Unfortunately, Tuvshinshiree is not out of the ordinary. Many sums share its problems caused by lack of industry, market orientation, and resource capacity. On the other hand, there is a great deal of commitment on the part of the community towards children, but such commitment requires trained leadership in order to be mobilized. Furthermore, the sum, furthest from the aimag center, receives limited support from the aimag government. The NFE Project targets school dropouts.
Children usually drop out of school to work on the family herd or assume other domestic chores.
Mongolia is unique in that more boys tend to drop out of school than girls. About 80 dropouts meet in Tuvshinshiree school within a fixed time schedule during school vacation to learn reading, writing, math and life skills. Although the school building is heated, it is only enough heat to keep temperatures around zero. Furthermore, due to insufficient heating, the boarding school needed to consolidate into two rooms. Now 21 children, both boys and girls, share a room.