Mongolia | Mercy Corps

Harbinger of Prosperity in the Gobi Region ›

Topics: Economic Development, Agriculture

Designed to facilitate business relationships and provide an arena for herders and processors to deal in cashmere at competitive prices, Cashmere Market Days is a success.

Mercy Corps To Help Rural Mongolians With $4.4 Million Program ›

Topics: Agriculture, Economic Development

The Mongolian government has selected Mercy Corps to receive 40,000 metric tons of wheat donated by the USDA to be sold.

Mercy Corps Artist Visits New York ›

Felt craft designer from Mongolia visits New York to demonstrate and teach her art. Mercy Corps’ Gobi Regional Economic Growth Initiative has arranged her trip.

Credit Institution Launched in Mongolia ›

Topics: Economic Development

Mercy Corps-owned Goviin Ekhlel, a non-bank financial institution offering credit to inhabitants of the Gobi region in an effort to stimulate Mongolia's struggling economy officially opens with the pledge to be a transparent, fair, and efficient business.

In the Mongolian Zud—A Witness to Winter's Wrath ›

Mongolia is experiencing one of the worst Zud (a combination of blizzard and bitter cold, preceded by drought) in living memory.

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Mongolia Facts

Population (2008): 3 million
Size: slightly smaller than Alaska
Human Development Index rank: 112 (out of 179)
Mercy Corps has worked here since 1999
Primary work: Economic development for rural businesses, veterinary and other support to traditional herders, support of local organizations and access to commercial financial services
World's second largest land-locked country
World's most sparsely-populated country

Program Details

Since 1999, Mercy Corps has supported rural Mongolian communities and herding families with economic, agricultural and civil society programs.

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Recent Blog Posts

September 08, 2009
A harsh reality for Mongolia's herders
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Work, Play and Learning in the Gobi Desert
June 09, 2009
Planting the Mercy Corps flag on Europe's highest peak

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