{"id":22913,"date":"2026-03-20T10:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T02:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/?p=22913"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:22:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:22:37","slug":"the-safe-to-learn-building-inclusive-and-resilient-schools-in-mongolia-2026-2028-project-was-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/?p=22913&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;Safe to Learn: Building inclusive and resilient schools in Mongolia&#8221; project was launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Save the Children Mongolia has launched the opening ceremony of the \u201cSafe to Learn\u201d project with funding from Save the Children Hong Kong. Starting from January 2026, the project will be implemented in 18 schools and 18 joint teams of the Child Protection across Ulaanbaatar\u2019s Bayangol, Bayan-Zurkh, and Chingeltei districts, as well as in Govi-Altai, Khovd, and Bayan-Ulgii provinces. The aim is to disseminate evidence-based child protection practices, methodologies, and curricula nationwide, ensure sustainability, and create an environment where every child can learn and develop with equal access and their rights respected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The launch of the \u201cSafe to Learn\u201d project took place on 20 March 2026 in Ulaanbaatar. L.Bayan-Altai, the representative of Save the Children in Mongolia, said in his opening remarks: \u201cOver the past three years, the project \u2018&#8217;Establishing Child Protection Mechanisms in Educational Settings (2023\u20132025) has been successfully implemented, and the opportunity to begin the next phase has arisen. We express our gratitude to the partners for the successful implementation. The previous project was implemented in Ulaanbaatar and Gobi-Altai and Khovd aimags, and this time Bayan-Ulgii has been added.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22898 \" src=\"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3388-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3388-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3388-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3388-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3388.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22899 \" src=\"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3403.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3403.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3403-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3403-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3403-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project will be implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Protection, the General Authority for Education, the General Authority for Child and Family Development and Protection, and with the administrations of the aimags, districts, and sub-districts (sums).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vice-Minister of Family, Labour and Social Protection, B.Solongo, was invited to the opening and delivered remarks. She noted, \u201cFor us, the outcomes expected from this project should be disseminated nationwide, and the good practices should be introduced to other aimags, districts, and general education schools. I wish success to the project activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22902 \" src=\"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo.2026.03.20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo.2026.03.20.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo.2026.03.20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo.2026.03.20-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/photo.2026.03.20-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22897 \" src=\"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3343-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3343-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3343-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3343-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3343.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The State Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Kh.Batjargal, spoke as well. He stated, \u201cThis project is not just starting anew; it is about increasing the benefits and reach of the results from the previous project. Solidifying and expanding the results of our previous work is important. Policy continuity and the continuity of work are crucial, and therefore I would like to express special thanks to the project team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The beneficiaries of the \u201cSafe to Learn\u201d project include students, teachers and staff of general education schools, parents and guardians, partner teams, and professionals in the education and protection sectors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22900 \" src=\"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3413.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3413-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3413-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3413-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22901 \" src=\"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3446.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3446.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3446-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3446-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3446-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the opening, B.Tserenkhand, coordinator of the Child Protection Program project\u2019s at Save the Children, introduced the \u201cSafe to Learn\u201d project, and E.Oyunmaa, a program officer, introduced about the collaboration and the roles of the involved parties in implementing the project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speakers also included B. Byambadorj, Director of the Social Policy Department at the City Government Office, and B.Amartuvshin, Director of the Metropolitan Education Department.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project has multiple goals, one of which is to equip children with the knowledge and skills to prevent, early detect, and respond effectively to violations of children&#8217;s rights, including peer bullying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The opening of the \u201cSafe to Learn\u201d project was attended by more than 60 people, including representatives from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Protection, the General Authority for Child, Family Development and Protection, the General Authority for Education, the Metropolitan Education Department, the education directorates of Bayangol, Chingeltei, and Bayan-Z\u00fcrkh districts, the Child and Family Development and Protection directorates of those districts, targeted general education schools, and neighborhood representatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save the Children Mongolia has launched the opening ceremony of the \u201cSafe to Learn\u201d project with funding from Save the Children Hong Kong. Starting from January 2026, the project will be implemented in 18 schools and 18 joint teams of the Child Protection across Ulaanbaatar\u2019s Bayangol, Bayan-Zurkh, and Chingeltei districts, as well as in Govi-Altai, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22913"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22973,"href":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22913\/revisions\/22973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/savethechildren.mn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}