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Khongorzul
The American Center for
Mongolian Studies, who
supports American
researchers in Mongolia, has
connected NOMADICARE
with Khongorzul, a 21-yearold
student in
pharmacology at
Mongolian Medical
University. Khongorzul not
only knows about health issues, she has
excellent English language skills. Her father is a doctor of Traditional Mongolian Medicine. A very organized young woman, Khongorzul |
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has provided information on supplies, planning, andresources for our upcoming
trip. We look forward to
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Gobi Women's Song, 73-minute
feature documentary has been
screened in seven states for 26
audiences—all with director present
to answer questions about Mongolian
nomads.
We are scheduling the fall tour now
and will be going to Kentucky,
Connecticut, and New York. If you
know of a college or university or
even a group of people who want to
learn about nomadic life in Mongolia,
we are available to come to you. The
tour brings awareness to issues like
sustainability, nomadic health
options, climate change, and
globalization.
In the documentary, twenty-first
century Mongolian nomadic women
share the song of their soul. In a
transitional moment which decides the future lives, environment, and
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lifestyle of its people, Gobi Women's
Song is about connection—with the
land, community, family, and
ultimately, with us.
As Ya. Batsuuri, Mongolian
Ambassador to Thailand says of the
film, “This is the real life of the people
living in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.
I am from this place. I was born and
grew up there. You show that Gobi
life is a hard life and it is, but I always
miss it because it is my home.”
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We seek funds for our important
project, giving rural Mongolian
doctors another health option—their
own traditional medicine! Why is this
important? During the Soviet period
in Mongolia from 1920-1990,
Mongolian Medicine was forbidden.
Today, around the world, traditional
medicine is gaining more and more |
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respect. The World Health
Organization says, “The provision of
safe and effective traditional
medicine therapies could become a
critical tool to increase access to
health care.” If funded, our training
could impact the health care of
50,000 nomads. |
