The “Energy Globe Award Mongolia 2024” goes to the Mongolian Women's Fund www.advantageaustria.org
The National Winner of the “Energy Globe Award 2024” for Mongolia is the Mongolian Women’s Fund. The Austrian Ambassador to Mongolia Mr Andreas Rieken and Commercial Counsellor Franz Roessler handed over in in Ulaanbaatar on Feb. 13, 2025 the Energy Globe award for Mongolia to Ms. Agni Baljinnyam and Ms. Ariunaa Tsogtoo representing the Mongolian Women's Fund (MONES). The ceremony was attended by the Honorary Consul of Austria to Mongolia Mrs. Sergelen Davaakhuu and other dignitaries from Mongolia and Austria.
The winning project aims to strengthen the ability of Mongolian women herders to adapt to the conditions of a changing climate through better livestock breeding techniques and financial independence. It builds the capacity of women herders to increase the productivity and sustainability of their livestock farming, thereby increasing their income and making them less vulnerable to climate change. The project promotes women’s empowerment with the aim of transforming them into active agents of change and advocates of climate-smart behavior. The project is implemented by the Mongolian Women's Fund (MONES). The project’s technical team provides technical training and coaching to 100 selected households in each of the two target sites. Through ongoing training, the women learn best-practice techniques for breeding and feeding of goats and harvesting cashmere and implementing sustainable production standards.
Since 1999, the Energy Globe Award has annually honoured outstanding sustainable projects that are committed to resource conservation, energy efficiency and the increased use of renewable energies. The aim of the award is to present innovative and forward-looking solutions to a broad public and thus promote sustainable action worldwide.
Published Date:2025-02-20