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Published purpose

The project aims to stimulate sustainable economic and social development in Mongolia by strengthening the capacity of public institutions and local communities to effectively manage the extractive sector. It is designed to enhance public sector management of the extractive sector in order to maximize its contribution to sustainable economic and social development through responsible resource management. Project activities include: (1) providing leadership training to women civil servants and stakeholder staff in key positions to support and encourage women to assume management roles; (2) providing training to communities and key staff in negotiation, mediation and conflict resolutions skills to promote effective and equitable relations between resource sector stakeholders; (3) building capacity in using gender-sensitive approaches in monitoring implementation plans at provincial and local levels; and (4) developing the web platform for a user-friendly and open source Knowledge Portal.