National Centre for Life-Long Aimag Governer’s Offices and • Life-Long Education Centres and Bayanzurkh District branches of Association of • Khoroo No. 16 and 17 of Education (NCLLE) affiliated agencies Schools of Choir and Shivee- Parents with Disabled Children Sukhbaatar District • Ministry of Labor and Social • Governor’s Offices of Arkhangai, Ovoo soums, Govisumber aimag Hospital • JCI Ulaanbaatar Protection (MLSP) Dornod, Govisumber, Khovd, • Inter-soum Hospitals of Tariat • Mongolian Autism Association Soum Governor’s Offices and • Life-Long Education Centres - Authority for Family, Child Sukhbaatar, Uvurkhangai, and and Erdenemandal soums • Mongolian Education Alliance affiliated agencies and Schools of Bayantes, Ikh- and Youth Development Zavkhan aimags • Mongolian National Chamber of • Governor’s Offices of Altai, Uul, Telmen, Tes, Tudevtei and (AFCYD) • Family, Child and Youth Commerce and Industry Bulgan, Buyant, Mankhan, Must, Tosontsengel (II) soums, Zavkhan INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - General Agency Labor and Development Departments of • Mongolian Sign Language Uyench and Zereg soums, Khovd aimag Welfare Services • Asian Development Bank (ADB) Association Arkhangai, Dornod, Gobisumber, aimag • Life-Long Education Centres • National Emergency Management • Good Neighbors Mongolia • National Centre for Khovd, Sukhbaatar, Uvurkhangai • Governor’s Offices of Battsengel, and Schools of Bat-Ulzii, Bogd, Authority (NEMA) • Japan International Cooperation Comprehensive Development and Zavkhan aimags Chuluut, Erdenemandal and Guchin-Us, Kharkhorin (II), • The Secretariat of Coordination Agency (JICA) NGO • Education and Culture Khairkan soums, Arkhangai aimag Kharkhorin (III), Khujirt. Sant Council for Crime Prevention • Japanese Embassy in Mongolia • Young Voices Human Rights Departments of Arkhangai, • Governor’s Offices of Bat-Ulzii, and Uyanga soums, Uvurkhangai • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Defenders NGO Dornod, Gobisumber, Khovd, Bogd, Guchin-Us, Kharkhorin, aimag Universities Japan Sukhbaatar, Uvurkhangai and Khujirt. Sant and Uyanga soums, • Life-Long Education Centres • Mongolian State University of • The Norwegian Lutheran Mission Zavkhan aimags Uvurkhangai aimag and Schools of Bayandelger, MEDIA AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Education (MSUE) (NLM) • Life-Long Education Centres of • Governor’s Offices of Erdenetsagaan, Munkkhaan and • Mongolian University of Science Gobisumber. Khovd, Uvurkhangai, • The United Nations International • Independent Education and Bayandelger, Erdenetsagaan, Ongon soums, Sukhbaatar aimag and Technology Sukhbaatar and Zavkhan aimags Children's Emergency Fund Development Centre Munkkhaan and Ongon soums, • Life-Long Education Centres and • National University of Mongolia • Health Department of Arkhangai Sukhbaatar aimag (UNICEF) • Mercado LLC Schools of and Altai, Bulgan (I), (NUM) aimag • Governor’s Offices of Bayantes, • United Nations Democracy Fund • National Psychological Centre Buyant, Mankhan, Must, Uyench • Khovd University Ikh-Uul, Telmen, Tes, Tudevtei and (UNDEF) • Viral Partners Agency and Zereg soums, Khovd aimag • Khovd Development Polytechnic District Governor’s Offices and Tosontsengel soums, Zavkhan • World Bank • School No. 2, 3, 7, Tsast- Altai College affiliated agencies aimag • World Health Organization School, Polytechnic College, • Education Departments of • Governor’s Offices of Bayan-Uul (WHO) Khovd aimag Songinokhairkhan and Chingeltei and Khalkhgol soums, Dornod • World Vision Mongolia Districts aimag

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