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Youth reflecting on their journey towards sustainable employment
Since its inception in early 2019, Sustainable Employment for Youth Program (SEYP) has been equipping the Mongolian youth with skills and knowledge to better navigate the transition from education to full-time employment. The programme is supported by Lorinet Foundation and implemented by Zorig Foundation and has recently enrolled another group of 23 youth participants for its 4th cohort in January 2021,
Dauletjan and Khorolsuren were among the 20 graduates of the 3rd Cohort of SEYP who have successfully completed the 5-month long journey of developing their soft-skills required for both job-seeking and at workplace, receiving career coaching, and gaining practical on job experience. To learn more about their reflections and journey towards sustainable employment, please watch the video below created by our partner Zorig Foundation.
Going further Zorig Foundation will continue its efforts towards delivering need-based solutions for each programme participant and improving the programmatic design of the pilot to effectively bridge marginalized youth to employment opportunities.
From supporting Sustainable Livelihoods Programme to providing Emergency Response to vulnerable communities most impacted by Covid-19 Pandemic, Lorinet Foundation responds to the need of the moment.
“The vulnerable communities in ger districts in Ulaanbaatar have been hit hardest by Covid-19 pandemic. Even prior to Covid-19 these families were struggling to make ends meet on daily basis, but pandemic resulted in additional strain in terms of lost jobs, income, children’s education and family violence to cite a few. While our programs that support jobs and livelihoods in ger communities continued to run, we decided to provide additional emergency support in food, sanitary and school supplies. We are grateful to World Vision for making this happen on the ground” says Bolor, Lorinet Foundation’s board member.
Poor and vulnerable communities in the Ger districts of Ulaanbaatar were identified as hotspots for food security and risk of malnutrition by our partner World Vision Mongolia. These communities were already chronically food insecure before the COVID-19 crisis impacted movement and incomes, and where we had been supporting World Vision’s ‘Young Family Livelihood Improvement’ program.
Lorinet Foundation, in partnership with World Vision Mongolia had to quickly shift to emergency response in supporting most in-need children and their families during this crisis and provided emergency food and sanitation packages to 1000 households in Ger Districts, and “back-to-school” supplies to 1000 school aged children.
Read full article at World Vision Mongolia’s website
Collaborative Philanthropy in Early Childhood Development – June 10th 2019
Lorinet Foundation in partnership with the Octava Foundation, are providing vital funding to enable the rollout of a successful pilot led by OneSky to improve the standards of care for thousands of children in Vietnam.
See One Sky’s press release
Pierre Lorinet speaks to Asian Philantropy Circle (APC) about Lorinet Foundation’s values at venn2018 – November 21st 2018
Lorinet Foundation funds a social enterprise in Philippine through Nexus’ Pioneer Facility Fund – August 21st 2018
Pioneer Facility Fund supported by Lorinet Foundation announces its first investment to One Renewable Energy Enterprise Inc. (OREEi), a Philippine social enterprise specializing in deploying solar energy solutions.
See Nexus’ press release
Asia Venture Philanthropy Network Conference 2018 – June 4-7th 2018
There is growing interest in Asia in the practices of impact Investment and strategic philanthropy , and Lorinet Foundation is playing it’s part in the movement. Our Global Director, Raman Sidhu was invited to join the Panel at the Asia Venture Philanthropy Network Conference 2018 to discuss the value and ways of ‘Unlocking the Potential for Global Philanthropy’. Access this article to read more about the what industry experts shared at the conference and at the panel.
Lorinet Foundation hosts Early Childhood Development Roundtable in partnership with UNICEF Mongolia – May 17th 2018
In May 2018, Lorinet Foundation in partnership with UNICEF hosted a roundtable discussion in Ulaanbaatar that brought together over 30 stakeholders focusing on early childhood development (ECD) across Mongolia.
Lorinet Foundation shared insights on early childhood education needs in ger district followed by a presentation on importance of integrated ECD by Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS) with UNICEF. The participants came from diverse organizations like education ministry, education institutes, kindergartens, international agencies along with local and international NGOs.
The discussions brought out the importance and ways to promote integrated ECD, community and policy approaches to bridge the existing gaps in early childhood education and development. The participants also highlighted the need of establishing an ECD platform that could enable ongoing knowledge exchange amongst stakeholder as well as encourage collaboration. Lorinet Foundation’s team shared their keen interest to support such a platform for collective sustainable impact and will continue to work with partners like UNICEF to bring this to fruition.
Lorinet Foundation’s key focus in medium term is to positively impact the access and quality of early childhood education through supporting pioneering, impactful and sustainable local initiatives in Mongolia. It is currently seeking potential project proposals from local social purpose organizations working on these outcomes. More information on the grant call is available here.
Prestige (Singapore) – March 20th 2018
When C-Suites Give Back: Pierre Lorinet builds a solid foundation
For Pierre Lorinet, charity does not end with a handout, but with a progression towards self-sufficiency.
See full article here
Watch the video interview