News from the Itgel Foundation
Tsaatan Community & Visitors Center (TCVC) Project Updates
Itgel’s much talked-about TCVC project continues to hit new milestones and set incredible records, transforming the future of Mongolia’s Tsaatan reindeer-herding community. In May 2008, Itgel handed over 100% ownership and operational control of this dynamic Center to the Tsaatan community! Through sustainable community-based tourism activities, the Tsaatan have generated more than $4,000 in the past twelve months through the TCVC. This is an unprecedented sum for a community ranked as Mongolia’s poorest, whose household incomes hovered at just $100 per year in 2006.
