Impact Highlight (MFToT): Nergui Sandagjav spreads microfinance know-how to Mongolia

Nergui Sandagjav , Mongolia’s first Microfinance Training for Trainers-certified trainer, waves in an undated picture taken in Ulaanbaatar. TDLC/Photo courtesy of Nergui Sandagjav

What are your images of Mongolia?

Perhaps in Japan, Mongolian-born sumo grand champions Asashoryu and Hakuho come to mind.
But a harsh reality of the central Asian country is its state of poverty. One in three people is described as poor.

Nergui Sandagjav, who has worked in microfinance, poverty reduction and rural community development for the past decade, became Mongolia’s first certified MFTOT tutor in 2005.

“We need to contribute to deeper understanding of the causes of inequality and poverty, and disseminate knowledge on successful strategies.” Nergui has now launched an NGO to further her fight for poverty reduction and sustainable development, in her quest to make a difference. Here is her story…

Impact Highlight (MFToT): Muhammad Hassan talks about poverty and microfinance in Pakistan

“Microfinance changes people’s lives”, says Muhammad Hassan, a banker in Pakistan.
In the face of poverty, he has seen people living on a dollar a day and parents selling their children, right in his own hometown.

Hassan took the MFTOT course, became a certified trainer, and has been working on the dissemination of microfinance, to enable everyone to seek decent lives and to go after their dreams. This is a glimpse at Hassan’s ongoing story – as he strives to make a difference.