CARE International in Lao PDR had the pleasure of welcoming Ina Marciulionyte, the EU Ambassador, to visit our activities on women's savings and loans associations and 1000 Days Home Visits for maternal and child health, which are part of the EU-funded SCALING project. A huge thanks to Ina Marciulionyte for visiting us at our
Today, CARE International in Lao PDR met with government partners for the signing of two Memorandums of Understanding for the Improved Food Diversity Project Phase III and the Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH) Project, which CARE will be implementing in 45 villages in DakCheung, Kaleum and Lamam Districts, Sekong Province, with
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Join us in celebrating the International Youth Day on 12th August in every year! CARE Lao has an important role in the development and empowerment of young people through a variety of activities, one of which is nutrition works that can help children, young people and adults learn and develop their abilities step by
Huaythong village located in Samhan district, Phongsaly Province. There are 174 people, female 77 and most of them are GuemMu. In this village, there are 36 households where are far from urban and main road around 5 Kilometres. In 2017, the Strengthen the Quality of Maternal, Newborn, and Child health Service in Phongsaly Province
In order to celebrate the 16th International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, at the end of November, the Enhancing Women’s Voice to STOP Sexual Harassment Project organized activities to disseminate information on and raise awareness of this important day for factory workers, so that we can work together to prevent all forms
Sanker’s and her family’s survival depends on the income from their agriculture. The source of income is fragile and unstable in a changing and unpredictable climate. 61-year-old Sanker lives in the northern Laos in the village Namloy. Here, the resources are limited. Her family consists of her husband and their 11 children and they
Enhancing coffee production and processing to attain stronger bargaining power in trading coffee In Sekong province in southern Laos, minority ethnic communities have been growing coffee for decades. However, limited productivity and poor quality of their product is constraining the potential to secure an income they can live on. This is further hindered by
At the end of November, the provincial and district steering committees of the three target districts of the SCALING project in Luang Namtha Province participated in a workshop to learn and exchange experiences on the implementation of the SCALING project. They then visited project activities in two villages and two secondary schools in Luang
Last week, CARE International in Lao PDR, in collaboration with the District Agriculture Office, implemented a crop planting and maintenance techniques training for farmers in six villages in Phongsaly Province in order to help them bring these new techniques back to their villages and share the lessons they learned with other farmers.
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.
