Testimonials

When IOM placed me at AustCham, everything happened fast — within days I was organizing events and taking on real responsibility, which felt sudden but became one of the best learning experiences of my summer. Our cohort met every Friday for workshops, and we kept showing up for each other long after the sessions ended. I also tried starting an initiative of my own that didn't work out — but even that failure taught me how much patience and timing it takes to make things happen. I'd crossed paths with YOUTHinc once before, through the 2023 YEE program, so this felt like coming full circle.

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I'm a diaspora student finishing my Economics degree at Temple University's Japan campus, and this summer I joined the first-ever Mongol Diaspora Internship Programme. My two months in Khan Bank's Market Risk Department opened up a side of banking no customer ever sees — how risk actually gets measured and financing gets raised. Our weekly Friday workshops with YOUTHinc's team added skills I hadn't expected to need: organizing events, networking, managing my time. More than anything, the program made clear that if those of us studying abroad don't come home to help build the country, no one else will. All 24 of us in this cohort are ready to come back.

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Interning at the Health Development Center as part of the Mongol Diaspora Programme showed me how much I'd been looking at problems from just one angle. The most interesting part of my work was seeing how health data, environmental factors, and geographic information all connect — numbers that used to look like just numbers turned into a bigger picture about real places and real people's lives. It was a short internship, but it reshaped how I think: knowledge only becomes valuable once you use it to actually understand and solve a real problem. I'm grateful to IOM, YOUTHinc, and the Health Development Center team for that.

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Before this internship, I assumed the hardest part of living with vision loss was the vision loss itself. Working with the Mongolian National Association of the Blind as part of the Mongol Diaspora Programme taught me otherwise. I joined an accessibility study at the General Authority for Development of Persons with Disabilities, and sat in on a training at the Center Against Violence on supporting survivors with disabilities. What I learned is that the real barrier isn't the disability — it's an inaccessible environment, limited information, and the assumptions people carry. Those two months changed how I see the issue, and they made me want to work in healthcare even more than I already did.

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Most summers back in Mongolia used to feel like a long filler episode. This one didn't. Through the Mongol Diaspora Programme, I helped lead organizing a side event at COP17, took my first work flight to visit a major organization's operations, and spent Friday after Friday hearing directly from different companies about how they actually work. Seeing how a large organization runs, and how people really network inside one, made the word "system" click for me in a way it hadn't before. More than any single skill, the program gave me space to think clearly about what I actually want from my career next.

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These two months at the Mongolian National Association of the Blind completely changed how I see disability. Mongolia has about 107,904 people living with a disability — roughly 3% of the population — and until I worked here, that was just a statistic to me. Now I notice things I never would have: tactile paving that suddenly disappears mid-sidewalk, crossing signals that aren't actually accessible, no reliable way to know when a bus is arriving. One day stands out most: helping cater at the association's own cafe, run for nine years by blind and visually impaired staff. Standing beside them, watching how much pride they took in the work, I realized the phrase in my head — "a person who needs help" — was backwards. They are some of the most capable, determined people I've worked with. It's the environment that fails them, not the other way around.

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I'd almost dreamed about doing an internship in Mongolia before I saw the actual posting — and once I was in, this turned out to be nothing like the "just go in and work" experience I expected. I was placed with the Mongolian National Association of the Blind, where I'm especially interested in human rights law. Working there gave me a close look at what legal gaps actually look like in people's day-to-day lives, and it pushed me to keep asking myself what I could personally do about them. You don't really see a problem until you've lived next to it — which is why talking with people directly, and trying to see things from their side, turned out to matter so much more than I expected.

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Six months ago, I would not have guessed that a diaspora program would lead me straight into the security architecture of one of Mongolia's largest banks. Through IOM and YouthInc's Mongol Diaspora project, I was placed on Khan Bank's PCI DSS Compliance team, working on network security controls and secure system configuration. Concepts I had only read about in textbooks — zero-trust principles, defense in depth, least-privilege access — suddenly had a real, physical shape: actual rule tables, actual network diagrams, actual trade-offs between security and usability. The moment that stood out most was preparing a three-minute video presentation with my team, framing my technical findings almost like a detective walking through clues. As I prepare my graduate school applications, this internship gave me something no classroom could: a real sense of what it feels like to protect real infrastructure, under real constraints.

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This summer, through IOM's Mongol Diaspora Programme, I had the rare chance to intern at Axiom Inc. I'm currently studying Public Administration at Harvard, after finishing an MBA at Washington University in St. Louis — I'd worked on international projects while in the US, but had little experience with high-impact work back home in Mongolia. At Axiom, I worked closely with their Hire.mn assessment platform, helping build and review tests, which sharpened my research skills and taught me a lot about myself. Co-facilitating several of Axiom's internal trainings on leadership and organizational change showed me how organized and effective good training can be, and the trainers' genuine dedication reignited my own sense of purpose. Of everywhere I've worked, Axiom had the highest standard of integrity and the strongest sense of genuine teamwork. I'll bring what I learned back with me, one contribution at a time.

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Contributing to Mongolia's public health sector, and bringing good international practice home, has long been my main goal — it's why I'm pursuing a Master's degree in Korea. Through IOM Mongolia's Diaspora internship programme, I got the chance to work at the Health Development Center, which turned into a huge push for both my professional and personal growth. The biggest value this program gave me was becoming the bridge between the academic knowledge I'm building in Korea and the real needs of Mongolia's health sector — getting to see up close how policy, systems, and workforce development actually function, and where I could contribute right now rather than someday. I deepened my research and policy-writing skills, and working across an international organization and a central government agency taught me how much cross-sector coordination really takes.

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I spent eight weeks interning at the Health Development Center, and working in the health sector turned out to be a new and genuinely interesting experience. What I liked most was getting to test myself in a real work environment — putting theory into practice showed me my strengths, and where I still need to grow, far more clearly than any classroom could. Before this internship, I thought of "health" mainly as hospitals, doctors, and treatment. Now I understand how patient information actually moves between hospitals, labs, and digital systems — international standards like ICD, SNOMED CT, and LOINC, which sounded like impossible jargon at first, turned out to be the quiet infrastructure that lets every institution understand health information the same way, in one shared language.

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I spent this summer interning at the New Nomad Institute, an NGO built on the idea that Mongolia's nomadic heritage lives not just in history and tradition, but in how Mongolians think and solve problems. Working there — alongside the Mongol Diaspora Programme's own workshops and guest speakers — left me with an idea I'm carrying back to my university abroad: students like me, studying overseas, are in our own way a new kind of nomad. Our lives move in yearly cycles too, the same way herders move with the seasons to let the land and their animals recover. We carry a small piece of home with us wherever we study, and when we return, we bring back knowledge and ways of connecting with people the way nomads once returned from distant pastures. My hope is that every young Mongolian who leaves to study abroad becomes a true "new nomad" — and comes home to fill in whatever our country still needs.

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Being accepted into IOM's "Mongol Diaspora" programme, and getting to do my internship back in my own country, is something I'm genuinely grateful for. At our opening event on June 19th, 2026, I remember feeling nervous meeting students from so many different countries all at once — and from the moment we first shook hands, it's felt like we've been racing against the clock ever since. Every Friday, gathering with other Mongolian students studying abroad, trading experience and knowledge, I'm endlessly grateful for — some of these people have become lifelong friends. We had a fun, meaningful, experience-filled two months — but on the last day, I know we'll be standing there with tears in our eyes. Some of us are migratory birds flying off again this fall; others are settling back home and rolling up our sleeves for work. Either way, these memories are lighting a fire of hope for the century ahead.

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I could feel how fast technology is moving, and that young people today are expected to be builders, not just users — that's why I joined D-TECH. What made it different from a normal class was that it pushed us into real challenges and real teamwork from day one. I got a clear grounding in data, coding, and cybersecurity, but the part I enjoyed most was my first real steps into programming: thinking logically, debugging my own mistakes, writing small working functions. Working as a genuine team taught me to see one problem from multiple angles, and by the final stretch, I had a real sense of "I can do this."

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D-TECH wasn't just a training for me — it was a real door into the digital future. I built a solid base in data, coding, and cybersecurity, worked through my first genuine steps in programming, and by the hackathon stage I was doing real research, building a real solution, and presenting it to real judges. What stayed with me most was realizing technology isn't only for professionals — it's open to anyone who wants to learn it. I came out of this program seeing myself more clearly, with a sharper sense of the career path and goals I actually want.

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I used to be completely in the dark about AI and code — I knew these things existed, but never imagined I'd actually use them to build something myself. Joining partway through the program, I was confused at first. When our teacher announced a hackathon and told us to form teams, it felt like hitting a wall I couldn't get past. My team was made up of strangers — a teacher, university students, and a student like me, three different generations thrown together. Combining our different ideas is what led us to build "AIDU," an app designed to lighten teachers' workload. Our teacher was endlessly patient, and without that person, I don't think we'd have placed first. My deepest thanks to everyone who organized and took part.

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These seven weeks in D-Tech Youth's web development track were a real step forward into tech, and I came out with real, usable skills. The biggest lesson wasn't technical knowledge — it was learning that technology is the tool, and creative thinking is the key: understanding what a user actually needs mattered more than memorizing how to code. At our hackathon, I learned the secret to getting anything real done is teamwork — my code was solid but my design wasn't, and a teammate's design made up for exactly what I was missing. I made plenty of mistakes writing code early on, but my teachers and fellow learners helped me see every mistake as a chance to learn, and I'm no longer afraid of getting things wrong.

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It may seem like opportunities to grow and discover yourself are everywhere — but chances that truly lead to real change are rare. D-TECH YOUTH made one thing clear to me: every young person should take part in a program like this at least once. Through the sessions I learned future-essential skills — technology-based communication, e-governance, building websites with AI. The most exciting part was the study tours: visiting Mobicom, AI Academy, and IT Park and watching young professionals build world-class products made me understand technology isn't just "the world of coders" — it's the world of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers. The closing hackathon showed me that teamwork, fast learning, and mental resilience matter just as much as programming itself. Joining a program like this is an act of self-love.

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When I first joined the program, there were so many things I didn't know, and I often let topics pass by without really understanding them — but my teacher was incredibly patient. When we learned we'd build and present a website to professional judges, I was honestly scared — I'm not confident in teamwork. My teammates were all strangers at first, and I was nervous, but the moment we actually met, that fear disappeared. On presentation day, I looked calm on the outside, but inside my heart was racing and my hands were sweaty. After I finished, I was sure I'd done badly — but my teammates told me I'd done great. When the results came and our team placed 2nd, I couldn't believe it. The biggest gift was meeting genuinely wonderful people.

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I found YDP through Facebook and knew right away I had gaps to fill and needed to push myself harder. I joined hoping to sharpen my future goals — and the biggest change for me was that my previously vague plans became much clearer: which skills to pair with my profession, which direction to specialize in. The tracks that interested me most were Digital Skill and Decent Work. When I describe YOUTHinc to family and friends, I tell them it's a genuinely valuable investment in building your best future self. This program wasn't just one step for me — it was the start of a path toward the future, and it made my goals much clearer.

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I signed up for YDP thinking it might rescue me from the fear of graduating and facing the working world. It did more than that — it genuinely built my confidence. Along the way I learned to approach problems from many angles: co-teaching with a foreign instructor, a project partner not showing up, developing new project ideas, and working through others' differing viewpoints. The biggest change for me was a more realistic view of life — learning from others, understanding myself, balancing work and life, and genuinely grasping the value of collaboration. Right now my team is implementing our DTECH REACH digital-literacy project with students in Songinokhairkhan district — and that's just the beginning.

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I joined wanting to discover and understand myself better, and to learn something alongside a group of peers — I came in with basic questions like what even are these skills, and what are they for? I can't point to one big, obvious change yet — small changes don't announce themselves, but they tend to add up to a real result later. I believe every skill matters — nobody masters all of them perfectly, but being able to do at least a little of each is itself a kind of success. After the program, I'm planning to pursue a master's degree in Korea, so I'm working hard on my Korean and English daily.

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I was finishing my final year while working two jobs, and I registered for YDP because it felt like the right time to invest in myself. This is the first program I've ever stuck with all the way through. Going in, I honestly thought some of the early sessions wouldn't matter much to me — it turned out the opposite was true: I learned real lessons about exactly the things I needed to focus on right now, and I stopped putting things off and started finishing what mattered, on time. Looking ahead, I'd like to go deeper on work-life balance, since I think it will genuinely improve my future work performance. I'd describe this program as a bridge that connects young professionals with employers who offer good working conditions and fair pay.

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I joined YDP wanting the workplace skills I'd need in the future, and to connect with a cohort of people equally hungry to learn and grow. Working alongside Peace Corps volunteers to prepare our lessons was an incredible experience. But the highlight was our study tours to Mezorn and UBCAB — at a point when I felt lost about my career direction, those visits pushed me toward a real decision and reignited my drive to become a skilled professional. After the program, I plan to finish my degree, get one to two years of work experience, and run a project in the area I'm most drawn to. These past three months with YOUTHinc have been amazing, memorable, and genuinely creative.

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I'd been looking for a comprehensive program that could address a lot of what I was dealing with this year, and discovering YDP 2024 felt like exactly that. I'm grateful to the team, coordinators, and trainers — I learned enormously from how you communicate, organize, teach, and carry your experience. Of everything the program covers, I've come to see work-life balance as the real foundation: get that right, and everything else follows more naturally. Looking at myself before the program versus now, I can point to real improvement in time management, energy management, stress management, and self-understanding. Going forward, I'd like to volunteer specifically on the Decent Work track, closer to my own profession.

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Joining YOUTHinc's Youth Development Program felt like a big step for me — I wanted to get better at public communication, teamwork, and collaboration. The biggest result for me was simply understanding myself better. The early sessions on managing stress made a real difference in my day-to-day calm and self-control. I've since committed to making meditation and yoga part of my routine, and to being more organized in team settings — using the DISG framework to balance a team was one of the most useful things I learned. Living in a student dormitory, time management, food, and sleep have always been persistent challenges for me, so the Work-Life Balance sessions spoke to me the most directly. This program was a real step in getting to know myself — what I like, and what kind of people I feel at ease working with as a team.

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I vividly remember the regret I felt after spending a summer just working, when I should have been learning and creating — watching friends gain skills through programs while I was stuck wondering where to begin. Finding YOUTHinc's Development Program for Young Professionals felt like a ray of hope. Over the two months that followed, I learned work-life balance, soft skills, digital literacy, proper employment practices, and even project writing — and the most significant realization for me was that I can create time and develop myself if I put my mind to it. The program introduced me to remarkable people whose experiences broadened my horizons. I plan to organize training sessions for my school's volunteer club and promote the program among other students, and I'd love to join the organizing team myself one day.

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I first saw the program poster over the summer, at a time when I was genuinely down and worn out, unsure what to do with myself — the topics immediately pulled me in, and I joined wanting to challenge and improve myself. At first I felt intimidated — surrounded by so many impressive peers and coordinators — but learning alongside everyone else gave me real motivation. I came to understand how central proper time management and personal planning are to actually getting results. On the digital skills team, I learned that research, preparation, feedback, and presentation make up a long process, and gained real insight into writing and starting small projects, and into just how much teamwork matters. Work-life balance was the topic that spoke most directly to issues I was already facing. I'd describe this program to family as: this family isn't a comfort zone — it's a growth zone.

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The gap between what university teaches you and what you actually need to know once you're at work is huge, so I was drawn to YOUTHinc precisely because its goal was practical knowledge. I met a lot of genuinely impressive people and saw just how many great opportunities exist out there. I plan to pass on what I learned about employment practices, labor relations, and project writing to others, and I want to stay connected to YOUTHinc and this cohort going forward. The Good Workplace Award session and the office tour were both highlights for me, and I'm especially interested in work-life balance, stress management, and yoga. I think this program is genuinely open to anyone who wants to become a more capable professional.

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I joined wanting to take the next step in my professional journey — I'd started working early, but I needed guidance to navigate career advancement and explore new fields. The most transformative change for me was adopting a growth-oriented mindset through the Mindset program. One line from our founder, Baljaa, stuck with me: 'Giving up is the easiest choice, and anyone can do it.' That motivated me to keep pushing for long-term growth instead of short-term comfort. The project development course gave me practical tools — like the PITCH framework — and it's sparked a real interest in starting a startup of my own. I'd describe this to family and friends as more than a training program — it's a community of like-minded people who support each other's growth while getting guidance from experienced mentors.

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I saw the program poster and realized the content matched exactly the skills I wanted to develop, and I also wanted to meet new people and expand my network. Decent work was a completely new concept for me going in, and I came away genuinely understanding it. The program created a wonderfully positive, welcoming environment — I learned that nothing is impossible if you actually try, and how much teamwork matters. Decent Work interests me most going forward — I'm a patient, calm person by nature, which sometimes means I let workplace issues slide without really noticing them, so I want to get better at recognizing my rights and standing up for myself and others. One of the most immediately useful things I learned was recognizing when I'm actually stressed and finding a proper way back to feeling normal. Next year, I'd like to volunteer specifically on work-life balance and share my own story to encourage others.

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I saw the program announced on social media while I was still in the US, right at the point of having just graduated and not yet stepped into work — after a lot of thought, I applied. Every session turned out valuable — the program teaches exactly the skills everyone genuinely needs today. We split into four project teams, and I've focused mine on decent work for young people, working on content creation and social media outreach. I'm trained as a lawyer and currently studying HR business management, so the Decent Work track has been the most directly useful for me. I'd describe it to family as: great facilities, great teachers, and I made a lot of friends. Next year, I'd like to volunteer on soft skills, which I'm genuinely passionate about, and decent work, where I can share our team's project results.

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I'm an 11th grader at New Era School, and I joined this internship program wanting to build the skills every 21st-century young person needs, and to gain extra experience during my high school years. Right now we're working through assigned tasks and expect to put our solutions to work on a real campaign going forward. I'm hoping that by the end of this program, we'll have become one big, warm, close-knit team.

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I used to think marketing worked simply — that people interested in something would just visit and buy it. Through this program, working closely with partner agencies, I learned just how genuinely interesting this field is. Starting this February, I'll be helping run YOUTHinc's Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube channels to show people — especially young people and kids — what YOUTHinc actually does. I genuinely believe this will give us interns real experience for our future careers, and that the YOUTHinc membership community itself has real, useful work it can do.

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I'm a second-year Data Science student, and I honestly haven't decided yet what I want to do after I graduate. Working a part-time job at a bakery, I noticed how closely that day's pastry display and freshness connected to sales, and that got me genuinely curious about marketing — curious enough to want to combine it with what I'm studying. That's why I decided to join the Marketing Internship. By the end of this program, I'm hoping to come away with real marketing knowledge and experience, stronger soft skills, and a clearer sense of who I want to become in the future.

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I went into this marketing internship with genuine curiosity about the field — hoping to apply theoretical concepts to real scenarios, build practical skills in content creation, social media management, and data analysis, and network with experienced professionals. A few weeks in, I can confidently say it's exceeded my expectations. I've worked on real projects, collaborated with talented people, and witnessed firsthand how marketing strategies actually play out in real-world campaigns. I'm genuinely grateful to the marketing team for welcoming me and fostering an environment where I could actually learn, not just observe. As Benjamin Franklin said: don't wait for change to happen, make it happen — that's exactly the mindset this internship has given me.

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This is my final year of school, and I'm genuinely anxious — the time is coming when I'll have to step into life independently. I need a real, well-rounded set of life skills to prepare, which is why I joined the Marketing Internship program. Honestly, I expected it to be little more than a few lecture-style sessions. Instead, it turned my thinking completely upside down, and I started to believe that joining this program was one of the best decisions I've made. I was surprised to learn just how much this six-month program actually covers, and I can already feel my marketing skills and knowledge genuinely improving.

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I'm confident that taking part in this program will help me shrink my weaknesses and build up my strengths. My goal is to get better at working in teams, preparing presentations, and speaking in front of others to get my ideas across successfully. YOUTHinc feels like an organization that can open up real opportunities for me and people my age, which is exactly why I'm pushing myself to study and prepare harder.

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Coming into this internship, my goals were to learn new things, build real experience, work toward a job, open up opportunities to study abroad, and find a community of people like me. By the end of the program, I want to have accomplished all of that — and specifically, to have led and organized a project of my own, hands-on, from start to finish. This isn't my first program with YOUTHinc: I'm a graduate of STEM Girls 1 (where I co-initiated one of the top two projects), a volunteer with STEM Girls 2, a founding graduate of the E-Sport Space Mongolia club, and a member of my school's IT club, where I helped organize Mongolia's first school-level Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament.

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In June, I embarked on a transformative journey through the Empowering Girls in Tech program. Coding was the heart of it, and it turned out to be a revelation: not just deciphering lines of text, but unlocking a world of creativity and problem-solving. But beyond the syntax and logic, it was the soft skills that really lit the path forward — communication, teamwork, adaptability, all sharpened through collaborative projects. What truly set this experience apart were the friendships that bloomed amid lines of code — bonds formed over debugging sessions and brainstorming meetings that became real pillars of support. This program was a sanctuary of growth, where knowledge, friendship, and skill came together.

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On July 15th I decided to embark on the tech industry and see what it's really like to work in fast-paced technology. Working with ERXES XOS, I was tasked with improving a plugin — I naively thought I could finish it in a minute, but it turned out to need a Business Analyst's perspective. Guest speakers like Mandal, CEO of the Hello Baby app, left a lasting impact — her talk shifted my focus from 'what' to 'why.' I also joined the Hackathon for Decent Work, guided by YOUTHinc's CEO, Baljinnyam, and mentored by B. Altantsetseg, CEO of NRCC. What started as a plan to build hard skills turned into something much bigger: through YOUTHinc I found a community of people who share the same goal of impacting the world for the better, and that helped me uncover my real aspiration — to contribute to society through the fusion of technology and design.

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Embarking on my first internship in tech education was like diving into uncharted waters. Teaching digital identity under the umbrella of digital literacy was both exhilarating and eye-opening — facing an unfamiliar audience, I discovered the real power of simplifying complex concepts. It was a rollercoaster of nerves and excitement that taught me the art of effective communication: breaking digital identity down into bite-sized, relatable pieces turned teaching into a shared exploration rather than a one-way lecture. Stepping out of my comfort zone, I found real joy in unraveling the tech world for others.

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As part of the Digital Literacy workshop, my teammate Ganbolor and I ran a training session on psychological safety and security online, with my piece focused specifically on online safety. I walked our audience through protecting personal information and defending against phishing attacks that trick you into trusting a fake link. Running this training left me genuinely excited — and the funniest moment was during the phishing demo, when I accidentally answered my own question before I could even ask it. Working on this as a team with Ganbolor was a real highlight, and it brought the two of us closer.

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Our team was one of 12 finalist teams in the 2023 Digital Solutions Hackathon for Decent Work, where we built a 3-6 month internship concept combining practical and digital soft-skills training to prepare young people for the workplace. We got direct mentorship on our project from B. Altantsetseg, executive director of the National Research Council. Our adventure really started once we found our team: within just a few days of working together, we'd grown genuinely close, and I came away better at generating ideas, expressing them clearly, and listening to and supporting others. By the final day, I'd come away with new memories, new knowledge and skills, and new teammates.

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I co-presented the 6th Digital Literacy session with my fellow tech girl Sarangerel, alongside Peace Corps volunteer Alex and Javkhlan, CEO of Mogul Consulting Service, on Communication, Collaboration and Participation. We covered effective online communication and virtual collaboration tools, and tried to make it genuinely fun — we did our credits slide like a real movie's closing credits, which got a good laugh — because presentations stick better when people are actually entertained. By the end of the day, I'd learned a lot not just from building and delivering our own session, but from watching everyone else present too. I really believe presenting in front of others develops the presenter and the audience at the same time.

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Our all-girls team from Empowering Girls in Tech made it into the top 12 teams at the Digital Solutions Hackathon for Decent Work, building a systematic 30-day soft-skills program aimed at vocational college students about to start their internships. I work as a training manager at a vocational college myself, and in that role I kept seeing the same friction: employers want interns with real soft skills, but our curriculum simply doesn't teach any of it. Through this program, our goal was to actually prepare students and job-seekers to meet what employers are asking for. I'm genuinely glad our team is now implementing this 30-day pre-internship soft-skills program in partnership with my own college.

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Does this look professional and mature enough? I asked my sister right before my first ever official interview — and I messed it up, I was so nervous. I messed up again at my first welcome meeting, introducing myself with an origami piece meant to show my personality — my hands and legs were shaking by the time I stood up. Over this six-month internship, I kept showing up anyway — knowledge-sharing sessions, the Hackathon for Decent Work, even a TEDx talk — overcoming my nervousness one step at a time. Six long months later, at our graduation party, doing self-reflection, I realized how much I'd actually changed. The tasks and activities pushed me to be more open, to speak my mind, to feel genuinely confident in what I'm capable of. All thanks to this internship — and to Mrs. Baljaa.

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From the moment I first joined YOUTHinc as a member through to becoming an intern, I learned so much. Listening to Baljaa talk about communication made me want to keep learning more. Going through this internship program, I came to understand that it's not just hard skills that matter: soft skills are the real driver of personal development. YOUTHinc is an organization that stays genuinely committed to its mission and vision, spreading personal-development knowledge to others with real heart behind it.

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Last summer I took part in Girls Code 2022, a fully-funded coding bootcamp with 50 girls across Mongolia — none of us had any coding background, and by the end we'd built our own games and web pages from scratch. For girls like me without prior workplace experience, finding a real internship is genuinely hard, so interning at Erxes while taking YOUTHinc's personal development courses felt like an unbelievably good opportunity. I believe education is the key to a brighter future, for me and for my country — if we invested in young people with real potential instead of relying so heavily on mining, it could meaningfully change our economy. My ultimate goal is to start the first world-known unicorn company in Mongolia — it might sound delusional, but Canva alone is worth more than double Mongolia's entire annual GDP. I'm on a gap year applying to top universities, and I see this internship as one of the biggest steps I can take on that path.

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Women's participation in science and tech has always been limited, and with gender inequality still very real today, I felt genuinely fortunate to get a spot in Empowering Girls in Tech. I first got into IT more than two years ago, joining my school's IT club in 10th grade, and that was when I realized this was genuinely what I wanted to do. After the student running that club graduated, a friend and I started our own IT club and taught basic IT to roughly 20-30 kids. Through this program with YOUTHinc and ERXES, I'm hoping to sharpen my soft skills, get advice from experienced professionals, and expand my network to international experts. I love working in teams — everyone sees things from their own angle, and we learn from and correct each other.

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I'm a 3rd-year software engineering student at the National University of Mongolia. I honestly never imagined I'd end up studying this, but once I started, learning algorithms and C for the first time, I was amazed a human mind could even work this way, and I've never once regretted the choice. Even with excellent professors and a lot of self-study, I felt there was a real gap between university theory and what it actually takes to develop software in practice — getting mentorship from working professionals, learning backend, frontend, and UI/UX. That's exactly why I wanted this internship now, rather than waiting until my final year: to connect what I've already learned with real, practical experience.

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With graduation getting closer, I wanted to prepare myself for the job market, and this felt like the right opportunity to learn from and share knowledge with other students chasing the same goal. I'm a network technology student, so this program is a real stretch for me on the coding side, but I'm just as drawn to the soft-skills side: working in teams, sharing and listening to different viewpoints, learning from others. You can learn plenty alone online, but practical skills and real social skills only come from actually stepping into a community and interacting with people. After graduating, I want to work as a Data Analyst, and I'm hoping to study further in Japan or Europe. I don't picture a flashy career for myself — I just want calm, steady remote work as a Data Analyst while I travel the world.

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I believe every woman is capable of just as much as any man, and that's part of why I chose to study information technology, a field most young people still think of as a 'classic' choice for men. Once I started working in the field, I saw real advantages women bring to it: creativity, fresh ideas, seeing problems from angles men might miss, strong problem-solving instincts. Empowering Girls in Tech brings together women from many different corners of the tech industry — working together as a team, sharing ideas, meeting new people, and growing together is a real opportunity.

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Compared to five or ten years ago, more women are visibly entering the tech field — but the lingering, surface-level assumption that women 'can't' do this work is exactly the attitude this program is trying to change. With AI developing so fast, there's real fear among tech workers about being replaced, and I think the answer is that soft skills are what sets us apart: teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, accountability, adaptability, self-motivation. I'm a second-year Computer Science student, and when we graduate, employers want practical experience — but university coursework leans heavily on lectures with far less hands-on practice than I'd like. I want to connect with experienced Mongolian and international professionals, with the long-term goal of becoming a globally competitive female engineer, programmer, and researcher.

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My name, Chintsovoo, has a story behind it — I was born very early and smaller than expected, but I recovered quickly, so doctors started calling me 'the resilient one' to tell me apart from the other newborns, and the name stuck. Ever since, I've felt like my being here carries some meaning, and that there's real work for me to do for my country and the world. When I heard how few women there are in the engineering field, it made me want to push into that space myself and become a role model for other girls. Joining this program solidified that decision even further — I see it as part of my journey toward becoming a strong engineer.

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