Mongolian nomads create shared funds and financial security

From Sarah Trent, Khaliun Bayartsogt / Devex: Herders in Mongolia have resorted to cooperative shared funds to keep their pastures afloat, a sign of a slow tilt towards greater collaboration and trust in the area. The shared funds act as a way for herders to borrow and lend money among themselves, helping local communities build financial security in a time when climate change is negatively impacting their pasture land.

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Issue Areas:

Community Food Systems, Community Wealth Building, Sustainable Farming

Impact Areas:

Creating New Economic Paradigms, Distributed Trust and Power, Redefining Institutions

Actors:

Farmers, Government, Nonprofit / NGO

Communities Served:

Communities Experiencing Economic Hardship, Farmers

Strategies:

Collective Action, Designing Culturally Specific Solutions, Easing Economic Burdens for Individuals, Increase Education / Insights Sharing

Success Factors:

Building Distribution Systems, Building Trust, Collective Action, Community Control and Ownership, Eliminating Barriers, Overcoming the Big Challenges, Using Creative Financing

Geographic Region:

Asia

Countries:

Mongolia

Date:

October 2, 2019

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