Voluntary Work in Mongolia

"Ulaanbaatar is the capital city of a country that once ruled much of Asia and a fair-sized chunk of Europe. It is hard to imagine now. A city on the steppe, which struggles with its capital status, Ulaanbaatar is right on the frontier of urban life."

Newsletters from Mongolia


Our staff in Mongolia regularly put together a newsletter which is sent to volunteers working in Mongolia at the time, those signed up to join a project in Mongolia and to previous volunteers. The newsletters contain information about the country and our projects, stories written by volunteers, advice on what to expect when volunteering abroad in Mongolia and much more. If you're considering overseas voluntary work the newsletters are a great way to gain a better idea of what to expect.


Student in Mongolia Mongolia Newsletter - September 2007

This weekend five students from all different nationalities wanted to discover the wonders that "Happy Camel", a company that run tours and expeditions within Mongolia, advertise. The students from Australia, England, Switzerland, Germany and Holland met at "Chez Bernard" Café (where "Happy Camel" is based) in the morning to leave for their planned journey to inner Mongolia.

Huvsgul lake Mongolia Newsletter - June to August 2007

Huvsgul lake has over ten varieties of fish, including the famous omoul, taimen, lenok, thymallus arcticus, etc. The icy lake looks like a brilliant mirror laying in the middle of the surrounding mountains covered with bright white snow. Though at Huvsgul lake, winter is the coldest time of the year the native inhabitant ethnic groups, such as darhads, buryats, urianhias, hotgoids, tsaatan reindeer breeders very much like the winter season. Reindeer breeders are the best winter herders and the reindeers are the most winter adapted animals.