WORLD ALLIANCE OF MOBILE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES & PASTORALISTS
Empowering Pastoralist Women in Mongolia’s Gobi RegionOver 150 women gathered in Mongolia’s Gobi region to address critical challenges faced by pastoralist women, particularly those related to mining and pastureland management.The forum, held from June 27 to 29 in Tsogttsetsii soum, Umnugobi province, was facilitated by Temürtürkan Yildiz, International Coordinator of the Global Women’s Movement(World March of Women);Jean Enriquez, Southeast Asia Representative; and Maamankhuu Sodnom, WAMIP’s Eastern and Central Asia Regional Coordinator.Participants engaged in in-depth discussions on solutions, challenges, and opportunities, concluding with a commitment to strengthen collaborative efforts moving forward.Additionally, Maamankhuu Sodnom has been invited to Nepal for a five-day program to present the lives of Mongolian pastoralists and to engage in experience sharing with Indigenous women from across the world.#PastoralistWomen #GobiRegion #IndigenousWomen #GlobalWomenMovement #WAMIP