Zorig Foundation

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Zorig Foundation
FormationOctober 1998; 27 years ago (1998-10)
FocusHumanitarian
Location
  • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Area served
Mongolia
Key people
Sanjaasürengiin Oyuun (Founder)
Websitewww.zorigsan.mn 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. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Foundation 10 Year Report".[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Gardi, Badruun. Executive Director. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)