To mark 20 years of partnership between USAID and Mongolia, we asked Mongolians to tell us about how they, and their country, have changed during that time.
Tsend-Ayush is the director of the "Felt Knots" cooperative and owner of the popular Tsaagan Alt felt shop in Ulaanbaatar, selling all things felt, from slippers, to hats and jackets. After the tax reform in 2007, passed with support from the USAID's Economic Policy Reform and Competitiveness project, Tsend-Ayush took a loan to expand her business.