TİKA Supports a Center for the Elderly in Mongolia

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) renovated and equipped the Center for the Elderly of Nalaikh Municipality in Mongolia.

Established in 1988 to carry out social activities and organize various events for the elderly and help the elderly use their time more productively, the Center for the Elderly of Nalaikh Municipality could not provide adequate services due to wear and lack of equipment.

TİKA renovated and equipped the Center for the Elderly as part of the project it implemented upon the request of Nalaikh Municipality for support for the renovation of the center.

The opening ceremony held for the center was attended by Amarsaikhan Sainbuyan, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia; Zulfikar Sarkıt, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection; Zafer Ateş, the Republic of Turkey’s Ambassador to Ulaanbaatar; Radnaabazar Choijinsambuu, Mayor of Nalaikh; Emrah Ustaömer, TİKA’s Coordinator in Ulaanbaatar; Narantuya Purevdorj, Chair of the Town Council of Nalaikh; and Otgonpurev Batsukh, Director of the Center for the Elderly in Nalaikh.

In his speech at the opening ceremony, Amarsaikhan Sainbuyan, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia, stressed that the friendly relations between the Turkish and Mongolian people were centuries old and that the Republic of Turkey implemented projects all around Mongolia. Sainbuyan thanked the Republic of Turkey and TİKA for their support.

Otgonpurev Batsukh, Director of the Center for the Elderly, delivered a speech and stated that the building and equipment of the center were very old, that they requested TİKA’s support in this context, and that their request was fulfilled in a short time. Batsukh said he was happy that the elderly would have a modern building, and thanked the people of Turkey and TİKA.