Happy International Women’s Day everyone! Meet Keoamphone Souvannaphoum, our Country Director, who will tell you about women leadership! She herself is a leader and wants to encourage other women believe in themselves and rise to any possibility. Together women can inspire each other and be the change in the community!
At the end of January, CARE International in Lao PDR held a meeting to summarize the implementation of the 2021 annual activities of the Promotion of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health Project in Sekong Province. The meeting aimed to summarize the lessons learned from the implementation of the activities and work with
CARE International in Lao PDR is very proud to have been part of the workshop on disseminating lessons learned and experiences from the implementation of the Nutrition Improvement Cooperation Project (SCALING) in four northern provinces of Lao PDR, which was implemented collaboratively between four consortium partners. CARE's area of work included 102 villages in
In the beginning of January, CARE International in Lao PDR, in collaboration with the Provincial Health Department of Luang Namtha, held an Open Defecation Free ceremony in Sing District, Luang Namtha Province. This success is the result of promoting the importance of having a family toilet to prevent open defecation, which is the main
Capacity building for partners is one of the main priorities for CARE International in Lao PDR, and one of the areas we support is communications work. Through communications, our partners can spread the successes of their project implementation more effectively and widely, and can help provide communities with access to the right sources of information.
In mid-December 2021, CARE International in Lao PDR held an annual meeting to review 2021 project activities and create an action plan for 2022 activities for the Partnership for Improved Nutrition project in Luang Namtha, Sing and Long Districts, Luang Namtha Province, funded by European Union.
CARE International in Lao PDR held a handover ceremony of COVID-19 medical and protective equipment with a total value of 397,345,000 kip to support the Sekong Provincial Heath Office, and the Kaleum, Lamam, Dakcheung, and Thateng District Health Offices. This donation will contribute to helping health workers be able to provide services safely to
At the end of November, CARE International in Lao PDR held a handover ceremony of COVID-19 medical and protective equipment for Phongsaly Provincial Health Office to support Khua, Mai and Samphan District Health Offices for a total amount of US $ 21,111. This donation aims to help medical staff and medical volunteers to provide services
From October to November 2021, CARE International in Lao PDR held handover ceremonies for the gravity-fed water systems in Souan Ya Village Health Center, Luang Namtha District, Thad Village Health Center, Long District and Mom Village Health Center, Sing District, all in Luang Namtha Province. The construction of these water systems will help people
CARE International in Lao PDR held a training of trainers on CARE’s Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) model in Dakcheung District, Sekong Province. The four-day training was joined by CARE project staff and government partners from relevant departments who are working to strengthen and improve the capacities of women and local communities. The
We put women and girls in the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities.
