Partners · Jun 2019
Lantuun Dohio visits the World Bank Group
The Lantuun Dohio team visited the World Bank Group to share the work of the Magic Mongolia centres.
Child protection
Keeping children safe, together.
We work to end human trafficking and protect children from violence, neglect, abuse and exploitation, in Mongolia and around the world.
100% of your gift goes to the programmes in Mongolia.
Who we are
Every child should grow up happy, healthy and safe.
Since 2012 a group of volunteers in Mongolia and the USA has worked for one thing: children who are safe, warm and learning. We are a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, and every board member gives their time for free.
100% of your gift goes to the programmes in Mongolia.
1,000+
children served by the centres since 2017
Watch
See the centres for yourself
Four and a half minutes with the children, the centres in Ulaanbaatar and the team who run them.
4:30
Why it matters
Too many children grow up in the dark.
Bring light to children's lives.
Poverty, long winters and violence at home leave children in Mongolia exposed. Pull the cord.
- of Mongolian children aged 1 to 14 have faced violent discipline
- 47%
- Source: UNICEF
- Mongolian families is affected by domestic violence
- 1 in 3
- Source: Lantuun Dohio
- of people in Mongolia live below the poverty line
- 27%
- Source: Lantuun Dohio
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What we do
Three ways we protect children
We keep children safe today, teach families and children how to stay safe, and change the rules that let abuse go on.
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Prevent
Safe centres in Ulaanbaatar's ger districts give children a warm place to learn and play, and families a place to turn.
- Three Magic Mongolia centres in Mongolia
- 453 children sheltered from abuse and neglect, 2018 to 2022
- Magic Bag visits go door to door and spot children at risk
A safe place
When the storm comes, there is somewhere to go.
Our centres are warm, open and staffed by people who notice. From 2018 to 2022 the first one sheltered 453 children from abuse and neglect; today it is a community centre for more than 400.
Our impact
What your support has done
Counted from our own reports since the first centre opened in 2017.
- children served by the centres since 2017
- 1,000+
- children sheltered from abuse and neglect, 2018 to 2022
- 453
- children reached by Magic Bag holiday gifts
- 10,000+
- Magic Mongolia centres open in Mongolia
- 3
Programmes
After school, every day
Three centres where children learn, play and are looked after, and a programme for families in the USA.
Every day
From school to a safe, warm room
After school, children come to the centre: a library, a warm meal, and ballet, jiu-jitsu, dance, art or science with a teacher who notices when something is wrong.
1,000+children served by the centres since 2017
How a day runs
Songinokhairkhan
Magic Mongolia I
Our first centre: a shelter and free kindergarten, now a community centre for more than 400 children.
Uliastai, Bayanzurkh
Magic Mongolia II
A centre with a library and a workspace where single parents can earn an income.
Dundgovi province
Magic Mongolia, Dundgovi
Our third centre and the first outside the capital, with a library, science room and playground.
Washington, DC area
Children & Family Wellbeing
Workshops for parents, online-safety lessons for young people and a helpline for Mongolian families in the USA.
Built with you
Every gift is a block in a warm, safe place.
Three Magic Mongolia centres stand today, in Ulaanbaatar and in Dundgovi province, with libraries, classrooms, sport and music. Supporters like you built every one of them.
The centre story
Our centres on the map
Two centres in Ulaanbaatar's ger districts and the first outside the capital, in Dundgovi. The coloured places are where we work today; tap a pin to look inside.
- Ulaanbaatar · 2 centres
- Dundgovi · 1 centre
- Other provinces
Songinokhairkhan
Magic Mongolia I
Our first centre: a shelter and free kindergarten, now a community centre for more than 400 children.
- Opened 15 September 2017; building began in April 2017
- A shelter where a child could stay until their case was resolved, not just the 48 hours of the national centre
- Free kindergarten for families who cannot pay, or whose lack of city registration keeps their children out
- Sheltered 453 children from 2018 to 2022 and taught 200 kindergarteners
- Since June 2022 a community centre open to every child nearby, now that the government runs a shelter in the area
- Two eco-friendly buildings that run on solar power in summer, with a playground, basketball court and greenhouse
- Built to be accessible for children with disabilities
Give
Choose what your gift does
100% of your gift goes to the programmes in Mongolia. Every amount below is something a child at Magic Mongolia gets.
Every month, your gift gives
$60/month
Two weeks of rides to school and back for five secondary students living at the shelter
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Follow your gift
From you to a child in Mongolia
The US team are volunteers, so 100% of your gift goes to the programmes in Mongolia.
You
Give once or every month, here on our site.
Lantuun Dohio USA
Volunteers in the USA; audited every year.
Magic Mongolia centres
Three centres in Ulaanbaatar and Dundgovi.
Children
Meals, books, rides to school and a safe place.
In their words
What people say about our work
From a volunteer and the supporters who wrote to us. Every quote is shown as it was published, with its source.
“The work Lantuun Dohio is doing to protect children and raise awareness about the problems of child abuse and human trafficking is important not only to Mongolia, but also to the world.”
“Volunteering here changed my life. Seeing the smiles on the children's faces reminds me why every small effort matters.”
“Regardless of how tired and exhausted I get, I feel instant happiness and joy by simply seeing how our kids are improving day by day, right in front of my eyes.”
“The work they do is invaluable. … To do what Lantuun Dohio USA does is to provide hope that we can someday stop this crime from ever happening again.”
A letter of thanks
Thank you, from all of us
From our 2018 annual report, to everyone who stands with the children.
Thank you
Dear Friends of Lantuun Dohio,
Thank you for being part of the network of individuals and organizations who are working with us to end child abuse and human trafficking. The Lantuun Dohio community is growing and your generous support has been invaluable.
With your support and partnership, we are confident that we can create violence-free, happy, and safe communities all over the world.
With gratitude, Lantuun Dohio USA
From the 2018 Annual Report (excerpt).
“Last week we visited one of our program partners, Lantuun Dohio, to discuss the implementation of their Children and Family Wellbeing Program.”
Around the world
One cause, three places
Volunteers in the USA and Australia support the centres in Mongolia.
Where the centres are
Lantuun Dohio Mongolia
The Magic Mongolia centres give children in Ulaanbaatar's ger districts and Dundgovi a safe place to learn, play and be heard.
- 3
- Magic Mongolia centres open
- 1,000+
- children served since 2017
- 10,000+
- children reached by Magic Bag
From our work
Stories and partners
Swipe the deck, or use the arrows. Each card is one moment: a partner, a visit, a milestone.
Partner · Childhood USA
Childhood USA visits our family programme
World Childhood Foundation USA visited us to talk about our Children & Family Wellbeing programme for the Mongolian community in Northern Virginia.
Working with
Kids' corner
How are you feeling today?
Tap the blob or pick a word. Every feeling is allowed.
Whatever you feel, someone here wants to hear it.
Grown-ups: where to get help or report abuse