Mr. Yelee, a man whose legs were blown off by a detonated bombie in August 2008, and a success story. We met him 10 days after his accident. He was so poor, he could only afford to alternate his six
Happy Schooliversary Yodt Phair!
HAPPY SCHOOLIVERSARY!! Our preschool in Yodt Phair Village, XKH Province, is one year old! As with all of our school projects there is a one-year warranty, a small percentage of the total construction costs are held back during the warranty
Mr. Yelee Exceeds Expectations!
What’s the good news? We bumped into Mr. Yelee at the Xieng Khouang Provincial Hospital today. It was timely. Mr. Yelee’s BLU Minimart business is going strong. We celebrated his first year anniversary this month. He more than exceeded our
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
Chapman University Visits Xieng Khouang Province
A small group from California’s Chapman University came to learn more about the long lasting impact of UXO in Laos, The group visited several of our preschools, UXO survivor Mr. Yae Lee, visited Kayeng’s family in Ban Thong, had a
Yodt Phair Handover Ceremony
Our preschool in Yodt Phair completed in Mid-March and we celebrated with the village about a month later. There was a baci, a wonderful meal, dancing and the children entertained us.
Mr. Yelee is in Business! Thank you Yosh!
If you remember Mr. Yelee, his legs were blown off by a hidden UXO as he was clearing new land for his growing family in August 2008. His life readjusting to normalcy has been tough to say the least. He’s
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
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
Yodt Phair Preschool Construction Progress
Our friend Malcolm’s backyard faces the rear of Give Children A Choice’s new preschool, currently being built. Malcolm is so graciously kind to send us more frequent picture updates of the construction progress. Thought it would be fun to share