Education As Mongolia has moved to integrate itself into the international community, the demand for English education has increased significantly. Currently there are not enough Mongolian teachers of English to meet the demand, and many teachers are poorly trained and lack adequate resources for the job, especially in rural areas. In recent years, the Peace Corps Education program in Mongolia has focused on English instruction in rural areas. Volunteers work in secondary schools, where they train Mongolian teachers, develop teaching resources and work directly with students. Several Volunteers collaborated together to create an English songbook, which is a favorite resource with Mongolian teachers.
Many Volunteers organize community development activities in addition to their work in schools.
One Volunteer worked with a local Scout troop on an income-generating project. The scouts learned to grow vegetables, which they sold in the local market, using the proceeds to fund their club. Health Mongolia's health care system was based upon a Soviet model that stressed treatment over preventative health care. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Mongolia's health care system has suffered from a lack of funding and adequately trained health professionals. Volunteers have been working in the health sector since 1996.