Since 2012
Our story
Who we are
How it began
We work to end human trafficking and protect children from violence, neglect, abuse and exploitation, in Mongolia and around the world.
It began in 2012, when Ganjavkhlan (Jack) Chadraabal met the father of a child who had been trafficked. A group of men came together and founded Lantuun Dohio NGO in Mongolia. From 2013, volunteers worked undercover to find children at risk of trafficking.
In January 2017 the “Parallel Universe” photo exhibition at UB Art Gallery, made with Tusgal Photo Studio, brought trafficking and child abuse into public view. A comic book that year helped students arriving from the countryside settle into city life and spot fake job and scholarship offers. In April 2017 a fundraiser with Mongolian business owners at the Mongolian Embassy in Washington, DC paid for the land for the first centre.
That September the first Magic Mongolia centre opened in Ulaanbaatar's ger districts, as a shelter and a free kindergarten. Two more centres followed, in Bayanzurkh in 2020 and in Dundgovi in 2022.
Lantuun Dohio USA is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, run by volunteers. 100% of your gift goes to the programmes in Mongolia.
Every child grows up happy, healthy and free from abuse.
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.
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
Educate
Workshops for parents and online-safety lessons for children, in Mongolia and in Mongolian communities in the USA.
Libraries, ballet, jiu-jitsu, art and science at the centres.
Advocate
Since 2012
Our founding members
The five who started Lantuun Dohio in Ulaanbaatar. Four of them lead the NGO in Mongolia today.
Ganjavkhlan ChadraabalFounder 
Batbileg BasandorjExecutive Director, Mongolia 
Azzaya BayartsaikhanBoard member, Mongolia 
Odbayar MisheelBoard member, Mongolia 
Telmen BuyannemekhBoard member, Mongolia
Lantuun Dohio USA
Officers
Every officer gives their time for free. None of them is paid.
Delgertsogt ManaljavPresident and Executive Director 
Uyanga BatjargalChief Financial Officer 
Bolormaa TumurbatChief Operating Officer 
Michael TumurbaatarChief Technology Officer 
Nominsuren MunkhuuChief Program Director 
Enkh-OchirSecretary
Lantuun Dohio USA
Volunteers
Public affairs, programmes, grants, events and the podcast: all run by volunteers.
Ankhbayar SukhmaaCreative director, board 
Azjargal TsogtsaikhanDirector of Public Affairs 
Geser Bat-ErdeneOperations and podcast 
Oyudari BaatartsogtStrategy 
Batmunkh EnkhboldPublic Affairs Assistant 
Dolgorsuren DamdinsurenAmbassador 
Tengis DashmunkhVolunteer 
Otgonbayar ErdenebaatarGrants and the US programme
Where we are
Chapters
Volunteers in the USA and Australia support the centres in Mongolia.
USA
Lantuun Dohio USA
- 10703 Cogswell Pl., Fairfax Station, VA 22039
- 1-844-678-0254
- info@lantuundohio.org
Australia
Lantuun Dohio Australia
- PO Box 886, Ingleburn 1890, NSW
- +61 423 007 001
- info@lantuundohio.org.au
Our story so far
From 2012 to three centres
- 2012
A father's story
Our founder Ganjavkhlan (Jack) Chadraabal meets the father of a trafficking victim and starts the cause.
- 2013
Undercover work
Volunteers begin undercover investigations into child trafficking in Mongolia.
- 2017
The first centre
Magic Mongolia I opens in Songinokhairkhan as a shelter and free kindergarten.
- 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.
- 2020
A second centre
Magic Mongolia II opens in Bayanzurkh, with a workspace for single parents.
- 2020
A new collaboration with Arlington's Project PEACE
Lantuun Dohio USA held an event with Arlington's Project PEACE and began a collaboration for families in the Washington, DC area.
- 2022
Beyond the capital
The Dundgovi centre opens; Magic Mongolia I becomes a community centre.
Recognition
Recognised for the work
Awards, invitations and partnerships, in the order they happened. Each links to the story behind it.
- 2018AwardWorld TOYP awardJCI, nominated by JCI MongoliaThe Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World award recognised the work of Lantuun Dohio and the Magic Mongolia centres.Read the story about World TOYP award
- 2018InvitationInvited to present at the World Bank GroupWorld Bank Group, Community Connections CampaignWe presented at the launch luncheon of the campaign on 1 November 2018.Read the story about Invited to present at the World Bank Group
- 2019Matching giftEmployee matching giftThe Tower CompaniesFor the second year the company matched $250 of a board member's gift.Read the story about Employee matching gift
- 2021AwardHuman Rights AwardEU Delegation to MongoliaGiven for the Magic Mongolia project's work in child protection, handed over by the US Ambassador to Mongolia, Michael Klecheski.See the source for Human Rights Award (opens in a new tab)
- 2022PartnershipWorking with the MinistryMinistry of Labour and Social ProtectionThe Ministry and Lantuun Dohio agreed to work together on child protection (reported 22 March 2022).See the source for Working with the Ministry (opens in a new tab)
- 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
Our impact
What your support has done
Counted from our own reports since the first centre opened in 2017.
Why it matters
A day in the ger districts
Scroll through it with our cast. The figures are real; so is the way out.
- Ger district winters
- Why a whistle
- Someone is watching over
- Our answer
Ger district winters
27%
of people in Mongolia live below the poverty line.
Long winters, and families stretched thin.
Source: Lantuun Dohio
Our promise
Every child grows up happy, healthy and free from abuse.
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.
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.”
Give a child a safe place
$30 gives one basic kit of essentials for a child: soap, shampoo, sanitary goods, slippers, socks, underwear and towels. 100% of your gift goes to the programmes in Mongolia.
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