Zorig Foundation (Mongolian: Зориг Сан) is a Mongolian non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) established in October 1998 after the assassination of Mongolian pro-democracy politician Zorig Sanjaasuren. The Zorig Foundation seeks to spread democratic values in Mongolian society; strengthen human rights, and social justice; as well as improve the system of transparency and accountability of the government to the public. In order to meet the above objectives, the Zorig Foundation concentrates its programs in three areas: Youth and Education, Good Governance, and Community Building. Early history Zorig Sanjaasuren (Mongolian: Санжаасүрэнгийн Зориг, 20 April 1962 – 2 October 1998) was a prominent Mongolian politician and leader of the country's 1990 democratic revolution. He is called the "Golden Magpie of Democracy" (Mongolian: Ардчиллын алтан хараацай, Ardchillyn altan kharaatsai). He was murdered in 1998 and yet still his murder remains unsolved. After his death, his sister Oyun entered politics and founded the Civil Will Party along with the Zorig Foundation. Mission The foundation aims to spread democratic values in the society, strengthening human rights, freedom and social justice, and promoting transparency. The foundation identifies three broad areas of focus in order to complete the principal objectives aforementioned. The areas are Good Governance, Youth and Education, and Community Development. A number of project initiatives are undertaken by Zorig Foundation to promote the three components around Mongolia. Good governance Background The good governance programs aim to improve the system of transparency and accountability of the government to the public. Since 1998, Zorig Foundation has implemented numerous anti-corruption, monitoring, and accountability projects. Currently, they have a project on the oral histories of the democratic revolution of 1990 to record firsthand accounts from key players of the democratic revolution. Projects: past and present International Conference on Good Governance in collaboration with the International Republican Institute and the Asian Democracy and Reform Association /2001/ Round table discussion between leading economists, policy makers and journalists on “The privatization of high-value companies” /1999/ In collaboration with the State Emergency Commission and the Governor’s Offices of Aimags, Zorig Foundation prepared a TV and radio series with 12 episodes called “Today or Never”/2001/ The “Minority Media” project established a press working team at the State Parliament to publicize the stance and viewpoints of minority groups in Parliament and supported the minority newspaper ‘Express Times’ by supplying them with equipment /2003/ In collaboration with the Constitutional Court of Mongolia, the foundation published “My Constitution, My