Mongolia

Video: Mongol Rally 2008 ›

Supporting Projects in Mongolia ›

In Mongolia, Mercy Corps supports rural communities and herding families through economic, educational and agricultural programs. Over the past six years Mercy Corps has established a strong reputation across the vast Gobi region, and continues to work to ensure a robust economy that preserves ancient traditions.

Mongolia: Yak Tallow Bio-diesel ›

This project will convert yak tallow, a waste product, into bio-diesel to help to reduce air pollution, generate extra income for poor herders and contribute to a reduction in worldwide CO2 levels.

Photo Essay: Faces of the Gobi ›

Here are some of the people and landscapes that writer Roger Burks and photographer Thatcher Cook encountered on a two-week, 1,600 mile journey over Mongolia's deserts, mountains and steppes.

Opening Drawers ›

How does traditional Mongolian nomad furniture end up in children's rooms in Amsterdam, more than 4,000 miles away? A combination of craftsmanship and connections, with a little help from Mercy Corps.

Better School Lunches - No, Really ›

Throughout much of Mongolia, school meals are the only nutrition that students receive. Mercy Corps helped make them more nutritious.

Shepherding Tradition ›

Here in a nomad camp in Mongolia's southernmost province, the Master Herder is dressed in a black velvet jacket, grey corduroy pants and blue hiking boots.

Faces of the Gobi ›

Here are some of the people and landscapes we encountered on a two-week, 1,600 mile journey over Mongolia's deserts, mountains and steppes.

Miracle Growth ›

This is a story about how political transformation, tourism and tomatoes created an oasis in the southernmost reaches of the Gobi. It begins with a man named Poli.