P-2468

Books for Young Mongolians

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Project Description

Country: Mongolia

Location: Ulaanbaatar

Total Budget: $6,000

Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy

Activity Type: Education: Literacy

Summary: The Books for Young Mongolians Grant will provide children's books to the Ulaanbaatar Rotary Project, 'Let's Read', in Mongolia for low income pre-schools, kindergartens and orphanages.


Borrego Springs Rotary sponsored one Rotarian (Martha Deichler) and two local Interact students to travel to Mongolia this past July on a service journey to deliver school supplies to an Interact Club in Ulaanbaatar (the only one in all of Mongolia). This Ulaanbaatar Interact Club is working with their local Rotary Club in supporting Early Childhood Education/Literacy in the many communities lacking pre-schools, kindergartens and special needs education. Their goal is to introduce and increase literacy for all pre-school and kindergarten students as well as orphans through the acquisition and subsequent translation of picture books, audio books, Braille books and video books. Their established program is called, "Let's Read" and is expanding every year throughout Mongolia as the need for early education is huge. Statistics show that 60% of students do not make the lottery to attend kindergarten.

"Let's Read" also contains a parent/teacher training component for reading with younger children.

Our grant will support the purchase of picture books and Easy-to-Read books for the "Let's Read" program as well as postage to send the books to Ulaanbaatar.

We are in direct contact with the Ulaanbaatar Rotary and Interact Club and student visits are in the planning stages for our high schools in the 2018-2019 school year.

Our close relationship with Mongolia stems from a sister park partnership we have between the Anza Borrego Desert State Park and the Ilk Nart Nature Reserve outside Ulaanbaatar. Over the past 10 years, many of our park rangers and scientists have traveled to Mongolia as ambassadors for preserving the natural beauty of this mystical country. Now, our Interact Club would like to expand our partnerships to include literacy for all.

The Borrego Springs Rotary Club is actively involved in everything involving our students in Borrego Springs, a very small and close knit community. Our Rotary Club members will be involved in the entire process though their active involvement, their invite for Interact students to attend Rotary for updates and even footwork if necessary.

Project Contact Person

District: 5340

Rotary Club of: Borrego Springs

Primary Contact: Martha Deichler

Email: mdeichler@bsusd.net

Project Status

Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.

Project listed for the 2018-19 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Borrego Springs (5340)

31-Jul-18

$3,000

$3,000

$6,000

Total

$3,000

$3,000

$6,000

Project Supporting Documents


[7-Jun-19]
Final Report


[18-Aug-18]
Bank Information


[11-Sep-18]
banking info


[20-May-19]
Financials Let's read


[10-Aug-18]
GMS Compliance


[29-May-19]
mongolia final report

 

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History Log Entries

31-Jul-18

System Entry

System Entry: Creation of project page.

1-Aug-18

by Michael Whitehurst

Grant needs to be signed by two club members.

Add names to history log of second signers, including

in box below, add names and email for distribution list.

Go to description page click "start signature process".

9-Aug-18

by Michael Whitehurst

Please go to the Documents tab, print, sign, and upload the GMS compliance document.

12-Aug-18

by Michael Whitehurst

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

12-Aug-18

System Entry

System Entry: Project signed by Diane Johnson.

18-Aug-18

by Michael Whitehurst

Please go to the Documents tab and print/complete/upload the Bank Information form. WHEN UPLOADING PLEASE CHECK THE BOX FOR RESTRICTED ACCESS.

25-Aug-18

System Entry

System Entry: Project signed by Martha Deichler.

26-Aug-18

by Michael Whitehurst

Please go to the Documents tab and print/complete/upload the Bank Information form. WHEN UPLOADING PLEASE CHECK THE BOX FOR RESTRICTED ACCESS.

26-Aug-18

by Michael Whitehurst

System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.

4-Sep-18

by Michael Whitehurst

Please go to the Documents tab and print/complete/upload the Bank Information form. WHEN UPLOADING PLEASE CHECK THE BOX FOR RESTRICTED ACCESS. If the information is the same for other grants, please identify by P-number.

19-Sep-18

by Scott Carr

System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.

4-Apr-19

by Martha Deichler

Funds have been received by the Rotary Club of Narlag Ulaanbaatar. I am in regular contact with Deputy District Secretary, Ariungoo Kh. She and I know each other from my visit with Interact students to Mongolia last July.

Ari reported that books have been purchased for the project and that training for teachers and parents has begun.

I am waiting for receipts to be translated into English and sent.

7-Jun-19

by Martha Deichler

System Entry: Final Report signed by Martha Deichler.

7-Jun-19

by Diane Johnson

System Entry: Final Report signed by Diane Johnson.

8-Jun-19

by Michael Whitehurst

System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.

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