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Zorig Foundation

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Zorig Foundation
FormationOctober 1998; 25 years ago (1998-10)
FocusHumanitarian
Location
  • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Area served
Mongolia
Key people
Sanjaasürengiin Oyuun (Founder)
Websitewww.zorigfoundation.org www.facebook.com/zorigfoundation
Affiliated with Zorig Foundation USA and Zorig Foundation Japan

Zorig Foundation (Mongolian: Зориг Сан) is a Mongolian nonprofit, non-governmental organization (NGO) established in October 1998 after the assassination of Mongolian pro-democracy politician Zorig Sanjaasuren. The Zorig Foundation stated that its goal was to spread democratic values in Mongolia.

History

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Zorig Sanjaasuren (1962–1998) was a prominent Mongolian politician and leader of the country's 1990 democratic revolution.[1] He is called the "Golden Magpie of Democracy" (Mongolian: Ардчиллын алтан хараацай, Ardchillyn altan kharaatsai).[2] He was murdered in 1998; his murder case is still unsolved. After his death, his sister, Oyun, entered politics and founded the Civil Will Party along with the Zorig Foundation.[3]

Projects

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Zorig Foundation runs two notable programs: the Young Leadership Program (YLP) and the Environmental Fellowship Program (EFP).[4]

The Zorig Foundation provides scholarships to Mongolian students studying domestically. Each scholarship is provided through a partnership with the Foundation and various organizations and companies, such as the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Rio Tinto, and The Asia Foundation.[5]

Organizational structure

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The head of the foundation is Sanjaasürengiin Oyuun, a Mongolian politician who is also the Director of External Affairs at the Green Climate Fund. Its current executive director is Maralmaa Munkh-Achit. The foundation auditing board's members are as follows: Bold M., Solongo J., and Sukhbaatar D.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Rossabi, Morris. Modern Mongolia: From Khans to Commissars to Communists. 2005, University of California Press paperback, 2. ISBN 0-520-24419-2
  2. ^ "Sights in Ulaanbaatar". Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. ^ Beetham, David (2007), Parliament and democracy in the twenty-first century: a guide to good practice, Inter-Parliamentary Union, p. 202, ISBN 978-92-9142-366-8
  4. ^ "Zorig Background Sheet".
  5. ^ "The Asia Foundation, Shirin Pandju Merali Foundation and Zorig Foundation Award Scholarships to Mongolian Women". 29 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Foundation 10 Year Report".
  7. ^ Gardi, Badruun. Executive Director. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)