1. Territory: 1.564.116 km² Population: 2.951.786 Youth percentage:35% under 18 GDP:$ 8.448 billion Mongolia

2. PROGRAMS Early Childhood Development Youth Development School and Teacher Development PROJECTS READ for Rural Education EFA Fast Track Initiative “ Child Centered Classroom Environment and Methodology ”Options” for young deaf children and community “Book Ger” for community children reading Children Development Center for Inclusive education MEA Means of network “Open School” monthly newspaper Mongol Education Portal site: www.mongoleducation. www.mongoleducation Educational research and library

3. Youth Development Program Secondary School Debate Program  Introducing Mongolian Debate program  Learning from all of you  Sharing Ideas on Addressing Development Needs of Mongolian Children and Youth and expanding our youth program

4.  critical thinking  personal expression  tolerance for the opinions of others  support students and teachers with opportunities to examine critical issues affecting their lives and communities;  promote the recognition that free and open discussion is essential to the establishment and preservation of open democratic societies. Goal

5.  Social Science Teachers are equipped to use the debate forum as a learning mechanism to inspire critical thinking and skills through a 5- day workshop led by American professors.  Trained Teachers organized Debate Clubs at their schools with 20-25  The program is being implemented as an after school activity for children through contracts with a school and with formal support from the Ministry of Education Activities

6.  Debate and Speech Tournaments involving debaters are organized at the schools, province, and national level  Debate Resource Center serve as the debate coach arenas providing students with debate and public speaking books, journals, instructional and research materials  The center also administers the logistics for program training sessions, tournaments, and events. While maintaining regular communication with the participants. Activities

7.  14 Debate Trainers, certified by MOE as National Trainers  Academic Debate Education Modules were recognized as teacher training modules by MOE.  30 Debate Clubs at schools are operating actively  Debate and Speech Tournaments among school students  A pool of experienced debate coaches  Availability of debate and speech methodology books an instructional materials  Committed and experienced program staff. Achievements

8. Empowers children and youth  Encourage reading, writing and research skills on hot topics such as climate change, global warming, fresh water conservation, poverty reduction, AIDS etc.  Promoting English language education through debates  Team-Building Skills  Public speaking and Decision-Making Skills  Formulating and expressing own opinions and positions on the given topics  Exercising leadership skills through planning, implementing, and evaluating their actions (small projects by debaters)

9.  Membership in International Debate Education Association (IDEA) which has members from more than 30 countries all over the world.  Only organization in Mongolia administrating debate clubs at schools  Has gained recognition with Mongolian educators, youth and children  Close ties with schools and local education centers in provinces.  Cooperation with Save the Children- Mongolia, World Vision- Mongolia, Mini-Parliament program run by Women for Social Progress, by the Secretariat of the Mongolian Parliament, and the UN sponsored “One World” conference. Features

10.  Transition period - Collapse of some good old practices, traditions,  Need to develop a Policy Manual for the after-school programs  Government has yet to join the initiative and develop a Youth National Program  Lack of collaborative efforts of government and NGOs in solving children and youth problems  Lack of hands-on information and resources on development issues Problems, Concerns - Sharing ideas

11. All these issues are about to lead to the absence of ownership, respect, moral principles, beliefs, and creativity among the youth hence creating a generation of undisciplined, violent, hardhearted, and reliant young people Therefore, there is an urgent need to launch a comprehensive package of initiatives targeting the youth on the edge of obscurity. Problems, Concerns - Sharing ideas

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