New Yurt Website and Products
We have a new website for our Mongolian Yurts | Gers. Please visit the site to learn more about these amazing homes! With its subtle sophistication, the millennia-old design of the Mongolian Yurt (ger) generates strength, warmth, and artistic beauty, reflecting Mongolian culture and climate. These hand-crafted and custom-made homes are sustainably produced with all-natural materials. The […]
Matching Donation Results
Thank you very much for all of the amazing support! Our matching contribution raised $22,100! This will be a tremendous help as we work hard to complete Hepatitis Free Mongolia, Phase 2, in Sukhbaatar province. Since the launch of Phase 2, we have weathered two years of COVID-19 lockdowns; five Mongolia Minister of Health changes; […]
94% Screened in Sukhbaatar Province
Hepatitis Free Mongolia, Phase 2 has reached its goal! As of December 2, 2024, we have screened 94% of the 44,402 people in Sukhbaatar province. To date, 76% of those needing treatment have started, with a goal of reaching 80%. This is one of the first times in the world that such a high level […]
Happy Holidays
Free Kazakh Bags and Matching Donation
Our annual matching donation drive has started! All donations will be matched until January 31, 2025 up to $20,000. Every donation of $250 and over will receive a hand-woven Kazakh bag from Bayan-Olgii, Mongolia. We received a generous donation of beautiful handmade bags with zipper closures at the top! They were purchased 20 years ago and […]
Stove Distribution, 2024
At the end of July 2024, FIRE received specified funds to purchase and distribute ten stoves to families in need before winter. We worked with the Veloo Foundation and Asral, organizations we had worked with many years ago during our basic aid and winter clothing distribution project, for assistance in identifying the families. A contract […]
New Program Director
FIRE welcomed Dr. Mandakhnaran Davaadorj (Manda), M.D., Ph.D., as our new Program Director in Mongolia on September 15. Manda joined FIRE’s team after consulting at the World Health Organization (WHO) local office in Mongolia. Dr. Mandakhnaran Davaadorj is an experienced medical professional with a robust clinical practice and research background. He earned his M.D. and […]
New logo, slogan and website!
As FIRE is in its 25th year of work, we felt it was time for a few updates. We started by replacing our 20-year-old logo. We found Tanya Mogilevsky through Catchafire, a skills-based volunteer platform that matches professionals with specific project needs posted by non-profit organizations. Tanya is an outstanding designer based in California. She […]
Rotary Club of Flagstaff Grant
On June 4th, the Rotary Club of Flagstaff presented FIRE with a check for $1,000. Every year, the Club gives away $1,000 to five organizations. Club members nominate nonprofit organizations for consideration. The nominated nonprofits proceed through a series of votes until the top five are selected. Meredith Potts, FIRE’s Executive Director, nominated FIRE for […]
Hepatitis screening for age 15-18 in Sukhbaatar
During the first week of June, Hepatitis Free Mongolia, Phase 2, screened 2,236 high school students aged 15-18. This remarkable feat was accomplished remotely from our office in Ulaanbaatar. In a true test of the Hepatitis Coordinator model we were able to utilize the system created over the last few years to screen the students. […]