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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Frogs put a smile on children and mothers in rural Laos

Grilled or soup frogs with sticky rice for lunch puts a smile on the faces of Kanta and her 8-month-old daughter Vou. Frogs raising is not only a source of nutritious food for their family but also a good source of income.

Plantation project helps send kids to school

Pakngar village is surrounded by beautiful mountains and forests in the district of Sepone, Savannakhet province. People here live on farms, mainly...

Animal fund brings hope to community boy who dreams of becoming a policeman

“I want to be a policeman,” shares Bounhom, a 13-year-old boy in grade one of secondary school. Now that his parents are involved with a World Vision...

An ancient art and an escape from poverty

It’s seen resurgence in North America and parts of Europe. But the traditional art has also reappeared in a forest village in the south of Laos. “It’s the...

Rural teacher helps boost universal primary education

“Most of the students in Grade 4 and 5 were unable to read and write well,” says Bounma of his experience working as a volunteer teacher in a school. “I...

Open defecation free, a key for sanitation improvement in remote areas

Three villages with about 150 households in remote districts of Luang Prabang province last week were announced to be Open Defecation Free villages. The...

Human trafficking survivors - Building a support network

According to the Lao PDR Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and UNICEF, human trafficking is a problem that requires urgent action. Stakeholders have...

Relief support for worst-hit flood affected families in Lao PDR

Flood affected families in isolated villages in central Lao PDR have received much needed relief supplies from the US Embassy, the International...

The dreams of children

Working to achieve Millennium Development Goal 2 - Achieve Universal Primary Education

According to the United Nations, Lao PDR has “made steady progress towards universal primary education”. The Ministry of Education reports that the...

School journey: Better with a bicycle

By Ammala Thomisith, Communications Officer, World Vision Laos People around the world will celebrate International Literacy Day on 8 September, but the...

Humanitarian Day

Every 19 August, the world celebrates World Humanitarian Day. Being a humanitarian, is not about solving all the issues within families. But it’s a day to...

Children’s Council Forum 2015

13 August 2015 - Twenty-two child representatives from across Lao PDR gathered to share their ideas and dreams for the future with friends, teachers...

Children from across Laos arrive for Child Forum 2015

Arriving on 10 August, children from across Laos have traveled to Vientiane for the annual World Vision Children’s Council Forum. These young people...

Relief supplies distributed in flooded Bolikhan and Paksan

World Vision is responding to flooding in Bolikhamxay province, distributing food and clean water to more than 6,300 people who have seen water pour into...

Laos flooding -10 villages underwater, World Vision responding

World Vision Lao responding to flooding in central area of the country. 6 August 2015 World Vision is responding to flooding in Bolikhamxay province...

16 years a slave; a trafficking survivor shares his story

Human trafficking is the world’s fastest growing global crime and the third most profitable organised crime after the trade in drugs and arms trade. Laos...

Happy life of childen in rural Laos

Subsistence farming remains the main source of income for families in rural areas

2,228 farmers trained in 15 districts on improved rice cultivation and animal care techniques. In addition, 483 farmers from poor families were prioritized...

Food security

Subsistence farming remains the main source of income for families in poor areas of Lao PDR. More than 70 per cent of Lao people live in the countryside...

How important is early childhood care and development?

Early Childhood Care and Development is a vital project run by World Vision in villages in Ngoi and Phonexay district, Luang Prabang province.

*Khamsieng is happy working in her own country

Earning just $70 a year, Khamsieng’s story is a sad reminder of the reality facing many young Lao people who travel to Thailand with the hope of earning a...

Children have the capacity for change

Hundreds of children in districts across the country celebrated International Children’s Day this week as World Vision, together with local governments...

Creating new waterways with irrigation infrastructure

Grant project name: Food for Work (FFW) Funded by: World Food Programme and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Time frame: 8 months (1st March to 31 October...

World Vision helping children healing from the war

Nine-year-old Yaok and his brother Vangsith huddled around the fire. It was winter, where temperatures dropped to single digits, and the boys and their...