The conference was divided into three parts,- workshop sessions
- a visit to Erik's placement
- a visit to Hazel's placement
The workshop sessions will be dealt with in the next couple of posts. The visits are covered by this post.
Erik's office and home are housed in an ex-hospital block near Arvayheer airport. Erik works in a business incubator unit as a small business advisor.
We visited one of Erik's clients. A lady who had set up a felt making and felt product manufacturing unit. The unit produces not only items for the tourists that visit the town but products for the local market. All kinds of fiber are used in the manufacture including, to Zoe's delight, yak.
Hazel's school and home. The school educations 32 young lamas between the ages of 11 and 17. It is one of only three such schools in Mongolia.
Apart from getting general education, the young lamas are being trained in the principles of Buddism to fit them for a life as lamas.Another project which Hazel has been involved in with Erdene Zuu monastry involves work in the local prison. No photo's for obvious reasons!!!! Here they are working with the inmates to develop felt based manufacturing.
I also had a few words with the prison governor to explore the possibility of running construction skills training for the inmates. Left it that I would get back to him with a yes/no decision by the 11th May.
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