The purpose was to gather information from at least 19 tanneries in Ulaanbaatar, and two others in Uvs and Darkhan aimags. The information would constitute the basis of a situational analysis, used to identify strategic options for development of the sub-sector and the prioritization off interventions. 

A nine-part questionnaire (General, Business Operations, Capacity, Needs, Leather goods/Shoes Manufacture, Tanning, Trade-related Information, Factories and Finance) was prepared, with a total of 43 questions. This was used to collect data from tannery representatives. Thereafter, key informant interviews were conducted (among senior civil servants, managers in charge of tanneries and representatives of non-government organizations) to explore particular issues in more detail.   

Priority issues, opportunities and constraints, related to developing the tanneries sub-sector were identified, and strategic options developed. 

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment: 

• Design and development (including pre-testing) of the tanneries questionnaire  

• Design and development (including pre-testing) of the key informant interview 

• Preparation and training of enumerators  

• Completion of interviews with tannery representatives  

• Completion of key informant interviews 

• Analysis of quantitative and qualitative data  

• Composition of the final report