Cooperation agreement signed with civil society organizations
SocietyUlaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. Within the framework of the U.S.
Department of State funded ‘Child Protection Compact’ (CPC) project, World
Vision Mongolia signed a cooperation agreement with civil society organizations
to implement the ‘Home Visitor’ approach in Bayanzurkh, Songinokhairkhan,
Chingeltei, Sukhbaatar and Bayangol districts. The signing ceremony took place
on June 10, 2022.
The officials from the U.S. Embassy, Family, child, youth
development agency, the City Governor`s Office, Metropolitan`s Family, child,
youth development department and the districts` Governor` office and Family,
child, youth development departments attended the signing ceremony.
‘Home Visitor’ is an international best practice approach
which aims to improve families and communities` care and protection for their
children. 5 civil society organizations including Lantuun Dohio, Volunteer Center
of Mongolia, the Scout Association of Mongolia, Education: Gateway to Future
Development and Adolescent`s Development Center have been selected in the open
tender to implement “Home Visitor” approach at the CPC project districts.
The United States and Mongolia signed the U.S.-Mongolia
Child Protection Compact Partnership in 2020; under the partnership World
Vision and the Asia Foundation Mongolia are implementing the ‘Child Protection
Compact’ project. The purpose of the Child Protection Compact Partnership is to
strengthen the efforts of the Mongolian government, NGOs, and civil society
organizations to effectively prosecute and convict child traffickers, to
provide comprehensive, trauma-informed case for child victims of these crimes,
and to prevent all forms of child trafficking in Mongolia.
Source:
World Vision Mongolia