The primary beneficiaries were pupils and teachers in 20 targeted schools who were able to study and teach in rehabilitated school buildings with proper heating systems and WASH facilities.

Rehabilitation of boarding schools and provisions of refresher training courses for headmasters and teachers in the dzud-affected Gobi desert provinces in Mongolia

Duration: November 2003– May 2006
Budget: US$504,563
Implementing Agencies: UNESCO

In the context of a local weather phenomenon known as dzuds, resulting in extreme weather fluctuations, the overarching goal of the programme was to restore the Government’s ability to sustain public services, including the provision of adequate education by rehabilitating school facilitates and dormitories, and improving teaching techniques.

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Programme summary