Amartuvshin is a volunteer director at the campaign call center.
Amartuvshin was nervous about doing this. Answering calls, emails, and posts of those piling in from the media campaign was something he had never done before. Here is some of what he experienced:
“The training that I received really helped. I was amazed at how many calls and messages came in. It was overwhelming. One thing that surprised me was how much this campaign would help people with disabilities. Some of the most memorable stories were messages from deaf people (one of our book’s ‘heroes’ has a hearing problem). Also, there were three calls from paralyzed people. They used a voice helper to help them to call and ask for a book.
Yesterday I had a very interesting conversation with a drunk old man who called in. As you know, our campaign books and ads all declare that “You can experience the power to change”. Well, this caller asked:
What are you going to change?
He thought that it was another political campaign with empty promises. I told him that we weren’t looking to make political or global changes. Their goal is for people, like you, to change. He admitted to me that he wanted to change, so I shared some stories from the book. After that conversation, he asked for his own copy of the book. I arranged for him to get one right away!
I am so grateful for this project. I am honoured to be able to serve my own people and give them hope… because most of us in Mongolia have none.”
