VISION - A resilient & skilled seasonal tourism workforce with year-round economic opportunities, dignity & career growth.
PLACEMENTS
NGO WORK
Part time placements and and one off project work including for drivers, camp staff and translators.
OFFICE WORK
If you have an interest in creating content and writing, you are invited to apply for funding for training, mentorship and possible paid work in social media and marketing roles.
OPPORTUNITIES
LANGUAGES
Being able to communicate well with guests is key for all involved in the tourism sector. Season Bridge connects people who want to improve their language skills with those able to give lessons or conversation sessions.
CATERING
Mongolia isn't known as a destination with fine dining! Whether you are already a chef or desire to develop skills to add to your skillset, Season Bridge will set out to match you with learning new skills that will make you more versatile.
HOUSE KEEPING
Season Bridge is looking for settings for Mongolians employed in House Keeping to be able to experience hospitality in a hotel abroad. Applicants for 2027 should check they have a passport in date and get in touch to discuss options.
GUIDING SKILLS
Season Bridge sponsors a winter training programme for guides. Get in touch to apply or to offer your skills as one of the tutors.
MICRO ENTERPRISES
GOT AN IDEA?
Perhaps you are itching to set up a income generating "side hustle", but you need some funds to purchase initial materials or someone to problem solve with you. Season Bridge can match you with a mentor to brainstorm with and perhaps another to help you with your budgeting. When your proposal is ready, you can present it to Season Bridge who can match you with collaborators and perhaps some seed funding.
CREATING & MAKING
Season Bridge will support rural and urban individuals and groups who have the skills and interest in making items that can be sold to tourists during the high season such as deels, jackets, bags, rugs etc. Season Bridge will help with sourcing materials and securing sales.
MEET
Have an online or face to face Ideas Meeting
COLLABORATE
SEASON BRIDGE will reach out to existing and new collaborators that might align with you
SUPPORT
SEASON BRIDGE assists with agreements, funding & ongoing support
EXTENDING THE REACH
A community supporting one another and inspiring change beyond Mongolia
Collaborative & Participatory
A project conceived & undertaken together.
Read our Theory of Change here.
THE PROBLEM
Tourism is a very seasonal sector. Mongolia receives most visitors in just three months (June, July and August).
VISION
A resilient and skilled seasonal tourism workforce with year-round economic opportunities, dignity, and career growth.
MISSION
SEASON BRIDGE supports seasonal tourism workers through small grants that enable participation in training, internships, and income-generating projects during the low season. We aim to co-create pathways to long-term financial stability and professional development.
PATHWAY OF CHANGE
- Access training and upskilling opportunities in relevant areas (e.g., hospitality, digital marketing, language skills, entrepreneurship).
- Engage in internships or job placements with local businesses, NGOs, or institutions during the off-season.
- Receive support for launching micro-projects or short-term self-employment activities (e.g., local crafts, home-based services).
- Mentoring sessions that build confidence, networks, and skills that improve employability and income year-round.
This will lead to improved financial stability, increased skills, and expanded livelihood options, reducing vulnerability and increasing career mobility for seasonal workers.
SEASON BRIDGE CURRENTLY HAS FOUR MAIN SOURCES OF INCOME:
1. ANNUAL DONATIONS FROM FOUNDING MEMBERS
2. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL & COMPANY MEMBERS
3. SMALL GRANTS
4. DONATIONS
DONATE
ICHKO
CHIEF IMPACT MANAGER
"I have worked in both for charities and travel companies. It is exciting to find a way for the former to benefit from the challenges faced by the latter."
ZUKAR
"In the Altai mountains where I am from, there are less than a handful of who have year round security from working in tourism."
HISHGE
"Over the decades of working in tourism in Mongolia, I have seen dozens of talented individuals leave the sector in order to be able to support their families."
DEEGII
"Most of us who work in tourism do so as we want to be ambassadors for our country and to contribute to it's protection. It seems wrong therefore that so many are forced to work for the mining sector to pay the bills."
KHALIUNAA
"It is hard for people from outside of Mongolia to be able to understand just how different our winters are from our summers. I am excited to be able to play a role in finding more winter income and support for people in tourism."
SEASON BRIDGE can be global. Mongolia is just one destination that struggles with bridging the gap between low and high seasons...
Where are you and are you up for joining this movement?
"Uluriin Guur"
CHAPTER ONE - Launch of SEASON BRIDGE in Mongolia 2025
"དུས་ཚིགས་ཀྱི་ཟམ་པ།"
CHAPTER TWO - Launch of SEASON BRIDGE in BHUTAN in 2027
GET IN TOUCH with SEASON BRIDGE if you are able to contribute in any way to our vision of a resilient and skilled seasonal tourism workforce with year-round economic opportunities, dignity, and career growth.
2025 PARTICIPANTS
BOOGII is being sponsored by Season Bridge to work with an NGO called Universal Progress.
MANLAI is working as a driver for a disabled charity worker who is teaching him English whilst they sit in traffic!
2024 PARTICIPANTS
The idea of SEASON BRIDGE evolved when Founding Member Panoramic Journeys hosted five of the Mandala team on a secondment in the UK in 2024.
Suugii
"I learnt so much from our time in the UK. We visited some fancy places but none as special as Mandala!"
Tuvshuu
"Although I enjoyed experiencing a UK pub kitchen, what I will never forget was seeing the sea for the first time!"
Byamba
"The Housekeeping team at Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire gave us some new ideas for Mandala"
COLLABORATORS
TOURISM PARTNER
On-site medical support
TOURISM PARTNER
Communications management
TOURISM PARTNER
Staff uniforms
TOURISM PARTNER
Logistics
NGO PARTNER
Winter Work
LOGO COMING SOON
NGO PARTNER
Winter Work
LOGO COMING SOON
NGO PARTNER
Winter Work
NGO PARTNER
Winter Work
NGO PARTNER
Winter Work
Улирлын гүүр
Улирлын чанартай аялал жуулчлалын ажилчдад улирлын бус дэмжлэг үзүүлэх
АСУУДАЛ
Аялал жуулчлал нь улирлын чанартай салбар юм. Монгол Улс нь гурван сарын хугацаанд буюу 6, 7, 8-р саруудад хамгийн их жуулчин хүлээн авдаг.
Улирлын чанартай аялал жуулчлалын салбарын ажилчид аялал жуулчлал идэвхгүй саруудад тогтвортой орлогогүй болж орлогын зөрүү үүсдэг.
Аялал жуулчлал идэвхгүй улиралд сургалтад хамрагдах боломж мөн өөр ажилд орох боломж хязгаарлагдмал байдаг.
Ур чадвараа бүрэн ашиглах боломжгүй болж, мэргэжил, чадварт нь тохироогүй ажил эрхэлж, эдийн засгийн эмзэг байдалд хүрдэг.
Үүний үр дүнд аялал жуулчлалын салбарт карьер ахих боломж хязгаарлагдмал байдаг.
ХАРАА
Аялал жуулчлалын салбарт жилийн турш тогтвортой орлоготой, хүндлэгдсэн, карьерын өсөлттэй, чадварлаг, тууштай ажиллах хүчийг бүрдүүлэхэд оршино.
ЭРХЭМ ЗОРИЛГО
SEASON BRIDGE нь улирлын чанартай аялал жуулчлалын ажилчдыг аялал жуулчлал идэвхгүй улиралд сургалтад хамруулах, дадлага хийлгэх, орлого олох төслүүдэд хамрагдуулах бичил санхүүжүүлэлтээр дэмждэг. Бид урт хугацааны санхүүгийн тогтвортой байдал хангах, мэргэжлийн хөгжилд хүрэх замыг хамтдаа бий болгохыг зорьж байна.
ӨӨРЧЛӨЛТИЙН ЗАМ
Холбогдох чиглэлээр (жишээ нь: зочлох үйлчилгээ, дижитал маркетинг, хэлний ур чадвар, бизнес эрхлэлт) сургалт, ур чадвар дээшлүүлэх боломжуудыг олж авах.
Аялал жуулчлалын идэвхгүй улиралд орон нутгийн бизнес, төрийн бус байгууллага болон бусад байгууллагуудад дадлага хийх, ажилд зуучлуулах.
Бичил төсөл хэрэгжүүлэх эсвэл богино хугацааны хувиараа орлого олох хөдөлмөр эрхлэх (жишээ нь: орон нутгийн гар урлал, гэрээсээ хийх үйлчилгээ) дэмжлэг авах.
Өөртэй итгэлтэй байдал, танилын хүрээгээ тэлж, ур чадварыг дээшлүүлж ажилд орох боломж, жилийн турш тогтвортой орлогыг нэмэгдүүлэх менторинг уулзалтууд.
Энэ нь санхүүгийн тогтвортой байдлыг нэмэгдүүлэх, ур чадвараа дээшлүүлж, амьжиргааны боломжуудыг өргөжүүлж, эмзэг байдлыг бууруулж, улирлын чанартай ажилчдын ажил мэргэжлийн хөдөлгөөнийг нэмэгдүүлэх болно.
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