I and others in the team have passed through this area many times on our travels through the Gobi Desert. It could be the middle of nowhere, a place that the world has forgotten. Welcome to Tsogt-Ovoo, and another Seedtime business that is just getting into its stride. The pioneer here is Tsetsegjargal, the lady in the fade-off. The eagle-eyed will have noticed that she is also in the pictures in the call-out on the right. She has recently moved from Khurmen, where she and her business partner Tuya successfully pioneered a cafe, bakery and shower house. She came to start a new work in this remote settlement, while Tuya holds the fort back in Khurmen.
Finance from our local loan fund enabled her to start a bakery in this isolated settlement. This bakery, which is also attached to a church there, is well-placed to serve customers from far and wide, as Tsogt-Ovoo, for all its remoteness, is in fact on an 'express' bus route!
As another business gets under way, it's worth mentioning that each one represents a seed that could bring transformation at different levels to the communities they serve.
Picture of Tsogt-Ovoo from Panoramio
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