Battulga's Café Bar

Battulga lived in Ireland for four months as an undocumented migrant. He struggled to find employment without a work permit, and missed his family and friends in Mongolia. He did not want to remain living in Dublin, but worried that he would not have any job opportunities if he returned to Ulaanbataar. He heard that through the voluntary return program with IOM, he could apply for a grant and that would allow him to start a business after he returned. After meeting with the IOM staff, he decided that moving back to Mongolia would be best for him.

When Battulga arrived in Mongolia, he immediately contacted an IOM partner organization to receive the grant. Instead of starting a business from the beginning, Battulga decided it would be smarter to expand an already successful café owned by his friend. With the investment, Battulga became a partial owner of the café. The business is profiting well due to his ideas, such as membership cards that result in discounts for regular customers. Battulga is planning to expand the café further and will soon hopefully be showing regular sporting events on a new TV screen.

Battulga is also planning to increase the diversity of what he sells by bringing in some of the products he liked in Ireland. He will one day become the full owner of the café.