Re-fresher training for pastureland planning, Sustainable Livelihoods Program-II, World Bank

Country: Mongolia
Location within Country: Darkhan-Uul, Orkhon, Bulgan, Tuv, Umnugobi, Bayankhongor, Uvs, Bayan-Ulgii, Uvurkhangai, Dornod, Khentii, Gobisumber aimags

Project Duration: 6 months

Name of Client: Sustainable Livelihoods Project Office of Government of Mongolia, World Bank
Address: Chingeltei District, Khuvgalchdiin Avenue-38, State Building No 7, Ulaanbaatar, Tel: 322465

Total No of person-months of the project: 29

Start Date:
January 2009

Completion Date:
June 2009

Name of associated firm(s) if any:
No

No. of Person-Months of Professional
Staff Provided by Associated Firm(s):

Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Co-coordinator, Team Leader) involved and functions performed
Dr. Enkh-Amgalan, Team Leader, Centre for Policy Research

• Provided overall project management
• Coordinated with project key stakeholders

Detailed Narrative Description of Project:
The Sustainable Livelihoods Program is intended to support the shift in Mongolia’s national anti-poverty strategy to promote secure sustainable livelihoods for all.

Detailed Description of Actual Services provided by your Company:

• Prepared and elaborated training materials on community (herders group) based pastureland and risk management
• Provided training to key representatives of 11 aimag working groups (involving aimag agricultural and land offices) and 238 soum technical committees (involving soum governors, land and agricultural officers) on bottom up and participatory planning for pastureland management
• Provided training to key representatives of aimag working groups and soum technical committees on facilitating the development of bottom-up pastureland  management proposals by bags, herders groups and herders
• Provided training on identifying the best herders’ proposals to access the project’s pastureland management support funds of around USD 5000 in each soum