Globe International, a Mongolian NGO has completed a four-month project entitled “Story-based Inquiry” implemented from September, 2011 till December, 2011 under the funding of the UNESCO, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Oyutolgoi and Independent Authority against Corruption of Mongolia (IAACM).
 
The project has reached its overall goal to build a capacity and skills of investigative reporting based on the UNESCO manual of investigative reporting “Story based inquiry.”  The UNESCO manual was previously translated into Mongolian by the Press Institute of Mongolia with support of the National Commission of the UNESCO, Mongolia. 

The project has two components: training and establishment of self-learning tool.

The project is sustainable in two ways:
1) A  network of the Mongolian investigative reporters to be founded by an initiative of four training participants and GI has started the activities to support this initiative.  
2)  Four initiators are ablle to transper their knowledge and skills to others.

Conclusion/Recommendation

The project achieved its goal and objectives through fully completed activities planned.  We are thankful to the UNESCO, Beijing, Oyu Tolgoi, SDC, Mongolia and IAACM for their financial supports to make the project real and effective. 

However, the investigative journalism in Mongolia still needs further efforts to make it powerful and to spread the skills to more journalists and work towards improving the environment for the better investigative journalism.

We recommend our donors to continue supporting development of investigative reporting through:
- Mentoring the leadership of the newly born network in its further activities
- Expend the network
- Assist in making more favorable environment for the further development of investigative journalism
- Provide the financial assistance for investigations
- Protection of investigative reporters
- Launch an award for the best investigative story

Full Final Report available in PDF