Fund Educational Resources in Laos

Introduction 

Our work includes increasing community participation in education, supporting school-based teacher training, improving classroom practices and giving children better access to school materials. Our goal is to provide quality resources to ensure that children can continue in school after the compulsory 5 years without struggling due to lack of access to quality education.

Report 

The long term impact of this project is to work towards increasing access to quality education for all students regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or religious background by providing a place to study free classes in English and other life skills workshops, as well as providing quality educational materials and resources to aid in education. This is directly contributing to SDG 4-Quality Education and SDG 10-Reduced Inequalities. We have managed to raise $1277 so far.

Thank you for your support

Introduction 

In Laos, opportunities for education are closely linked to Socio-economic status. This is exacerbated for rural students and even more so for girls. As a result, males commonly come to cities to access opportunities available at the temples and to become Novice Monks - this is not an option for females.

Report 

The long term impact of this project is to work towards increasing access to quality education for all students regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or religious background by providing a place to study free classes in English and other life skills workshops, as well as providing quality educational materials and resources to aid in education. This is directly contributing to SDG 4-Quality Education and SDG 10-Reduced Inequalities.

Thank you for your support

Introduction 

Laos is a country with education inequality, particularly affecting the poorer communities and young girls. Due to education in Laos only being compulsory for 5 years, the education they do receive is often poor quality and under-resourced. This project aims to tackle the education inequality in these areas by providing quality educational resources, teacher training and improved facilities to encourage children to continue their studies into higher education.

Report 

Our work includes increasing community participation in education, supporting school-based teacher training, improving classroom practices and giving children better access to school materials. Our goal is to provide quality resources to ensure that children can continue in school after the compulsory 5 years without struggling due to lack of access to quality education. We have already managed to raise $1231 so far and need a further $1269 to reach our target.

Thank you for your support

Dear Supporters,

Unfortunately, due to the unforeseen circumstances of Covid-19 that forced us and all public and private schools to close until further notice, these funds have been temporarily put on pause. We are hopeful that in the next several months we will be able to restart our programs with support from the Trust for classroom rentals. 

Our aim in the next quarter is to raise more funds to help in our endeavours to reopen our programs. 

Thank you for your continued contribution and commitment to the GVI Trust Program in Laos. Don’t forget, we are all in this together. Stay home, stay safe! 

With Gratitude,

Laos Education

Dear Supporters,

This quarter the GVI trust contributed directly towards UNSDG4: Quality education, increasing the number of qualified and trained teachers in Laos by providing the salary of two local interns, who are training in TEFL style English teaching, lesson planning and other skills development. We are currently working on plans on how we can get these two back to teach as soon as possible, and will continue to support them in their journey as long as we can. We want to keep in mind that we are all in this together, and let’s not leave anyone behind! Donations made to this fund will be used in the coming months to help support these inspiring individuals to continue working (wherever possible, and safe to do so). 

The GVI Trust has also contributed in working towards UNSDG5: Gender Equality, by providing the salary of our female NSP, Miss Chai, who has spent several months building skills in English, teaching, French and presentation delivery. These are all incredibly marketable skills, and will hopefully help her to seek gainful employment in the future. 

Thank you for your continued contribution and commitment to the GVI Trust Program in Laos. We look forward to working together to continue to provide these opportunities in Laos in the next quarter, and hope all our stakeholders remain safe and healthy in these difficult times! Remember: Stay home. Stay safe! 

With Gratitutde,

Laos Education