Introduction to Zorig Foundation

Main Areas of Focus

• Good Governance: Promoting transparency, accountability, and civic participation in Mongolia

• Community Development: Assisting low-income and vulnerable groups

• Youth and Education: Supporting youth education, and promoting their leadership skills and social awareness

Good Governance

• Anti-Corruption poster competition

• “My Constitution, My Rights” picture book for children

• Oral Histories of the Democratic Revolution

• Current Supporters:

Community Development

• Empowering ger district migrants

• Renovating rural schools and dormitories

• Medical equipment donations to rural and poor areas

• Current Supporters:

Youth and Education

• Scholarship Programs

• School Pairing Program

• Young Leadership Program

• Environmental Fellowship Program

• Current Supporters:

Scholarship Programs

• Number of different scholarship programs based on the donor organizations’ interests

• Vast network of over 1,000 past and current scholarship recipients since 2000

• 230 students received scholarships this academic year

School Pairing Program2005-2011

Multicultural learning program

3 high schools in Mongolia and 2 in the US

Goals:

• English language skills development

• Cross cultural learning

• Conservation/environmental education

Future goals:

• Expansion to additional Mongolian and other foreign schools

English club: 360 students

Exchange: 26 students and teachers

• English club: 360 Mongolian students

• Exchange: 48 students and teachers

Young Leadership Program2003-2011

YLP: 8-month long program

Leadership, strategic planning, community development

Environmental Fellowship Program2011

EFP: 5-month long program5 components: overview, urban issues, mining, biodiversity, leadership

Community involvementNetwork (alumni association)Professional development

Field Trips

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