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Lao PDR: School feeding supports women’s employment and children’s nutrition

October 29, 2021 by Victoria Creux

In Pakchan – a small, rural village in Vientiane province, in The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) – school lunchtime is not only the highlight of the school day for its 200 students, including 108 girls aged 3-12, but is critical to their development.  Sommathid Sisompheang, a 4th-grade teacher at Pakchan primary school, is […]

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

Laos: School meals boost children’s attendance

June 28, 2021 by Christine Redmond

In the remote and rural village of Somsavath Tai village, in Vientiane province, Mrs. Thord, a 54-year-old farmer looks after her two grandchildren while their parents work long days in the rice fields.  Like many women her age, Mrs. Thord didn’t receive much of an education as a girl because among ethnic communities, cultural norms and traditions led to women marrying […]

Categories: Blog, Stories Tags: covid-19, ethnic minority, Lao PDR, Laos, nutrition

Laos: Health and education go hand in hand

April 9, 2021 by Christine Redmond

For Aide et Action, our 40 years of working with marginalized children around the world have taught us that good health and quality education go hand in hand: without access to education, health cannot be achieved and without good health, education cannot be attained.  Despite progress in recent years, Laos still has the highest under-five […]

Categories: Blog, Stories Tags: covid, covid-19, emergency, health, Lao PDR, Laos, nutrition, WASH

Laos – A well-equipped learning environment makes all the difference

April 23, 2019 by Aide et Action Southeast Asia

We were delighted to welcome Luciano PICCOLO and Wilhelmus Age LEIJENAAR – one a former computer scientist and the other a doctor – to two primary schools of the district of Vangvieng, in the province of Vientiane, where we are working in Laos. The pair enjoyed a half day visit to an Elementary School where […]

Categories: Blog, Stories Tags: ICT, Laos, nutrition

Laos – Happy, healthy, nourished children do better at school

April 8, 2019 by Aide et Action Southeast Asia

Laos, located in Southeast Asia, has one of the highest rates of child malnutrition in the Western Pacific Region with 44% of children under the age of five, suffering from stunted growth and development. To help address this and to help keep students in school, we are working with local communities to improve their knowledge […]

Categories: Blog, Stories Tags: Laos, nutrition

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