By Trudy and Marijke Broken steering rod We have been invited for a tour of the school. Four hundred children attend this school, 70% of whom come from nomadic families. They receive breakfast at school, paid for by the government. … Continue reading →

By Trudy en Marijke Four days in the desert We say goodbye to the family in the ger who have literally and figuratively given us a warm welcome. They take us to a natural water source where we could fill … Continue reading →

By Trudy Snow storm Not an ordinary storm last night but a snowstorm. It was raging, we were shaking in the roof tent with the howling storm against the tent canvas. The tents on the ground were flapping at full … Continue reading →

By Marijke and Trudy Driving across the steppe of Mongolia We leave Baruun-urt, say goodbye to the children and the team of our project. We are taken to a beautiful place on the edge of the city with statues. Food … Continue reading →

By Dirk Another Kindergarten Today we are invited to visit another children’s project in Baruun Urt. That is also a Kindergarten and is led by Orgoioko. In 2008 she worked on the project we funded, which we visited yesterday. She … Continue reading →

By Dirk Visit to our children’s project in BaruunUrt BaruunUrt, a village of 11,000 inhabitants in the east of the Gobi Desert. One of our children’s projects was built in this village, with the money I raised in 2007 during … Continue reading →

By Trudy Our first goal achieved We slept well in our hotel room in Bayandelger. Our room had a huge freezer with a cow in it. Because it was humming so much (the freezer) the power had to be turned … Continue reading →

By Trudy Camping in the Gobi Desert. Last night we set up camp for the first time. We are already enjoying the 2 small tents we brought with us, they are positioned like this. And look what a beautiful place. … Continue reading →

By Nico & Marijke The road along the pipeline The alarm went off at 7.15am. After breakfast and shopping, pack the Land Rover. Oko had spoken to someone from the village last night, who would lead us to the dirt … Continue reading →

By Nico & Marijke From Zamyn-Üüd to Saynshand. Had breakfast in Trudy & Dirk’s room in the morning. The restaurant in the hotel was under renovation. After breakfast, Dirk continued with maintenance on the Model-T. He couldn’t get the right … Continue reading →