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5224(II)_Wonderful model: beginning the Don Bosco Alumni Association

October 11, 2019

By MB Boloroo
Secretary of the DB Alumni Center, Ulanbaatar

Ulanbaatar, Mongolia, 11 October 2019 -- Thanks to the recent movement over the last two years, we are able to share our simple presentation of how we began our Ulanbaatar DBISTC (Don Bosco Industrial Skills Training Center) Alumni Association. We are glad to share this simple presentation of our two year journey with the following statement: 'WE ARE FORTUNATE TO STUDY IN DON BOSCO Industrial Skills Training Center. In the future, we are excited to say that we are going to work together as a family, and to work together for our Don Bosco school!"

The history starts on 18 January 2018 when five of us met in Brother Andrew Phuong (DBISTC)'s office and now we are already 12 core group members.

We started with a clear vision and 7 goals:

To build a bridge between school and our graduates
To provide a support network for each other, helping the not yet employed to find jobs
To assist present students in various ways and also to promote the school
To collect all graduates information and keep in database
To introduce our school to the public and increase the number of enrolments
To help poor people
To join the Don Bosco Alumni Association and share knowledge and experiences

We are quite consistent in working together with this vision

We have started a database and already reached 80% of graduates (since 2001)
We have held the first major gathering of the Alumni - with 320 participants (May 12, 2018)
We made a video advertisement of our school and about successful Alumni
We have chosen one youngster to help
We give a good morning talk to our Don Bosco students
We organize sports competition (December 2018)

Don Bosco Ulanbaatar promotion video on Youtube