COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISES EMPOWER WOMEN

By: D.Tsendsuren“Ur jims” cooperative

National Association of Mongolian Agricultural Cooperatives

• Territory 1.6 million square

kilometers • Population – 2.7 million• Least densely populated

country in the world• Density – 1.5/km• Landlocked country with average altitude of 1500 m above

sea level• Surrounded by high mountain chains, Mongolia has an

extreme continental climate• Average summer temperature is +20 Co , winter is -30C

MONGOLIA

• Khovd is one of the 21 provinces, very remote place located in the west of the country• Territory - 76.0 thousand sq. km• Population – 82.2 thousand, households

– 20.3 thousand• Density – 1.17/km• Khovd is distinguished by its multi-

cultural population. It is home to more than 17 nationalities and ethnicities

• Khovd is notorious for its harsh weather cycles, as temperatures regularly reach as high as 35 degrees Celsius and as low as −30 degrees Celsius

KHOVD PROVINCE

National Association of Mongolian Agricultural

Cooperatives• The National Association of Mongolian Agricultural

Cooperatives /NAMAC/ is a non-governmental organization which was re-organized by its First General Assembly in January 1992. The Supreme Council of Agricultural Cooperatives the precursor of NAMAC was founded in 1967.

• NAMAC has: 21 provincial associations 8 secondary cooperatives 400 primary cooperatives Above 100 thousands members

“UR JIMS” cooperative

• Established in 1999 with 10 members, who are single mums

• Started with 2,5 million tugrugs (MNT)

• In 2010 this fund increased to 85 million MNT

• 2011 – 35 members out of which 32 are women

“UR JIMS” cooperative

• Main activities of the cooperative are:• Forestation• Fruit tree plantation• Fruit processing • Seedling nursery“Ur jims” cooperative produces: 7.5 tones sea buckthorn 1.5 tones gooseberry 15000 sea buckthorn seedlings other green house plants every year

Advantages of the cooperative

• Permanent activities• Regular increased members' income• Members’ active participation • Market recognized high quality product• Good leadership – member’s mutual solidarity and

trust in their leaders and their ability and willingness to make the cooperative business successful

• Empowers women economically and socially

Eco-friendly activities• One of the cooperative’s main goals is to afforest the region • Started with 56000 tree saplings in 1 hectare• Past 12 years coop has regenerated 360 hectares of wasteland and

have planted over 2.1 million trees• New varieties of trees were introduced in the region in 92 hectares

and called their place “Green wall”

Eco-friendly activities

• Cooperative by this activities fights against desertification, helps to balance the eco-system and protects the environment

• 90% of Mongolian territory can be regarded as vulnerable to desertification

• These areas are almost exclusively used rangelands, supporting about 40 million heads of livestock and numerous populations of wild animals

Concern for the community

• Supports local poor families by distributing free berry tree seedlings

• Technical assistance to handle growth and take care of them

• 20 families of the community today grows berry trees, with the help of the cooperative members, as a source for the some income

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