Our Ban Phawai Primary/Preschool construction commenced after Pimai week. There will be two buildings, three classrooms in each with bathrooms. The first building is under construction now and the existing building will be taken down after school finishes on May
Global Heartfelt Hatters On The Go!
The team travels to our preschool in Dindam Village, Nonghed District, near the border with Vietnam. The school sits high up on a hill above the village. Our Hatters provided hats to all the children! We are so thankful for
Yer Vue Visit
We traveled by van to Nonghed District where Give Children A Choice is distributing multivitamins to pregnant/lactating mothers and children from infant to 6 years old. On the way we stopped in Thachok to see Yer Vue, which is the
Vitamin Distribution Update
This morning we visited the Nonghed District Hospital, Mother and Child Division for an update on the distribution of daily multivitamins to every pregnant/lactating mother and all children from 6 months to 5 years (plus). We had the chance to
Yer Vue has made miraculous progress, we need your help!
Some of you may remember when we found YerVue hidden in her relative’s home. She walked on all fours. Avoided by children beyond her family. She was “bad luck” because of her disability. She’s since learned to walk with support
Phawai School – Nong Hed District – Xieng Khouang Province
Ban Phawai’s two-room half school and 3rd grade temporary bamboo school will be replaced with a two-building, six-room preschool/primary school and bathrooms. Funds will come from the American School of Vientiane Alumni (ASV), Australian Embassy DAP program, Give Chidlren A
Yodt Phair Preschool Complete!
Yodt Phair preschool is finished! The District and Provincial Education and Sports Department school inspectors were impressed with the school’s construction quality. Wondered how we attained its high quality, given the construction budget. The Yodt Phair preschool will be Phougood
Come Visit our Luang Prabang Visitor’s Center
Beginning to stock up the shelves of our Give Children A Choice Visitor’s Center in Luang Prabang’s Mano Village. Visitors donate to purchase books, hats and scarves. Purchased items are put aside and distributed to children in poor remote villages.
Visiting Ban Phawai – Soon Home to a New Preschool/Primary School
Give Children A Choice (GCAC) visited Ban Phawai in the Fall 2014. Searching for a village that needed a new preschool. Partnering with the American School of Vientiane (ASV) Cobras, we agreed to build a six-room preschool/primary school. This is
Special Little Girl
There is a very special little girl who’s heart is so big, it will fill a new preschool with books. Anne Guerrant is 10 years old. She attends VIS (Vientiane International School) here in Laos. When she heard about the