👋Did you know that every year hundreds of children 👶die ☠️in the Ger areas due to pollution🌫️ & sanitation 🚽issues? GerHub is a non-profit social enterprise that uses innovation 🚀to support local communities in the Ger areas. Their main projects focus on researching🔎 and developing affordable ways to modify and modernize the Mongolian ger 🏠 to meet the housing needs of Ger area residents.
Almost 40% of the population of Ulaanbaatar lives in Ger areas, which are semi-formal, unplanned housing🏠 areas around the city. Ger is the word for the Mongolian round, tent⛺-like nomadic dwelling. The main identifying factor of the Ger areas is that none of the households are connected to the core infrastructure of central heating🔥🌡️, running water🚿, or plumbing. Imagine what happens when temperatures dip below -40°C🌡️ and there is no public sewer for the toilets. For example, during the winter❄️, when hundreds of thousands of households use their coal heating at the same time, the air becomes so polluted that you cannot even see 15 meters 🌫️in front of you.
GerHub addresses these issues through innovation 🚀and partnerships with international🌎 universities. For example, they are currently testing a new insulation 🧱method which is easy to install and affordable 💰for everyone. They also put a lot of effort into training the younger generations👧🧒 with programs raising awareness about ways to improve living conditions in the Ger districts.
Here is an interview with Enkhjin, the CEO of GerHub: Link
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