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We are very grateful to all those who have made the MIM project possible, have given it its colours and shaped its products; most of all, for the support they have provided to Mongolian women and their families. |
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Asral NGO was started to support families and children in Mongolia. The NGO’s main aim is continually to keep families together and children with their parents or relatives in order to stop the children from becoming street children and ensure they get an education. MIM is an initiative of Asral NGO to help provide self-sustaining work for women enabling them to support their families. mim was set up to provide a financial self-sufficiency for all Asral projects and more self-sustaining work for the people. Asral NGO was set up Panchen Otrul Rinpoche, a high Tibetan lama based in Ireland, in response to the Mongolian people’s needs. In Ireland, he runs Jampa Ling, a Buddhist center which also helps coordinate mim. |
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Pat McCarthy established his studio in Kilkenny in 1999, specializing in all aspects of Design and Product Development, focusing on specific design needs for a range of retail and manufacturing clients including The Kilkenny Group, Magee Clothing, Avoca, QVC and Liberty of London, developing new ideas in fashion, accessories, knitwear, ceramics and homewares. Pat McCarthy has volunteered his time and expertise providing the initiative with a high level of professionalism, quality and innovation. |
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The Green Design Studio is a small irish business run by freelance designer Sophia Westwick. She has worked on the product design, branding and web design for the Made in Mongolia project on a voluntary basis. Her business specialises in ecological design and much of her time is devoted to helping voluntary initiatives. |
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Munkhbaatar is from Ondershil where mim runs part of its felt making project. He was the governor there for some years and has always greatly supported mim and Asral NGO, helping to supervise and facilitate the social welfare activities. Munkhbaatar provides us with transport between Ondershil and Ulaanbaatar, a long 6 hour drive through the Gobi. Munkhbaatar has a tourist camp in the Gobi through which he provides employment for locals. At the camp you can stay in a ger, or yurt, in the middle of the Gobi surrounded by beautiful rock formations like this praying woman. For more information contact: mim@madeinmongolia.net. |
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