Ulaanbaatar, 8 December 2020: Youth development is an integral component for Mongolia’s future sustainable development and one of the best ways to accelerate youth development is through building of peer-to-peer learning platform where informed and trained youth can share their knowledge with others. The United Nations Development Programme in Mongolia and the Ulaanbaatar City Governors’ Office remain committed to continuing the work on supporting the youth development through co-organizing the first online training for youth facilitators for three days.

The training is a part of the #Activated2030 Training-of-Trainer programme a regional initiative rolled out in 2018 to support engagement activities at the #HUB Innovation Activation Centers locally and engage more young people in volunteering and sustainable development activities. Around 100 participants will join during the next three days on this learning platform comprising of civil servants and officers of Family, Children, and Youth Development Departments of Ulaanbaatar City and Orkhon aimag as well as community managers at Science, Innovation and Industrial Development Agency (SIDIA) in UB City, volunteers, and local youth.

The training will equip the participants with skills and knowledge on top five abilities necessary for youth development including communication, problem-solving, teamwork, planning, and creativity and proactiveness toward action. The experts will cover key concepts on human development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the importance of participation, youth engagement in the development process, community mobilization, and event organizing tools. Furthermore, the trainings provide guidance on the functions and attitude requirements of the facilitator, basic assumptions, behavioral insights approaches, and principles of community development.

UNDP Mongolia has been collaborating with the UB City Governor’s Office and SIDIA on #Activated2030 since 2019 with an objective to position #Hub as a Youth Enterprising Lab by opening social innovation centers called Innovation Activation Centers. The Centers are working to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs through various activities to promote the enterprising capacity of Mongolia’s Youth. UNDP Mongolia is also continuing its collaboration with Orkhon aimag to expand the #Activated2030 initiatives.

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#Activated2030 is UNDP’s regional youth economic empowerment initiative that connects over 25 countries across the Asia-Pacific region including Mongolia. The initiative aims to promote enterprising capacity of the youth including turning ideas into actions, maintaining a positive attitude, developing soft skills, and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals through innovative youth activities, workshops and various of workshops and training.

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For further enquiries:

Jargalsaikhan Purevdorj, Communications Officer

Supporting the implementing the Agenda 2030 Project, UNDP Mongolia

Tel: +976 11 327585, 99135393, Email: Jargalsaikhan.purevdorj@undp.org