Then as CHF closes one program here in Mongolia funded by USAID, it has received funding for a new two year program by USAG to begin a new one as the older program closes. Opening a new program is always a good reason to celebrate. It is also great because it will be able to hire most of the same staff, to serve in a large part, the same micro and small business people trying to get started. There is another reason to celebrate.
Then if that is not enough to celebrate, CHF has created a totally new Mongolian NGO that will carry on the work previously funded by USAID. This has been an important part of CHF's plan for years here in Mongolia and a lot of work has gone into this process. It is great for me to be here to see this long term plan become a reality.
In this picture you will see Glenn, Brian, Serjmaa and Oyunbayar Tserendorj, the one in the center of the picture, who is one of the CHF Accountants, at work in one of the weekly planning sessions as one NGO becomes two NGO's
Then in the black sweater is Myadagoa, or if you prefer "Mia" the new Finance Director for CHF Mongolia. There are a lot of budget changes going on here at CHF. They are being significantly complicated by the decreasing value of the Mongolian dollar. Glenn and Brian are having to do an incredible amount of budgeting and re-budgeting.
Serjmaa is busy with new program changes but is also diligently working with her new Board of Directors. Here you will see her with two of her five Board members. The gentleman in the picutre is Ariunbat, the Managing Director of the Mongolian Educational T.V. station. Then the lady in the picture with Serjmaa is Narantuya Tsagaan, who owns a book store. She is the Chair person of the Finance Committee and she and Serjmaa are going over the finance report for the upcoming Board meeting.
Here you have a picture of Bagana, the new NGO Program Director, standing in front of a map of Mongolia at the TV Station. The program area of CHF and the new NGO covers a great deal of Monglia. It takes staff three hours by air to reach one of the 11 Branch offices.
My role of working with Serjmaa as her CEO coach, is a very small part of the exciting things happening here with the changes and that is the way I like it. I must say though it is a lot of fun watching all of the hard work of the regular staff that is going into these changes.
(If you want a better view of any of the pictures, just click on them and they should expand to cover your screen. When I took Bagana's picture, we were in a TV station but I could not get the light correct.)
