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  • Twenty-One Years of Mongolian Democracy

    PETER BOWERS (In Studio): Last Sunday was the 21st Anniversary of Mongolia’s democratic constitution. So today we’ll be looking at how Mongolian democracy began and how it’s going. But before that, we’re going to go right back to the days before democracy. 

     

    Socialism (Location: Suhkbataar Square, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)

     

    PETER BOWERS: I’m standing in the centre of Suhkbaatar Square in the centre of Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. To my left is the main road and to my right is the big, impressive parliament building. But just above me is a statue of General Suhkbataar with his arm raised on his horse and his other arm on his sword, at the ready. He was the great military general who defeated the White Russians and the Chinese in the Socialist revolution of 1921. He’s remembred as a hero for defeating Mongolia’s enemies but the communist government he brought into power isn’t remembred so fondly.

     

    Openness and Restructuring

     

    PETER BOWERS (In Studio): Fast-forward 70 years or so and Mongolia’s economy was really struggling. The government of the time followed the lead of the Communist government over the border in the Soviet Union and brought in a policy of openness and restructuring. Under this policy some of the whisperings for change could became louder. I had a look at a tribute to one of these whisperers.

     

    Zorig (Location: Peace Avenue Intersection, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)

     

    PETER BOWERS (background sound of heavy traffic): I’m standing before an unusual statue on the streets of Ulaanbaatar. Its not like most statues where they usually have a weapon and a fierce expression, ready to beat their enemies. Its just a man gazing upward with a  book under his arm and a cigarette int eh other hand. He was a political science teacher at a university a few blocks away and he was one of a group of young intellectuals who began meeting to talk about real political change and democracy in Mongolia. His name is Zorig. Now his little group named themselves on the UN’s Human Rights Day in 1989 the Mongolian Democratic Union and they sent some demands to the parliament about these changes.

     

    Protesting Louder

     

    PETER BOWERS (In Studio): The demands were ignored but the protestors were getting louder. I went to the site of the protests, Suhkbataar Square. 

     

    Suhkbaatar Protests (Location: Suhkbataar Square, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)

     

    PETER BOWERS: Around this time of year in 1990 there were some small protests in this very square and some small democratic groups were popping up. By February the protests were getting really big and rowdy. It’s a big square and its great to imagine hundreds of people, mostly young, marching and chanting for Democracy. One of their chants was “Moriindoo”, which was an old battle cry: “Mongols! To your horses.” In fact, the protests got so rowdy that at one point Zorig had to jump on someone’s shoulders with a microphone and tell all the protesters to calm down.

     

    If I’ve judged this correctly from the photo I saw, I’m now standing where some members of the Mongolian Democratic Union staged a hunger strike in March 1990. I’ll just sit down to try to be like them (pause and shuffling). So they sat here, huddled like me in the freezing cold, eating nothing but water with dissolved salt in it and telling everyone if they died it would be the government’s fault. They said they would only stop the hunger strike when democratic reforms were made including multi-party elections. And by now the protests were getting really rowdy. The government became split: some member wanted to bring in the Tianaamen square tactic China had used less than a year before. But the leader Batmonkh famously said: “These are our sons, our people,” and he refused.

     

    Anyway, within two days of the hunger strike the government was feeling the pressure such that Batmonkh and his cabinet resigned. And a provisional government was formed to organise the first multi-party elections in the country’s history.

     

    Democratic Changes

     

    PETER BOWERS (In Studio): Soon private ownership was allowed, foreign investment was allowed, and many public sector units privatized. And they disbanded the Dotood Yam, the Mongolian Secret Police who had carried out the purges. Democracy was here and on January 13, 1992 Parliament approved the new constitution. I had a look at the Parliament building. It’s the same one they used in those early days but it was renovated since the revolution so looks quite different.

     

    Chingghis Khan (Location: Parliament House, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)

     

    PETER BOWERS: I’m walking toward the parliament house now. Probably the most captivating thing about this square is the huge statue of Chingghis Khan before me. Its interesting to democracy because the communists didn’t like Chingghis Khan and they sort of tried to forget him from history. They thought he would promote nationalism and anti-soviet feeling. Its an amazing statue, I’m standing before it now, its twice my height and about eight times my width and its elevated off the ground. He’s not smiling, looking big, mean and strong. He’s a bit scary. He’s an excellent symbol of Mongolian strength and independence and pride. Many people say the democratic revolution was actually the first time Mongolia became properly independent. Before that, they weren’t actually part of the Soviet Union but they were very heavily influenced by them. Like in the 1930s when Stalin told the Mongolian government to kill thousands of Monks, and the Mongolian government obeyed. Since democracy Chingghis Khan became popular again and statues like this are all over the place. Religion has also flourished.

     

    1992 and 1996 Elections

     

    PETER BOWERS: The interesting thing about the communist party–Officially, the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party—here is it sort of re-invented itself and managed to win the 1992 election under the new Constitution. Some historians have blamed the Democratic Party’s loss on their political blundering due to inexperience. Others have said the communist party used effective propaganda. They blamed the Democrats for economic problems the country was experiencing in its first years of a free market. The Democratic forces were also much divided between a number of different parties.

     

    But they learnt from the experience, united to form the one ‘Democratic Party’ and won the next election in 1996.

     

    Semi-Presidential Parliamentary System

     

    Mongolia’s constitution is quite different from other democratic countries because they are ‘semi-presidential’. So they elect a parliament like in the parliamentary system in the UK but they also elect a President like in America. In Mongolia the President is a symbolic figurehead but also has powers to veto certain laws, and is heavily involved in foreign affairs. The Democrats’ candidate, Ochirbat, won the first Presidential election in 1993.

     

    The Present

     

    So how is democracy going?

     

    In many respects it’s going well. Last year the US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, said: "If you want to see democracy in action, if you want to see progress being shaped by leaders who are more concerned about lifting up their people than fattening their bank accounts, come to Mongolia.”

     

    But many Mongolians would disagree. The country is experiencing a mining boom that’s been pumping money into the country like the speed of light. While this has helped Mongolia, still a developing country, grow its economy at record speeds, its also brought accusations of corruption. The country’s top opinion poll found 90% of Mongolians believe politicians personally benefit from ‘special arrangements’ in the granting of foreign mining concessions.

     

    A recent corruption case will probably be made into an excellent movie someday. One morning last April former President Enkhbayar found 600 police officers on his doorstep and was charged with 5 counts of corruption. Enkbahayer and his vocal supporters claim this was political persecution as he was then not allowed to contest the June 2012 elections. He protested with a 12 day hunger strike and was released from court on bail for health reasons. He’s since returned to jail but still suffers poor health. Just this month 5 mothers began a hunger strike demanding he receive sufficient medical treatment for his deteriorating health. One Member of Parliament said: “While you are on strike, your husbands, children and relatives are waiting for you. I beg you to stop the strike for the sake of your family’s happiness, as I am a mother of children too.” The really juicy bit of the plot is Enkhbayar is still leader of a party that is part of the current minority government. Who knows where this case will end.

     

    The 2012 Elections

     

    But overall democracy seems strong in Mongolia. The parliamentary elections last year are testament to that. There were a few new things introduced that for the most part went well.

     

    First, Electronic Voting Machines were used after accusations of rorting sparked riots in the previous elections Some EVMs were delayed but in the end all parties accepted the result.

     

    There was also a new rule requiring 20% of a Party’s candidates be women. And it seemed to work. Compared to the previous elections that only allowed three women in the 76-member one house parliament, there are now 9 women in parliament.

     

    The two major parties are now the Democratic Party and the old communist party, the Mongolian People’s Party. The Mongolian People’s Party was actually called the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party until 2011 when they had a split over changing the name. The majority of the part became the MPP but a smaller faction that didn’t agree with the name change started their own party with the old name.

     

    In the 2012 Parliamentary elections, the Democratic Party got the most votes but not enough to form government.  They formed a coalition government with the new Mongolian Peoples’ Revolutionary Party, the Mongolian National Democratic Party and the Civil Will Green Party. This put the Mongolian People’s Party out of government for the first time in 12 years.

     

    The Future

     

    This year is another big political year with the presidential elections. As I said before, Mongolia is semi-presidential so these elections are completely different to the parliamentary ones.  

     

    I had a chat with Nardia, the Political Officer of the International Department of the Mongolian People’s Party.  I asked her about her party and their hopes for the future.

     

    Nardia from MPP (Location: Mongolian People’s Party Headquarters, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)

    NARDIA: The Mongolian People’s Party is the longest party in Mongolia. We’ve got lots of history. Even in the international area, we are the member of the socialist international. And the socialist international has 235 political parties involved in. And Mongolian People’s Party is one of them. Actually, from Mongolia we are the only party part of them. And we are very proud of that.

     

    Our goal for 2013 is probably the Presidential Elections. Even though we lost the [previous] two of them [local and parliamentary elections]. And Mongolian People’s Party has a lot of younger generations coming up. This is probably a good opportunity to send our younger generations abroad to get better education. And we are sending lots of, lots of younger generations abroad. And hopefully when they come back in 2017 they will be able to do so much for MPP.

     

    PETER BOWERS (In Studio): I tried to speak with the Democratic Party as well, but unfortunately no one was available. The current President Elbegdorj is from the Democratic Party and you can bet he will attempt to run for re-election. He was involved with the Mongolian Democratic Union and Zorig from the very beginning before the revolution.  

     

    Conclusion

     

    So that’s 21 Years of Mongolian Democracy in less than half an hour. You’ve been listening to the Voice of Mongolia in English. Good bye.

     

     

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  • Duruu or The Stirrup Modern Ballet

    This week has been filled with traditional folk art concerts. Last night I went to a modern ballet performance named Duruu or stirrup. It was a fascinating show. I felt like going back to the ancient times. The music, dancing and stage came together as one. The musicians sitting at the stage were all bare footed and that was different from other folk art performances. The modern ballet performance was something special, unique and energizing. The Duruu modern ballet demonstrated how the traditional modern ballet should be. This was one of the moments I strongly felt proud of being Mongolian. I’ve made the coverage from the performance which I present to you now. This is how the ballet started.

                                                  

      (music from the opening of the ballet)

    Please, check the program on October 25th for the audio version

     Duruu or a stirrup modern ballet is being staged in the Ballet and Opera   House  of UB. The Stirrup modern ballet is based on Mongolian traditional folk dance biyelgee. Being the original forebear of Mongolian national dances, Biyelgee dance embodies and roots from the nomadic way and is performed while half sitting or cross-legged. Hand, shoulder and leg movements of biyelgee dance express aspects of Mongolian herders’ everyday lifestyle such as milking the cow, cooking, hunting, household labor, customs and traditions, etc. as well as spiritual characteristics tied to different ethnic groups. The stirrup modern ballet is the first folk dance staged combining contemporary dance elements with those of the Mongolian traditional folk dance biyelgee.  The choreographer of the Duruu modern ballet Mungunstesteg calls it Contemporary Biyelgee. This could be the start of a new dance genre in Mongolia. The stirrup modern ballet consists of 2 parts with 6 scenes that is about the crane’s curse to the ancient Mongolian warriors where the warriors had unintentionally stepped on crane’s eggs. There is a Mongolian saying that cranes are protective of their eggs. If the eggs are shadowed or crashed by someone, cranes curse till a stirrup breaks off.  The libretto of the ballet is written by State Honored people`s artist, writer Lhagvasuren who based on this Mongolian saying. I interviewed with the choreographer Ms. Munguntsesteg, a dance teacher of the Mongolian University of Art & Culture.

    /The Interview of Ms. Munguntsetseg/

    Please, check the interview on the program from October 25th

    Munguntsesteg: The stirrup modern ballet expresses the relationship between humans and nature. It demonstrates this relationship through a story about how cranes cursed hunting warriors for stepping on their eggs, says the choreographer Munguntsesteg. So, our ballet reminds how we humans should treat the nature with care. One thing I would like to single out is that in the starting scene we’re reviving the lost tradition of starting with the dancers making their movements to be followed by the music. Each dancer will perform freestyle and through their dance movements, they express their feelings inside and the folk instrumental orchestra follows dancers’ movements. However, in the following scenes dancers perform to the music they listen to. This is the combination of the old and new and the reminder of the past, says the choreographer of the modern ballet Munguntsesteg.

    Munguntsesteg choreographed 4 big ballets and the present Duruu or stirrup modern ballet is specific for she combined the elements of the traditional folk dance biyelgee with contemporary dance movements. All the dance movements or biyelgee movements are inspired by paintings on deer stones as well as on ancient rocks. As the choreographer told a good research was conducted on archeological findings, petroglyphs, books and other documents. The ideas for the dance movements of the ballet were taken from petroglyphs not only in Mongolia, but also from rock drawings in France, Africa and Australia.         Because it is based on a research, costumes of the dancers were all natural colors or brown, neutral colors whereas traditional Mongolian dance costumes comprise of very bright, strong colors such as red, yellow, orange and blue.                          

                                                        

    (music from the second part of the modern ballet)

    Please,  go to the program on October 25th for the music

    The stirrup modern ballet tells a story of a period before the Hunnu Empire of the 4th and 5th centuries. Especially, the clothes of dancers demonstrate the Neolithic age and the Bronze Age. The costume designer Munkhtsetseg made a lot of research about the clothes of ancient Mongolians and visited museums.

    The name of the modern ballet Duruu or the stirrup represents Mongolia’s lifestyle, tradition and history. Mongolians don`t ride horses without saddles and all saddles have stirrups. When men go for hunting or war, stirrup becomes the support for men and warriors. Therefore Duruu is Mongolian`s support in all aspects.

    The music of the ballet is excellent. It is the ethnic music in modern, contemporary style. We have more details with Enkhbayar, director of the ballet.

    /The interview with Mr.Enkhbayar/

    Please, listen to the interview on the program from October 25th

    Enkhbayar: The music is ethnic played by some traditional musical instruments such as the Morin Khuur or the two-string horse headed fiddle, the tsuur or the end blown flute without mouth piece, harp and shanz or a plucked three string instrument , says the Enkhbayar, director of the ballet.  In traditional Biyelgee, music plays an important part. The folk dance is traditionally performed to the accompaniment of the Morin Khuur, ikhel, sometimes in combination with other folk instruments. The combination of ethnic music and contemporary genre in the stirrup modern ballet dance is very unique, says Enkhbayar, the director of the Duruu or stirrup modern ballet.

    Watching the performance I felt that the music definitely played an important role in that ballet. The music for each scene expressed human emotions like sorrow, happiness, joy, anxiety, and anger.

                                                    (music from the second part of the modern ballet )

    Please, check out the music from the program on October 25th

    At the performance, the cranes are dancing, but at another glance, the people are dancing. So the byelgee dance imitates both animal and human at the same time. When the crane`s eggs are crashed, the lady in white appears imitating the mother earth. The music played at that scene made me think more we hurt our nature, we hurt ourselves even more. Also, I have to mention here the performance by teenage contortionists who came out of the eggs as the crane`s babies. The whole audience seemed be moved most by that scene of the ballet. Let`s listen to some impressions about the show.

    /Music /

    /The impressions of the audiences/

    Please, listen to their impressions on the program from  October 25th

    When the Duruu or the stirrup modern ballet finished, it was already dark outside, but my soul and heart was full of excitement and joy.

    You have listened to the coverage from the Duruu or the stirrup modern ballet which combined Mongolian traditional folk dance with contemporary dance elements.

     

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  • The Exclusive Interview with the US Ambassador to Mongolia P

    Reporter: Ms Campbell, you were sworn in as Ambassador to Mongolia in August this year. This year, as you know, is a special one in Mongolia-America relations. We celebrate the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between our two countries. How do you see your role in your new capacity?

    Ambassador Ms.Campbell: It is very exciting time to come Mongolia as ambassador. As you have said we had very strong bilateral relations for 25 years or development programs like the U.S Agency for international development and Millennium Challenge compact. I think these have been important parts of that foundation. But I would very much like to see the relationship expanding with a larger commercial component. So i see the relationship really shifting from being one which is only about development to one which has many other aspects. I regularly talk about how we want to see the relationship really broaden as well as deepen. There are 3 main categories. We want to see commercial development broaden. Then we have got a lot of programs that The USA supports in cooperation with the Government of Mongolia these range from things like our military cooperation, we have done peace keeping training together. As I mentioned our development programs, building roads. And then also to cultural cooperation, we work with the Arts Council of Mongolia. I think the cultural cooperation which also forges stronger people-to-people ties and I talk about that is under the third platform of this strong relationship between The U.S.A and Mongolia.

    Reporter: While celebrating anniversaries we look back on the past and define future possibilities and developments. In recent years much talk goes around Mongolia’s mining boom. To further this boom we need to attract modern technology and huge investments. What would be America’s involvement in further mining development of Mongolia?

    Ambassador Ms. Campbell: I think that most of the US involvement we hope will be, I seeing US commercial firms becoming involved with Mongolia. As I mentioned I would like to see that commercial involvement really expanding. The US has history of ourselves of mining. So there are US firms like Peabody which is a firm which has been interested and has been negotiating with the Mongolian Government to be involved possibly in Tavan-Tolgoi. These firms bring a lot of experience. They actually have to operate to US standards, things like labor practices and environmental standards.  In terms of accountability, they bring world class experience; they also bring these American standards that I am proud of. So, I really hope that some of these US companies are able to find work in the Mongolian mining sector. So that we generate employment in Mongolia for Mongolians, maybe also employment in the U.S.A for Americans. Many of these companies also have real history of engaging with community and providing training and really sort of trying to expand connections. That is another reason that I am very proud to be advocated for the U.S.A companies to be involved in the mining sector. The U.S government also provides technical assistance in some different areas, in terms of working through NGOs, local governments and ministries as the Government of Mongolia thinks about how to best to use revenue that will come in from the mining industry, how to ensure that the benefits are the benefits for Mongolia and people of Mongolia.   

     

    Reporter: For sure, more business partnerships will be developed during the coming years of your mission in Mongolia. In one of his interviews you predecessor Ambassador John Addleton said that more business and investment ties will strengthen Mongolia-American partnerships in other areas. What would be these other areas? What are the perspectives of Mongolia-America relations in these areas?

    Ambassador Ms.Campbell: Certainly, I am looking at the US commercial possibilities in many sectors other than mining. There are some important US companies which already are involved in Mongolia. For example: General Electric which is very well known US company is working in cooperation with Mongolian company in the field of renewable energy, so building a wind farm. I think that is great example of how US firms can bring high technology and pair with Mongolian companies. I think when ambassador Mr. Addleton was talking about when he said these business opportunities would create more connections is that as we see in many places when US companies coming people come in with their families, they engage in the community and they make connections. Mongolian who are employed by those companies often times travel to the USA for trainings. We see from those business connections and we see more people to people connections grow and I think those people to people connections mean more people in the USA know about, think about and interested in Mongolia. Then, that generates other opportunities.

    Reporter: In the education sector, the question of sending Mongolian students to the United States with 50% discount of tuition fees was discussed at a governmental level. What is your position in this regard?

    Ambassador Ms.Campbell: Well, I don`t know exactly about that proposals and I should note that colleges in the USA operate privately. Colleges set their own tuition levels. Education really various state to state. It is those universities which are going to be setting their tuition levels. I think there are many opportunities for cooperation. In fact, The United States and the Government of Mongolia already are cooperated. Because in  addition to the Mongolian students who we sent to the United States as Fulbright scholars, the Government of Mongolia also is financing additional students to go to the United States as Fulbright scholars. So we already got educational cooperation and we already have strong programs. I think as more students become aware of the whole wide range of opportunities and different type of educational possibilities in the USA whether that is vocational schools, whether it is two year community colleges or four year programs. The differences between state schools and private schools and broader understanding of what is available in the USA will also help Mongolian students make better decisions what educational possibilities might be the right one for them. I am also pleased that private group is working to open American University in Mongolia which I think will offer an US accredited curriculum. So I think that I am also interested to see how that opens more educational connections between the USA and Mongolia.  

    Reporter: America has a democratic tradition of over 200 years. Mongolia is a young democracy of just over 20 years old. How would you evaluate young Mongolian democracy and how do you see it in the next few years?

    Ambassador Ms.Campbell: You know, when I first learned that I`d be coming to Mongolia, something that interested me and fascinated me was how Mongolia took a decision for democracy. Today is the anniversary of Zorig`s death. I think we are reminded of what a vision those leaders had in 1990s when they took that decision and the bravery really that they showed in taking Mongolia in that direction. It is indeed still in evolving process. But every democracy even the democracy in the USA continues to evolve. Really important aspect is citizen involvement, a commitment by the government to transparency, transparency in their decision making, transparency in terms of rules of procedures and those are things that I am interested to hear the new government here in Mongolia talking about and emphasizing. Many of the programs of the USA here in Mongolia like USAID programs  seek to emphasize transparency in government, clarity in systems and also to help government in all the different levels federal, provincial and then at the village level. So then people feel connection and that accountability from government. I think those are important principles. When I first met with President Mr. Elbegdorj, he told me that there are many  values which the USA and Mongolia share. I think those principles of citizen`s involvement, respect for human rights and just engagement in Democracy and recognizing everybody has to own it and be part of it. I think those are some of the values which Americans and Mongolians share.

    Reporter: In his recent interview on CNN President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj said that he sees corruption as a mortal enemy for young democracies and we need to get rid of corruption. Corruption is a key threat to Mongolia’s economic growth and democratic governance. Can you briefly elaborate on American support to Mongolia’s anti-corruption efforts?

    Ambassador Ms.Campbell: I think it is very important that government is speaking about and addressing corruption. More than that is really preparing to take action against corruption. What we have seen in the United States is that there is no country that doesn`t corrupt individuals. The real question is how the government and how the systems respond and it is very important that you have strong systems and that you have strong rules that the laws are enforced. It is often very important and useful to have an outside body and an independent body which is monitoring and acting against corruption. For example: one of the US agency for International Development programs here in Mongolia has been working with a independent anti corruption body that IAAC. In fact, we have been working with IAAC since 2005. We think that it is very important to have a multipronged approach, so civil society has to be involved. People can`t sit back and say government has to do this for me. Civil society involvement, NGOs and even media has very important role to play and ensuring that everybody vocalizes that corruption is not ok and it won`t be tolerated.

    If you would like to get  more information about the US Ambassador to Mongolia Ms.Piper Anne Wind Campbell, please check out her introductory  video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qMgMJ_7PfY&feature=results_video.

     

    A Report by Uyanga Ganchangaa

     

     

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  • The World Teacher`s Day

    World Teachers' Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994 and commemorates teachers’ organizations worldwide. Its aim is to mobilize support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers. Over 100 countries observe World Teachers' Day.  According to UNESCO, World Teachers' Day represents a significant token of the awareness, understanding and appreciation displayed for the vital contribution that teachers make to education and development. Education International (EI) which is the global union federation that represents education professionals worldwide and strongly believes that World Teachers' Day should be internationally recognized and celebrated around the world. The efforts of Education International and its 401 member organizations have contributed to this widely spread recognition. Every year, EI launches a public awareness campaign to highlight the contributions of the teaching profession. Around the world, EI member organizations are set to celebrate this year’s World Teacher’s Day by organizing peaceful marches, public gatherings with teachers, students, civil society organizations, as well as debates at national and local levels amongst others. To name a few, the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association has started the WTD celebrations with the launch of the education report card on 1st October. The South African Democratic Teachers Union is organizing a national event at their Mpumalanga province to celebrate the 2012 WTD.

    /Jingle/

    “Take a stand for teachers!” was the slogan of World Teachers’ Day 2012 which UNESCO has celebrated along with its partners, the International Labor Organization, UNDP, UNICEF and Education International (EI).   Taking a stand for the teaching profession means providing adequate training, ongoing professional development, and protection for teachers’ rights. All over the world, a quality education offers hope and the promise of a better standard of living. However, there can be no quality education without competent and motivated teachers. Teachers are among the many factors that keep children in school and influence learning. They help students think critically, process information from several sources, work cooperatively, tackle problems and make informed choices.

    Why take a stand for teachers? Because the profession is losing status in many parts of the world. World Teachers’ Day calls attention the need to raise the status of the profession - not only for the benefit of teachers and students, but for society as a whole, to acknowledge the crucial role teachers play in building the future.

    At UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the focus of the 2012 World Teachers’ Day celebration was on how to attract top graduates to teaching and how to raise the status of teachers. Partners are also urged to organize events around the world in order to make the day a truly international celebration.

    Even though The World Teachers Day is not celebrated in Mongolia, Mongolians have been celebrating Mongolia`s teacher`s day on the first week of every February. On that week, students thank their teachers with lots of bouquet of flowers.

    Tabitha Goodall is one of the volunteer teachers from the Projects Abroad Mongolia. She is from England and teaches English to children at the Protection Center in UB. Thanks to her contribution to our society. Now let`s listen to what she thinks about her experience in Mongolia.

    / Check out Tabitha Goodall`s interview from the program on October 5th /

    Here is what Ms.Ariunzul supervisor of the Projects Abroad Mongolia says about the English teacher Tabitha

    / Listen to Ms.Ariunzul`s interview  from the program on October 5th /

    It seems all the children at the Protection center love their teacher Tabitha.

    /  Listen to children`s interview from the program on October 5th/

    We as a human kind all have to thank and honor our Teachers who make our world more bright and intelligent. If you haven`t said thanks to your teachers. It is not late to say now.

     

     

     

     

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