INTRODUCTION

Mongolian Women's Fund /MWF/ is non-profit, non-partisan, serve for society was established by the initiative group of women's human rights activists and lawyers on July 5 2000.

Mission: To contribute for the establishment of democratic, equal, justice society through the financial support to the Mongolian Women and women's group's active participation into the political, economic and social, cultural life.

Goals:

· Help to the promotion of sustainable development of Mongolian women's movement,               Contribute to the following activities of Women's NGO, urban women's groups:                  - Strengthen                 - Develop human resource                 - Strengthen the financial capacity        *Contribute to the promotion of gender equality and women's human rights          Support the following activities:                 - Activities against the women's discrimination                 - Activities on the reducing and elimination violence against women                 - Initiatives which is focused on the improvement of women's human right's education                 - Undertaking women's health, reproductive rights                 - Activities on the protection of environment and establishment of healthy and safe environment          Support women's employment, introduce technology innovation Support the following activities:                 - Support the initiatives related to the women's employment                 - Create job field for the vulnerable women                 - Trainings on the education of women in the new technique and technology                 - To let be aware of the creation of women as internationally           Assist to the development of vulnerable group of women and urban women                 - Activities on the promotion of urban women's human rights                 - Initiatives based on the cooperation to focus on the enhancement of livelihood and financial  independent of urban women                 - Proposal for the creation of new job field                 - Help to the improvement livelihood of poor, single headed mother with the many children           Increase the women's participation into the decision making level                 - Activities on the participation of women to the political and decision making position                 - Support the activities to let voter's choose decision with the gender sensitivity

Programm

· Fundraising Implement various program in order to raising financial resource through the support initiatives of Mongolian women.           · Grantmaking Select the proposals from the women's organization, call for thematic proposals competition, provide necessary assistance to the individuals, grant for the expenses of small trip           · Strengthening capacity building              - Organize various activities including public education on the philanthropy, women's rights and public awareness of MONES activities               - Expand activities on the cooperation with the international and local organization, strength the financial and materialistic capacity and develop human resource

Structure and Organization

Steering Committee Members     1. J. Alimantsetseg Dentist, Director of the Dental Clinic " Dent-A-Med"     2. N. Anaraa Lawyer, Project officer     3. S.Dondov Advocate, at the Centre of Human Rights and Development     4. B.Nandinchimeg Officer at the World Bank     5. D.Naran Officer at the Legal Reform Project     6. B.Narantsetseg Executive director at the Mongolian Olympic Committee     7. D.Nergui Director at the Centre of Philanthropy     8. B.Nandinchimeg STT, World Bank office in Mongolia     9. S.Tugs-Oyun Freelance artist,     10.T.Undarya PhD Candidate, Rutger's University     11. Sh.Tsevelmaa Chairperson, Former First Lady of Mongolia, MWF

Executive staff

The Executive staff of the MWF is operating with five members. Since 2004, two volunteers from VSO the UK- based organization joined our staff.      1. N.Chinchuluun Director      2. D.Purevsuren Program Manager      3. S.Tserenpurev Coordinator of internal relation      4. B.Ichinkhorloo Communication manager      5. Evelyn Cubelo Volunteer program coordinator      6. Karen Kunapski Fundraising and Capacity building coordinator

Volunteer members

Since 2003, MONES has established it's volunteer representatives in ten provinces

1.  D.Urtnasan Darkhan-Uul aimag, Advising Teacher     2.  U.Sarantuya Dornod aimag, Physician     3.  D.Gantugs Khentii aimag, Statistician     4.  G.Amarjargal Orkhon aimag, legal department     5. Ts.Enkhee Sukhbaatar aimag, Russian teacher     6.  Bulganchimeg Khovd aimag, Director of Company "Bayan- Undrakh"     7.  H.Nazgul Bayan-Ulgii aimag, officer of Tourism     8.  T.Oyun Umnu-Gobi aimag, Law Enforcement Officer     9. B.Tserendulam Zavkhan aimag, Health Department offcer     10.  Susan Holden Osman Huvsgul aimag, English teacher

We have 20 active volunteer representatives in the Ulaanbaatar    · MONES organized training on the philanthropy and women's issue and over 300 hundred people enrolled since last couple of years    · Volunteer members fundraised 400 000 Tg    · G.Ganchuluun was selected as the best volunteer member of 2002. She donated 200 000 Tg to the Mongolian      Women's Fund through her income which she sold her handwork by the support of Mongolian Women's Fund.

Manual published for the volunteers

We published manual as titled as "Volunteers in Social Development" for our volunteer members by the support of Mongolian Open Society in 500 copies, by the support of the UNV in 1000 copies. The manual is plain and include about the volunteering, world volunteer's activities in detail. This manual was dedicated not only for the volunteer of the MONES but also for the volunteers who will be worked any organization.