Global Credit for Outlook 2020 and Culture

Project completed

The Swiss Cooperation Office (SCO) in Mongolia aims to utilise a flexible and efficient tool to pilot new areas, forms and modalities of cooperation for the strategic strengthening of the programme in view of the development of the new Country strategy and post- 2020 cooperation. Culture projects will support local initiatives that strengthen cultural and artistic diversity.

Country/region Topic Period Budget
Mongolia
Agriculture & food security
Culture / development awareness
Climate change and environment
Migration
Other
Water
Employment & economic development
Vocational training
Human rights
nothemedefined
Agricultural policy
Culture & recreation
Disaster risk reduction DRR
Environmental policy
Migration generally (development aspects and partnerships)
Sector not specified
Water resources conservation
Water sanitation
Development awareness
SME development
Biodiversity
Vocational training
Water sector policy
Water supply
Energy conservation & efficiency
Human rights (incl. Women's rights)
01.07.2016 - 31.12.2018
CHF  1’590’000
Background

Since 2005, the SCO in Ulaanbaatar has implemented four phases of the Small Action and Culture projects. Each phase has had a specific intervention focus. To date, the SCO has supported more than 100 Small Action and Culture projects that have primarily involved identifying and testing innovative ideas and approaches that complement the domains and cross-cutting themes of cooperation strategies. Culture projects have increased Swiss-Mongolian exchanges and have promoted an appreciation of Mongolia’s cultural heritage and traditions.

 

Mongolia is experiencing a marked economic slowdown following the mining boom of recent years. Despite the World Bank’s labelling of Mongolia as an upper middle-income country, the business environment is unstable, there is a high dependency on mining, and economic diversification is not occurring. Poverty rate decreases to 21% in 2014, but urban poverty is on the rise. The development of the new Country Strategy and post-2020 cooperation will ensure responsiveness and relevance to contextual changes via scoping missions, studies aimed at project identification, and assessments of risk, impact, sectors and context.

Target groups

For the Outlook 2020 and Culture projects, the beneficiaries are the same as those identified in CS 2013-16 for Mongolia. Specific target groups will be identified according to the actions undertaken.

Medium-term outcomes

Outlook 2020 will identify and test new areas, modalities and forms of cooperation for the strengthening of programmes in accordance with the development of the new Country Strategy and post-2020 cooperation.

The Culture Project will foster cultural and artistic diversity and encourage the creative use of art for social transformation and development in Mongolia.

Results

Expected results:  

Outputs of the Outlook 2020 Project phase:

    1. New areas  influencing cooperation (such as
        water and climate change) are tested and, if
        successful, are scaled up.

    2. New forms of cooperation (such as
        triangular cooperation between Switzerland,
        China and Mongolia, South-South
        cooperation, and global programmes) are
        tested and, if successful, are scaled up.

    3. New modalities of cooperation (such as
        grant reductions and increases in technical-
        assistance forms of support, and increases
        in co-funding from the Government of
        Mongolia) are tested and, if successful, are
        scaled up.

Culture projects:

    4. Creative and authentic initiatives that
        contribute to Mongolia’s cultural diversity
        from Mongolian artists, art houses and
        practitioners are supported.

    5. Initiatives that use art as a tool to address
        social development issues are supported. 


Results from previous phases:  

Culture projects have contributed to the revival and appreciation of traditional cultural heritage and to the diversification of artistic and cultural expression in Mongolia.

Small Action projects have contributed to the development and introduction of new products, and the launch of new, larger-scale development projects.


Directorate/federal office responsible SDC
Credit area Development cooperation
Project partners Contract partner
International Financial Institution (IFI)
International or foreign NGO
Private sector
Foreign state institution
United Nations Organization (UNO)
  • Central State of South East
  • International Organisation for Migration
  • Other international or foreign NGO North
  • Swiss Private Sector
  • SDC Field Office
  • United Nations Children’s Fund
  • World Bank - International Finance Corporation


Budget Current phase Swiss budget CHF    1’590’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    1’318’985
Project phases

Phase 5 01.07.2016 - 31.12.2018   (Completed)

Phase 4 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2016   (Completed)