Volunteering on the Nomad Project

09/05/2014

09/05/2014

Volunteering on the Nomad Project: Horse Riding and Farming
Volunteers live with a family in large round tents known as Gers which are surprisingly cozy and comfortable. Your daily life may include riding horses to move herds of yaks or cattle, caring for livestock, helping to produce dairy products such as butter and cheese and maybe teaching a little English. It is a great way to learn more about this ancient way of life and how it is being affected by modern-day Mongolia. In exchange for helping with the animals or playing with the children, your host family will fully involve you in their domestic life.
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09/05/2014

Volunteer Vacations and Voluntourism in Mongolia
Life in Mongolia is never dull. If you’re after a different kind of adventure it’s definitely the place to consider. You will be living in one of the world's most remote countries. Once outside of the capital, you will find that 'roads' marked on maps are not really roads and 'settlements' can be small and temporary. If you have a taste for adventure, you will want to explore the remote Darhad Depression,Reindeer and Darhad Nomad hometown and the Lake Khovsgol.Travel opportunities might take you across the Steppe, where you could stay with a local nomadic tribe in a Ger. The unusual experiences you’ll have will really make the trip worthwhile. You may find yourself fire wood to put on the fire! You will certainly be riding horses, and drinking the traditional Mongolia tea "Tsai"

Even in Ulaanbaatar, you will soon realize that it’s quite a different kind of capital city. Yes, there are bars and restaurants, but there’s a lot of tradition too. Try the local food, especially the mutton. It’s also easy to get a quick fix of the country life even while you’re based in Ulaanbaatar. The capital is flanked by the ‘four holy peaks’, with forests and grasslands full of animal and bird life, you are very close to ideal hiking territory!
If you've ever fancied really getting away from it all, forget exotic beaches or desert islands: volunteering in Mongolia on our Nomad Project is the thing for you! Forty percent of the population of Mongolia are from nomad families; people who wander the endless steppe on camels or horses, with their livestock. Sign up for our Nomadic Life placement and you'll join a group of Mongolian nomads and experience a way of living that has barely changed in a thousand years.

Our cultural project in Mongolia is a unique volunteering opportunity. Working and living with some of Mongolia’s nomads allows you to learn about a unique group of people and their ancient way of life through your own personal experiences. It is also a good opportunity to gain experience of looking after animals such as goats, cows, yaks and horses.

09/05/2014

Mongolia is a unique and adventurous place to spend time on a volunteer program or internship. Mongolia is a large country – about a third the size of Europe – sandwiched between Russia and China on the Asian Steppe. It’s a country that conjures up images of far-off lands and a completely different pace of life. This image really is reality, in this land of Genghis Khan and wandering nomadic clans.This is a destination for adventurers, with a history that encompasses Chinese dynasties and Soviet Communism. It’s hard to imagine that this ancient state was once home to the people who ruled the largest empire the world has ever known - at one point stretching from Indonesia right over into Austria!
The modern Mongolian is a descendant of Genghis Khan, a son or daughter of the Communist era and is living in a 21st century ancient state where Buddhist priests drive in Japanese jeeps across desert roads to their distant monasteries.

Its unhurried capital city, Ulaanbaatar, has many contrasts. Soviet-style high-rise blocks sit alongside traditional tents – known as gers – which are dotted around the city. Modern businesses thrive, while Mongolians walk the streets in traditional dress. Around a third of Mongolians belong to nomadic or semi-nomadic herding tribes, and away from the capital the lifestyle is much the same as it has been for centuries.
Our projects in Mongolia are available for anyone interested in volunteering in the developing world, including those on a college summer break, gap year, career break or volunteer vacation.