Pioneering preschool education in remote rural villages
Provide teachers with needed teaching and learning tools
Distributing daily multivitamins to the vulnerable
Hand washing with natural soap helps save lives
Handmade hats and scarves by Global Heartfelt Hatters
Helping UXO survivors, the disabled and families in crisis
Laos is a globally recognized tourist destination. Tourism is a key revenue generating sector for the country. UNESCO World Heritage site Luang Prabang has been named the top tourist destination site in the world for three years in a row
A 25-year old man is just trying to provide for his family. He hits a UXO (unexploded ordnance). He loses his hand. The UXO were dropped by the USA during the Secret War in the 1960s and 70s, where indiscriminate
Background Note from Dori Barbara traveled on January 15, 2012 to Xieng Khouang to continue Give Children A Choice’s efforts to distribute over nine million daily multiple vitamin tablets to 25,000 preschool children. The vitamins were donated by Santa Barbara,
Last December 2011, we visited old friends at Aine Savanh Village. We found Baeng being carried by his Mom. Baeng’s leg was badly burned. Click here to read his story. Two months later, we visited Baeng again. His legs
February 2011 As we strolled through Thachok Village, we noticed the village paths were tidy; a dozen six-foot tall bombshells rested on a backyard fence; homes were wooden and windowless with thatched roofs. Ragged clothed children were playing, chasing a
I have a wonderful friend. Mr. Mike Boddington. He is the Founder and Chairman of COPE, a local Vientiane non-profit, whose mission is the help UXO (primarily bombie) victims regain their self-respect and self-confidence by providing them with prosthetic, rehabilitation
Being at the Right Place and the Right Time When visiting old friends at Aine Savanh Village, the unit head’s wife was carrying her five year-old son Baeng on her back. One of Baeng’s leg was incredibly blistered. Only a
We live in Sissathanark District of Vientiane Capital city of Laos. This district is home for many foreign embassies (e.g., Australia, Singapore, etc.), ex-patriates and high-level government families. It is also home of hard working local Lao families with limited
It was my fourth day in Luang Prabang in January 2001 (and my second week in Southeast Asia). I had a very good feel for the town, listening to the faint sounds of the roosters crowing, dogs barking, temple
When entering this majestic building, you are reminded that families left their homes, families, friends and homelands to start a new life in the United States. The building is cavernous with tourists visiting the island and its wonderful exhibits today.