We increased the average income of our group and put it into savings

Sh. Enkhtuya, a resident of Sukhbaatar, Selenge aimag, used to make knitwear, custom-made clothes and felt products at home. On September 8, 2006, she learned about the GER Initiative from a friend and registered as a customer.

  She became actively involved in the activities organized by the project. In order to attend the business trainings organized by the project and find a partner, she organized three “Knitting Trainings” in cooperation with the project.

   As a result, she found people to work with, and GER Initiative project group training provided a clear understanding of how to work as a business group. Thus, on April 1, 2007, she and others founded the Chandmani-Erdene group. This was followed by a meeting with Kady, a GER Initiative project volunteer and Peace Corps staff member, whereafter she received two sewing machines and a knitting machine with a grant from the World Peace Corps. People with disabilities and hearing impairments make up the majority of the group. As of February 11, 2009, the Chandmani-Erdene Group has 12 members. In September 2008, the group obtained a loan of MNT 1,000,000 from XacBank through a project to increase its working capital and income, as well as to create savings and expand its product range.

   Одоо бүлгийн гишүүд эсгий эдлэл, сүлжмэл эдлэл, шүрээр төрөл бүрийн бэлэг дурсгалын зүйлс болон ахуйн хэрэглээний бүтээгдэхүүн үйлдвэрлэхийн зэрэгцээ захиалгаар хувцас засч, оёдог. Мөн зохион байгуулалтын тал дээр ч багагүй өөрчлөлт гарсан байна. Тэд бүлэг болж ажилласныхаа үр дүнд Сэлэнгэ аймгийн Сүхбаатар суманд зохион байгуулагдсан “Цагаан таягтны өдөрлөг”-т зориулж өөрсдийн бие даасан үзэсгэлэн гаргаж аймгийн ард иргэдэд бүтээлээ танилцуулсан, 2008 оны 10-р сард Улаанбаатар хотод болсон “Олон улсын хатагтай нарын нэрэмжит” үзэсгэлэн худалдаанд амжилттай оролцож “Чингис”  бүтээлээрээ  шагнал хүртсэн, мөн 2008 оны 12-р сард Улаанбаатар хотод “Бизнес инкубатор төв”-өөс зохион байгуулсан үзэсгэлэн худалдаанд оролцож “Оны шилдэг” шагналыг хүртсэн зэрэг маш олон амжилтыг үзүүлж чадсан юм.

   Now, these artists are planning to participate in the Lunar New Year fair organized by the GER Initiative on February 14 and 15, 2009 in Darkhan and on February 21 and 22, 2009 in Selenge aimag. Furthermore, they want to re-engage in project loan brokerage services to increase the profits of their business group, and the project aims to support their business and work together to market products and services through business connection services.