Women head most of the poorest families. Many of their children suffer from malnutrition and are always hungry. The poorer people in Mongolia have no means of finding employment --
there is none.
It is in the winter that the poorest families suffer most when temperatures can drop to -40C and -50C.

There is great difficulty for these women who, under the Soviet Regime would at least have had the security of
shelter, work and food .

Panchen Otrul Rinpoche regularly visits the Womens' Prison when he is in Mongolia. He has responded to requests by providing a Temple at the Prison to encourage the Women's Buddhist Practice.

In Gachuurt a GARDENING PROJECT is improving the diet of families and providing a source of income from the sale of excess produce.

Sewing Project
Women are being taught to sew, and thus renewing a traditional Mongolian skill. Making articles to be sold provides income, builds self-esteem,, and eventually the women might become
self-sufficient, working with their own machines directly from home.
We are hoping to expand this project in the future. A designer from Ireland visited in the autumn, 2005, to help with designs.
We have brought back to Ireland (and the West) some beautiful hand made jackets and purses.