3 centres in Mongolia
Magic Mongolia centres
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
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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
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 centres
Look inside each centre
Pick a centre to see what happens there each day.
Magic Mongolia I
Songinokhairkhan
Since 2017
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
Five of our children competed at the 2022 jiu-jitsu World Cup, and one came home with silver.
$30 gives one basic kit of essentials for a child: soap, shampoo, sanitary goods, slippers, socks, underwear and towels.
Give $30 a month
Visit the centre
Step inside Magic Mongolia I
Fly over our first centre in Songinokhairkhan and look around: the castle wing, the playground and the yard where the children play every day.
- 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
Seven days a week
A day at the centres
Both centres in Ulaanbaatar are open every day of the week. Here is what that looks like.
- driven by our buses every day to bring children to class
- 125 miles
- children visit our library on an average day
- 45
- of class time for every child in a month
- 168 hours
- library cards given out in our busiest month
- 122
After school
Every day at the centre is a full day
Children come after school for ballet, jiu-jitsu, dance, yoga, cooking, art and the library. Pick one: the ball's already bouncing.
Five of our children competed at the 2022 jiu-jitsu World Cup. One came home with silver.
The music room
A place to make some noise
Music, art and science rooms give children something to look forward to after school, and a reason to keep coming back.
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.
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
- Online-safety lessons for children and workshops for parents
- A family wellbeing programme in the Washington, DC area
Advocate
Campaigns that change the law: Open Your Eyes made forensic exams free for child victims under 18.
- Open Your Eyes: forensic exams are free for child victims under 18
- Cases reported to the NCMEC CyberTipline
- Working with Arlington's Project PEACE and Doorways
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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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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