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MCE

1) Brief History
When: MCE was established on January 11th, 2001 by an individual who had participated in the 3rd Training & Networking Workcamp in Vietnam.
Why: Before 2000, there were no workcamp organizations or international voluntary service in Mongolia. However, there was much need for international voluntary projects to improve a Mongolian society. Through practical work projects, MCE hopes to encourage public awareness of Mongolia’s social problems and promote local actions.

2) Aims
- To create/ develop/ revive ecological, self sufficient and warm-hearted civilization. We promote exciting voluntary actions by fresh ideas and mobility as a youth NPO, to shift the world with too much competition and expansion into healthier one for both nature and people.
- To encourage activities of NGO/NPOs and activation of local communities. We create opportunities to meet new people and to start new actions by involving many locals. We make bridges between isolated NPOs and local people, and invite youth to depopulated areas.
- To promote global friendship, understanding and solidarity. We grow exchange naturally among world youth and local people through living, working, talking and laughing together. They can improve global views/ sensitivity and language/ planning skills.

International workcamps by MCE
We welcome you to join our workcamps, sharing happy time and creating fresh new age together! All campsites have nice nature, blue sky and warm people, so you will discover nomadic life & culture of Mongolia. The common points of all workcamps are such as follows:
- Age limit: From 18 (No maximum)
- Language: English (Mongolian is not necessary, but we welcome your trying!)
- Insurance: We provide small insurance only for accidents during workcamps in MONGOLIA.
- Accommodations: Mostly, we used GER (Mongolian traditional tent). There're kitchen and toilet. Sleeping bag is necessary.
- Study Part: All workcamps have it to learn, discuss and plan better local/ global future!

In all the workcamps in Mongolia, we will pick up volunteers from airport or train station. Workcamps start in the afternoon of the first day. And they finish in the afternoon of the last day.
So, we advise volunteers to arrive / leave Mongolia at least a few days before/ after the projects also because volunteers should not expect so much sightseeing during the projects. (If you want to do it, please do it before/ after the workcamps!)
And it is quite possible to stay in the cheap guesthouses (4-6$ per night) together with volunteers in the same workcamps before/ after the workcamps! (For the details, wait for the infosheets!)

MCE06 Orphanage’s farm-1 23/6-06/7 AGRI/ KIDS 20
MCE07 Orphanage’s farm-2 07/7-20/7 AGRI/ KIDS 20
MCE09 Orphanage’s farm-3 21/7-03/8 AGRI/ KIDS 20
MCE12 Orphanage’s farm 4 05/8-18/8 AGRI/ KIDS 20
MCE14 Orphanage’s farm 5 18/8-31/8 AGRI/ KIDS 20
Organized together with NICE (Never-ending International workcamps Exchange) and CCM (Childcare Center of Mongolia) since 2001. Childcare Center of Mongolia is the only, national Orphanage where about 300 kids who have no parents live and study together. They get much less financial support by the government than socialism age. CCM has a simple residential building and a big field where they produce vegetables such as carrots, radish, onions, etc. just enough for their meals all year (they keep it 4 meter under the ground for one year that is a quite magic!) The vegetables are very purely organic and very tasty and kids are very nice!
Work: We will work together with the orphans aged 12-15 to remove the weeds in the field like last year. Quite tiring but let's enjoy it with them! 4 groups of 30 kids come here for each 2 weeks in July and Aug.
Study Themes: The future plan of international workcamps in Mongolia and the orphanage.
Activities: Cultural exchange program, excursions, etc.
Accommodation: Mongolian traditional tents which is GER (traditional tent). Sleeping Bag is necessary! Volunteers will cook the meals with a local staff.
Location: 45 km from Ulaanbaatar. Place name is “BUHUG”. The sight is just unbelievably beautiful, typical Mongolian plain.
Terminal: Ulaanbaatar (MCE will kindly pick volunteers up at the airport!)
Additional Qualifications: To like kids and be flexible/ adaptable. Mongolian speakers are welcome! NO VEGETARIAN!!
Fee: The additional fee of 150 US$ should be paid on your arrival directly.

MCE08 Kids camp-1 19/7-01/8 KIDS 15
MCE10 Kids camp-2 02/8-15/8 KIDS 15
MCE13 Kids camp 16/8-29/8 KIDS 15
Organized together with NICE (Never-ending International workcamps Exchange) 2002. Before 90, Mongolia had many kid’s summer camps, but decreased a lot. In some cases due to the financial situation it become difficult to run summer camp. We start helping these summer camps from Childcare Center of Mongolia who has been cooperating a lot each other and need our works! So we will help to run summer camp. To organize many kind of activity with kids and help to take care kids etc. We will support also financially by the budget of MCE and the workcamps.
Work: We will organize many kind of cultural and sport activity with kids. Also we will help every day’s work of Kids camp and take care kids. Also, some actions of Greening Asia (Asian action to protect forests) and Bracelet project (Asian action to decrease kids prostitution) may be organized.
Study Themes: The future plan of international workcamps in Mongolia and the kid’s summer camp
Activities: Cultural exchange program, excursions, etc.
Accommodation: Summer camp house. Sleeping Bag is necessary! Meals are provided.
Location: 40 km far from Ulaanbaatar, Place name is KHANDGAIT. Beautiful forest area!
Terminal: Ulaanbaatar (MCE will kindly pick volunteers up at the airport!)
Additional Qualifications: Special skills working with kids are not necessary, but still welcome. To like kids and be flexible/ adaptable. Mongolian speakers are welcome! NO VEGETARIAN!!
Fee: The additional fee of 150 US$ should be paid on your arrival directly.