We Did It—Thank You for Standing with Oyuna! 💛
Together, we raised an astounding US$61,000 from 212 generous donors 🎉
This campaign was never easy. In Mongolia, where toilet issues remain taboo and largely invisible, sparking change is no small feat. But our community rose to the occasion.
You didn’t turn away. You stood with Oyuna—a grandmother and our Impact Hero 2023—who has already brought over 1,000 safe dry-toilets to places where even major international agencies have struggled to make progress.
And now, because of you, Mongolia’s first-ever Toilet Education Center will become a reality.
Oyuna shared that the outpouring of international support has already created buzz in Mongolia—motivating more people to break the silence and adopt safe, sustainable dry toilets.
This is more than a fundraising success—it’s the beginning of a generational mindset shift.
From all of us at Earth Company—and from Oyuna: thank you. For choosing to care. For proving that even the quietest issues deserve to be heard. For helping build a future that’s cleaner, safer, and more dignified for Mongolian communities.
Oyungerel (Oyuna) grew up in a small rural town in Mongolia, that was influenced by the communist past of the Soviet Union. After studying planned economics at Moscow University, she would become an activist promoting democracy in Mongolia after the Soviet Union collapsed. She has served as a member of parliament and Minister of Culture and Tourism, where she worked towards the country’s sustainable development.
Mongolia faces significant challenges in terms of water and sanitation. More than 60% of toilets in Mongolia are open-pit latrine toilets, which are highly unsanitary, a health hazard, and even life-threatening. To an extent where, the entire country considers the word ‘toilet’ a taboo.
In order to address this, Oyuna initiated the campaign “Let’s Change Our Toilets” with the aim of changing people’s attitudes and behaviors towards toilets. The mission focuses on improving overall hygiene, and the environment, through widespread adoption of safe, sanitary, and eco-friendly toilets. She mainly focused on remote areas without access to water, and Ger districts (nomadic settlements) in urban areas. Oyuna’s campaign involves introducing alternative toilet options, conducting training and awareness programs in communities, and promoting collaborations with the business sector