Nomad library project

STDC is initiated Nomad Library project and started to implement it successfully since 2008. The main goal of the project is to give an opportunity for rural children and youth to read Mongolian and international literature, stories, history, legends and scientific fictions, and by extension, to improve their ecological knowledge and nature conservation. Nomad library has thirty scientific, environmental and traditional documentaries, more than thousand books, journals and about ten traditional games in Mongolian language.

Overall activities of the program:

We are planning to implement Nomad library as ongoing project throughout the countryside. Implementation of Nomad Library will be divided into 3 stages in near future

• First stage is preparation of library. We are planning to collect books, materials and to make study of aimags and soums for implementation, in 2008. During this period we aim to open the library in selected soum. During this period we have chosen Gurvanbulag soum of Bulgan aimag and planning to open it in May, 2009. Gurvanbulag soum has 3052 residents, and 32.5% and 993 of them are children and youth aged between 07 and 18 years. Percentage of youth is relatively high and it is the main criteria for implementation. Teaching English to interested is planned for the July of 2009.

• Second stage of the program is to study the possibility of cooperating with other soum and aimag administration. The main focus area is Selenge, Tuv and Khentii aimags.

• Third part of the program is to open Nomad library in Arkhangai, Uvurkhangai and Umnugobi aimags. We are aiming to operate all year around in aimag or soum and looking for the possibilities and cooperation. We are planning to open Nomad library during winter time in soum or aimag centers where most of the children go to schools and move around selected area during spring to autumn.

You are very welcome to contribute to local children and youth and you could contribute books, journals, documentaries etc.