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- EIN 06-1571562
- (904) 305-2100
- 14120a Lee Hwy Centreville VA 20122-7501 USA
- http://www.friendsofmongolia.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Cultural & Ethnic Awareness, International, International Cultural Exchange, International Development, International Exchange
Mission: Friends of mongolia (fom) is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, and developmental purposes, not-for-profit. Friends of mongolia exists to develop partnerships with the people of mongolia in furtherance of cultural exchange and human development. Fom is an incorporated non-profit organization 501 (c) 3 conducting activities in both mongolia and the united states. It is affiliated with the national peace corps association, but membership is open to anyone with an interest in mongolia.
Programs: 2011 marked the fifth year in which friends of mongolia, the family of matthew girvin, unicef mongolia, and the inland northwest community foundation have worked together to provide monetary support for 20 deserving students to attend college in mongolia. These 20 students received partial tuition assistance. A one-time mongolian government tuition support program covered the remainder of the tuition payment, allowing us to support more students than in years past. $18,268 went to directly assisting these students in achieving their academic goals. In addition to this, fom funded occupational therapy to consumers who live in the psychiatric ward of the darkhan hospital through arts and crafts, vocational training for low-income women in khutul, a nation-wide reading promotion program, and hiv/aids awareness training in baruun urt all through our community small grants program. The organization also held our third annual clothes, toys, and books drive for orphans this year benefitting save the children in choibalson and chuluunkhoroot middle school, both located in dornod, mongolia. Finally, fom continued its ongoing support of the mongolian school of the national capital region and also supported the asia society.