Ulaanbaatar
Child protection project to continue in Arkhangai
Society
Arkhangai /MONTSAME/ Country director of Save the Children
in Mongolia Mitsuaki Toyoda and Head of the Citizens' Representative Khural of
Arkhangai aimag B.Usukhbayar signed a Memorandum of Understanding on
co-implementing the second stage of the project on “Strengthening the child
protection system in Mongolia” in 2018-2022.
“We are grateful for successful implementation of the project’s
first phase in our aimag between 2015 and 2018 and empowering joint
teams of the bags and soums. Arkhangai aimag has been holding discussions and
taking specific actions to deal with the issues of domestic violence and child
protection. We will fully support the second stage in the future” said the
aimag’s Governor.
In turn, Mr. Mitsuaki Toyada extended thanks and emphasized
the great significance of the aimag’s efforts and cooperation in strengthening
child protection system.
The first stage of the project was implemented in Ulaanbaatar city
and Arkhangai aimag from 2015 to 2018. The second stage is to be carried out in
16 selected soums, bags ans sub-districts with the support of JICA. The sides
will cooperate on disseminating good practices resulted from the project.
