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Mongolia. Territory: 1.564.116 km² Population: 2.951.786 Youth percentage: 35 % under 18 GDP: $ 8.448 billion. MEA. PROGRAMS Early Childhood Development Youth Development School and Teacher Development PROJECTS READ for Rural Education EFA Fast Track Initiative
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Mongolia Territory: 1.564.116 km² Population: 2.951.786 Youth percentage: 35% under 18 GDP: $ 8.448 billion
MEA • 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 • Means of network • “Open School” monthly newspaper • Mongol Education Portal site: www.mongoleducation. • Educational research and library
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
Goal • 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.
Activities • 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 • 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.
Achievements • 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.
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)
Features • 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.
Problems, Concerns - Sharing ideas • 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 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.