Today, with financing from UNICEF, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Government of Mongolia, 10 CHIP (cooking, heating, and insulation products) packages were handed over to the Umnogovi aimag Government by People In Need NGO.
The CHIP package was developed by leading international and local scientists and experts that designed an affordable, yet effective, solution to take down chimneys and eliminate use of coal in people’s gers. The CHIP package essentially gives ger dwellers stable, clean heating and warmth throughout the winter months.
The CHIPS package isn’t only about keeping the ger warm, it’s also about reducing the exposure of indoor air pollution, particularly in households with children. No group is more vulnerable to environmental harm than children. Globally, air pollution, water pollution and exposure to toxic substances, together with other types of environmental harm, cause 1.5 million deaths of children under the age of 5 every year, and contribute to disease, disability and early mortality throughout their life.
“We need to move away from burning coal inside of our homes as we now know how damaging it is to mother and children’s health and other negative impacts, let’s introduce a technology improve our living condition and safe our children’s health” said M. Munkhsaruul, Head of Programmes at PIN.
The CHIP project in Umnogovi is supporting aimag’s upcoming new “Clean Air Action Plan” 2021-2024 which aims to support mother and children’s health and improve living condition through reducing the levels of air pollution in the growing urban communities.
In 2018, UNICEF launched the CHIPS package with the Bayankhongor Government. Together, they set an ambitious goal to transform Bayankhongor city into the first Smog Free city in Mongolia by 2022. To date, 250 of the households in Bayakhongor received the CHIPS package. So far, the response has been very positive. This year, Umnugobi, Gobi-Altai aimags and Bayanzurkh in UB are adapting Bayankhongor’ aimag’s good practice.
People in Need (PIN) launched its programming in Mongolia in 2009, when it provided emergency assistance to herders affected by severe winter conditions (dzud). With the goals of saving lives and protecting dignity, empowering people and supporting sustainable living, PIN established its permanent presence in Mongolia in 2011. PIN’s programs in Mongolia focus on urban sustainable development, supporting rural livelihoods through building the capacity of cooperatives, facilitating disaster risk reduction and resilience programs for herders, building the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) and local governments.
Today, with financing from UNICEF, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Government of Mongolia, 10 CHIP (cooking, heating, and insulation products) packages were handed over to the Umnogovi aimag Government by People In Need NGO.
The CHIP package was developed by leading international and local scientists and experts that designed an affordable, yet effective, solution to take down chimneys and eliminate use of coal in people’s gers. The CHIP package essentially gives ger dwellers stable, clean heating and warmth throughout the winter months.
The CHIPS package isn’t only about keeping the ger warm, it’s also about reducing the exposure of indoor air pollution, particularly in households with children. No group is more vulnerable to environmental harm than children. Globally, air pollution, water pollution and exposure to toxic substances, together with other types of environmental harm, cause 1.5 million deaths of children under the age of 5 every year, and contribute to disease, disability and early mortality throughout their life.
“We need to move away from burning coal inside of our homes as we now know how damaging it is to mother and children’s health and other negative impacts, let’s introduce a technology improve our living condition and safe our children’s health” said M. Munkhsaruul, Head of Programmes at PIN.
The CHIP project in Umnogovi is supporting aimag’s upcoming new “Clean Air Action Plan” 2021-2024 which aims to support mother and children’s health and improve living condition through reducing the levels of air pollution in the growing urban communities.
In 2018, UNICEF launched the CHIPS package with the Bayankhongor Government. Together, they set an ambitious goal to transform Bayankhongor city into the first Smog Free city in Mongolia by 2022. To date, 250 of the households in Bayakhongor received the CHIPS package. So far, the response has been very positive. This year, Umnugobi, Gobi-Altai aimags and Bayanzurkh in UB are adapting Bayankhongor’ aimag’s good practice.
People in Need (PIN) launched its programming in Mongolia in 2009, when it provided emergency assistance to herders affected by severe winter conditions (dzud). With the goals of saving lives and protecting dignity, empowering people and supporting sustainable living, PIN established its permanent presence in Mongolia in 2011. PIN’s programs in Mongolia focus on urban sustainable development, supporting rural livelihoods through building the capacity of cooperatives, facilitating disaster risk reduction and resilience programs for herders, building the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) and local governments.