With funding from the European Union and AIFO, Тэгш Нийгэм Холбоо NGO and the Mongolian National Federation of Independent Living Centers jointly implemented a two-year project (2017-2019) to promote a rights-based approach to independent living for people with disabilities. The project included wide-ranging activities such as training, meetings, model programs and advocacy to raise awareness of the right to independent living and strengthen local member organizations. We also completed the following activities:
- - Shared information about concepts such as the right to independent living and community-based inclusive development, raising awareness among people with disabilities and the wider public.
- - Collected concerns and complaints from people with disabilities in Mongolia and compiled a report submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities through a shadow report on behalf of NGOs.
- - Selected more than 30 young people with severe disabilities and worked to support their rights, participation and development, involve them in community life and build hope.
- - Used Emancipatory Disability Research, a method still used in relatively few places worldwide, to identify barriers faced by people with disabilities living in Ulaanbaatar and prepare a report.