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Lao PDR

Report: The impact of Covid-19 on education in Lao PDR

January 14, 2021 by Aide et Action Southeast Asia Leave a Comment

In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), as a measure to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the Government announced a nationwide lockdown from 30 March 2020 under the Prime Minister’s Order No.06.1 All schools and other educational institutions were closed from mid-March through May 2020 (2.5 months). An estimated 1.4 million students […]

Categories: Blog, News Tags: coronavirus, covid-19, emergency, Lao PDR, Laos, publication, report

Lao PDR: New skills bring new opportunities for ethnic minority women

July 15, 2020 by Aide et Action Southeast Asia

Increasing access to quality education is at the core of what we do at Aide et Action. In Vietnam and Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), we’re also focusing on lifelong learning to offer youth vocational training and new skills to better match them to current job markets and build a more equitable and sustainable […]

Categories: Blog, Stories Tags: ethnic minority, gender, Lao PDR, Laos, livelihood

Lao PDR: Aide et Action supports local authorities during Coronavirus lockdown

April 29, 2020 by Aide et Action Southeast Asia

In Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Aide et Action’s education projects are temporarily on hold amid school closures during the Coronavirus pandemic. In response to the health crisis, Aide et Action is now working with local authorities to supply villages in need with sanitizer, masks, and educational posters to help prevent the spread of the […]

Categories: Blog, News Tags: coronavirus, covid-19, emergency, Lao PDR, Laos

Lao PDR: Learning to learn with ICT

February 19, 2020 by Aide et Action Southeast Asia

In Lao PDR, we are supporting primary schools in rural areas to use and maintain Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment to enable teachers and students to develop better digital literacy. Our project provides equipment in the form of tablets, projectors, screens, speakers, and electrical cables. However, many of the school administration and school teachers had […]

Categories: Blog, Stories Tags: ICT, Lao PDR, Laos, literacy

Lao PDR: Mobile libraries spread the joy of storytelling

February 7, 2020 by Aide et Action Southeast Asia

In rural areas of Laos, primary schools lack reading and learning materials. Children often have to share textbooks and classrooms rarely have additional storybooks. Most schools do not have a library or even a reading room. That’s why Aide et Action endeavors to offer fun approaches to learning through our mobile libraries. Traveling with storybooks, […]

Categories: Blog, Stories Tags: Lao PDR, Laos, literacy

Lao PDR: Making room for innovative learning tools

January 28, 2020 by Aide et Action Southeast Asia

In Lao PDR’s northern countryside – characterized by rugged mountains and lush, green rice paddies – primary schools are few and far between,  and there is a serious shortage of school books and other teaching and learning materials. Aide et Action is working in the region to increase access to quality education and learning materials. […]

Categories: Blog, Stories Tags: ICT, Lao PDR, Laos

Lao PDR: New beginnings for an old school

December 20, 2019 by Aide et Action Southeast Asia

The rural countryside of northern Lao PDR is rugged and mountainous. The population is scattered across small and remote villages, making the delivery of public services difficult. Somsavath Tai Primary School is one example of the challenges faced by rural schools.  When the school was built in the 1980s, it was intended only to serve […]

Categories: Blog, Stories Tags: Lao PDR, Laos

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