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Pact Mongolia's activities and partnerships are constantly evolving to combine locally developed initiatives with the priorities of international cooperation and corporate social engagement priorities. Our work is embedded in Mongolia's continuing journey to a fully democratic state. Our mission is to contribute to the building of a robust democracy in which citizens and their networks have the knowledge and skills to participate in and influence development priorities, livelihoods and quality of life issues. Pact Mongolia’s core competencies are:
- Multi-Media development and educational communication
Based in a theory of behavior change that uses multi-media as a delivery mechanism, Pact Mongolia produces development communication. Key messages and approaches to real life situations are conveyed in television and radio programs and printed materials ranging from newspapers to campaign posters. Even matchboxes have been used as a medium to communicate the hazards of mercury poisoning when it is used to burn gold from rock material. Board games have been created to develop life skills.
- Innovative uses of information and communication technology
ICT systems to reduce isolation and build knowledge are being deployed through Pact Mongolia programs. Initiatives include community radio in the Gobi desert, community forums, distribution of commodity price data by cell phone, satellite distribution of TV signals to nomads and specific locales and young herders access to computers in remote learning centers. Mongolia is experiencing a rapid rollout of INFO-structure that is enabling people to leapfrog over past practices (like the famed horse relayed messages of the fourteenth century where a message could reach Europe in four days hard riding), into the world of instantly accessible communication and information. Pact Mongolia works with clients and communities to design information systems that achieve the right mix of high and low tech to respond to local conditions.
- Information dissemination
Pact Mongolia has led the way in modeling quality local content that contributes to Mongolia’s development. Over a decade of operations, excellent relations have been developed with broadcasters. This enables Pact to negotiate national broadcast coverage, targeted broadcast footprints and rebroadcasts that prolong the life and exposure of programming. Through an extensive national network we are also able to distribute hard copy materials such as newspapers and DVDs nation wide, to target communities.
- Research and data gathering
Pact Mongolia has developed and continues to work with countrywide networks of researchers and journalists. These networks enable a fast and thorough response when a national set of information is required. This overcomes some of the issues that vast distances and limited road infrastructure present. The network has the capacity to gather data, conduct research, and generate informed, context enhanced media content.
- Strengthening civil society and communities
Organizational learning depends on timely access to the best human, educational and financial resources to support organizational capacity development initiatives. With over a decade of cooperation and partnership in program delivery, Pact has developed strong relations with Mongolian NGOs active and engaged in a broad spectrum of activities. Their focus includes democracy and governance, freedom of expression, agriculture, conservation, natural resource management, human trafficking, judicial reform and sexual and reproductive health. Pact Mongolia works with local NGOs to consecutively deliver specific programs and build local capacity. Drawing on a wealth of organizational development tools evolved and adapted in fifty countries, Pact Mongolia can offer organizational assessments; training and workshop programs tailored to meet specific needs and facilitated planning processes.
- Grant management
Everyone wins with Pact Mongolia’s established system for grants management. This process relieves donor organizations of the burden of grant management, shifting it to Pact Mongolia where we use the granting process to deliver capacity development through our work with local grant recipients. This strategically maximizes social investment priorities without compromising accountability.
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