Thank you to all the wonderful people who donated to help us buy more clothing and warm items for the children in the remote areas of Xieng Khouang Province. Mr. Thongsy Lee went up north yesterday to distribute more in
Visiting Mor Vue and the Thachok Children
The team traveled to Thachok Village yesterday to see Mor Ver and to give out warm clothes to the children. Great experiences with everyone involved. We will be taking Mor Vue with her older brother as guardian to Bumrungrad International
The Road to Yodt Phair
Despite difficult road conditions and having to walk to reach the village we had a great day giving out clothes, hats and scarves to the children of Yodt Phair Village. Yosh and Shuja interviewed and filmed Mr. Yelee who lost
UXO Victim Mr. Ladone
Checking in on Mr. Ladone (Khamphet) at his home before nightfall. He was blinded by a bombie several years ago. Sadly things have not changed much for him since the accident, he stays at home unable to do much of
Sharing the Warmth in Thong Village
What’s the Good News? Went to Ban Thong to meet with UXO survivor Kayeng Yang’s family. His Grandparents will travel with us to Thailand to see him in a few days. We also gave out warm clothes, hats from our
UXO Removal Teams, Dangerous Work Everyday
The Give Children A Choice team accompanied UXO Laos out to the field and an active UXO removal site to watch the dangerous work UXO Laos does everyday.
Let the Building Begin…. Na Oh Preschool
What’s the good news? Signed an MOU to build a model preschool in Na Oh Village (near Plain of Jars site one) earlier this week. Thank you donor Michael and Denise McCarthy. Thank you partner Hopeful Encounter. School grounds have
Visiting UXO Laos
What’s the good news? We spent time earlier this week to thank Mr. Kingphet and to get to know his UXO removal team members (mostly women) for their help. Most recently, they helped us by clearing school grounds for our
Kokpherng Village – Home of the New Children’s Learning Center
Visited Kokpherng Village on January 20, National Army Day. The villagers shared their special holiday by serving us lunch. Purpose of the visit was to negotiate villager participation in the learning center’s construction. All is well. Below are pictures from
Partnering with Nourish Lao Children for a School Kitchen!
Give Children A Choice (GCAC) partnered with Nourish Lao Children (NLC) to build a kitchen in Thachok Village in Xieng Khouang. A first-of-its-kind village empowerment/partnership program where the donor provides a basic kitchen with equipment and supplies. Our mutual goals