#Mongolia - Final event of the "From the Village to the World" project

The project From the Village to the World has concluded! Our manager on site, Fabio Raffin, at the end of May organised a concluding event to make a final assessment together with the schools involved in the project. On this occasion the 12 winning students of the computer programming contest announced by the project were celebrated and awarded!

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The event

At the concluding event the results achieved by the students were presented as well as the improvement of the technological infrastructure that was implemented in the schools.

Remarkable were the progress made in the digitalisation of education, ensuring access to digital educational resources and integrating computer science and the knowledge of programming. The participation of teachers was extremely positive: by broadening their computer skills, teachers will be able to facilitate learning more effectively and better engage students in the field of the digital world.

The concluding event also offered the opportunity to discuss the future prospects and the strategies to maintain and broaden the impact of the project in the long term, such as cooperation between schools and between teachers, the search for private funding, ensuring that computer skills and the use of digital technologies remain a priority in the field of education.

This project marks the beginning of new possibilities for the students and for future generations. The knowledge, the skills and the friendships acquired will serve as a solid foundation for their future endeavours. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, initiatives like this pave the way to a more inclusive and accessible future through technology, in which education knows no boundaries.

The computer programming contest

A programming contest among the students made it possible to collect the codes produced for the visibility of the project. Moreover, testimonials and success stories of the teachers and of the students who benefited from the activities carried out in this year and a half were shared. Prizes were awarded to the 12 students who presented the most beautiful, interesting and original works, look at their creations below!

The project

In today's interconnected world, the media play a crucial role in shaping public opinion, spreading information and facilitating global communication.
However, in remote and rural areas such as Mongolia, access to reliable media sources and the necessary skills to navigate the vast digital landscape remain limited.

Bridging this computer literacy gap is essential to empower rural communities, ensure an accurate spread of information and promote a more inclusive society.

For this reason, at the beginning of 2022, thanks to the support of the Italian Buddhist Union we started the project “From the village to the world – Colmare la mancanza di alfabetizzazione mediatica nelle aree rurali della Mongolia” in the province of Sukhbaatar, in the eastern part of the Country, where we have been working since 2016.

Thanks to the project we have trained at least 30 teachers coming from the 13 districts of the province and provided computer equipment for every selected school. The direct beneficiaries of the project were 30 teachers from the 13 districts of Sukhbaatar and about 1290 students from the selected schools. The indirect ones about 400 families of the province.