For an active, healthy Darkhan — and the women who hold it together.
We support, train, and advocate for the women of Darkhan-Uul province — from herders and entrepreneurs to students and elders. Sixty-three years on, the work continues.
A quiet, persistent force for women's rights in the north.
We are a member-led federation organising women across nine soums and the city of Darkhan. Our work is local, practical, and stubborn.
From cooperative training for herder women in remote bagh, to legal aid clinics and English clubs in the city — we meet women where they are and build the skills, networks, and protections they need to thrive.
Skills & livelihoods
Vocational training, cooperative formation, and small-business mentorship for women entrepreneurs.
Rights & protection
Free legal toolkits, gender-based violence response, and policy advocacy at the provincial level.
Voice & community
Darkhan Talk, our flagship dialogue series, plus member magazines and youth leadership programmes.
Programmes running now
AWE Academy — Empowering Women at Work
A 9-month programme combining business training, mentorship, and seed funding for 240 women entrepreneurs across Darkhan-Uul.
The Legal Toolkit for Women
Plain-language guides and a free monthly clinic on labour rights, family law, and gender-based violence — in Mongolian and the local script.
Darkhan Talk
Quarterly public conversations with women leaders, scholars and activists — recorded, transcribed, and free to attend.
“Our cooperative gave eleven women a steady wage — and a voice.”
In Khongor soum, eleven herder women formed a wool processing cooperative with three months of training and a small seed grant. A year on, they have a contract with a Darkhan distributor and a seat at the soum council.
The women of Darkhan, together
News & announcements
AWE Academy welcomes its first cohort of 80 women entrepreneurs
The programme kicked off in March with a three-day intensive on business modelling, finance, and digital tools — taught by local mentors and visiting faculty.
TEDxDarkhan: women on the future of the north
Women in tech: a new leadership track for 2026
Business sector mentorship: matching 40 pairs this spring
The English Club marks five years — and 600 graduates
Working with our partners
Darkhan-Uul Province Governor
Business Bolomj Development
Darkhan-Uul Trade Union Federation
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Become a member or volunteer your time — every gesture supports a programme, a clinic, or a woman who is building something new.