A local Lao classroom
Alan, a fellow volunteer visited a local home in 2014 where Mr Say has set up a classroom for local children. Alan was their first foreign visitor and it was the first time many of the students had used a computer. Alan got them to type their name and age. Most are between 8 and 22 […]
A Powerful Lesson About Privilege
This Teacher Taught His Class A Powerful Lesson About Privilege With a recycling bin and some scrap paper by Nathan W. Pyle at BuzzFeed I once saw a high school teacher lead a simple, powerful exercise to teach his class about privilege and social mobility. He started by giving each student a scrap piece of paper and asked […]
Support Lao children video
Support Lao Children aims to eradicate poverty for all children in Northern Lao. They support 3 orphanages and implement medical and educational programs.
Laos through my eyes – Peter
It was almost by chance that I first visited Laos in 2008. My plan to visit Myanmar with my wife Catriona had been cancelled at the last moment due to changed advice from the Foreign Office. With time off booked and nowhere to go I took out a map to ponder alternatives. It was almost […]