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Four projects under implementation within Women’s Leadership Program
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Women’s Leadership Program (WLP) is an extensive of the Australia Awards program, which has been running in Mongolia since 1994. Since the beginning of the Australia Awards program, 60 women have participated in the WLP, with 18 in the course currently and they are working on four projects.
The projects include, Improving of safety of children traveling to school by enhancing awareness and safety planning; Wheelchairs for Kids – 60 children with mobility impairment are to receive wheelchairs specially made for kids who have a range of disabilities; Reducing risks in childbirth by improving mothers’ awareness of prenatal care during pregnancy and Improving pre-school education of herders’ children in Uvs Province by providing mobile libraries.
Australian Ambassador to Mongolia John Langtry made remarks on WLP during a meeting of the Business Council of Mongolia held on March 13. “There are 440 Australia Awards alumnae already working and contributing to the development of Mongolia, all the way up to members of parliament and also in areas of business and civil society. I’ve got no doubt that these WLP projects will be successfully implemented and will make a significant contribution to the targeted communities,” noted the Ambassador.
Seventy percent of Australia Awards graduates are women, and the WLP aims to improve their leadership skills and enable them to compete successfully for senior leadership and decision-making positions.
