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World Education Laos (also known as World
Education/Consortium) is a field office of
World Education, Inc., a non profit organization
based in Boston, Massachusetts.
The goal of the World Education Laos office
is to empower vulnerable populations in Laos
to become as productive as possible through
multi-sectoral programming in partnership
with the local government and Lao non-profit
agencies.
World Education Laos works with rural communities
in nine provinces of Laos in the fields of:
- Curriculum development
- Unexploded ordnance/Landmine education
and community awareness
- Community awareness
- Livelihoods training
- Agriculture and livestock extension
- Unexploded ordnance (UXO)/landmine survivor
assistance
- Financing of emergency medical care for
UXO accident survivors
- Emergency medical care upgrading
- Support for people with disabilities
- Microfinance
- Income generation
For more information about World Education's
programs around the world please visit www.worlded.org.
With McKnight Foundation
funding, World Education arranged for
Bounchoi's medical care after a piece
of unexploded ordnance (UXO) exploded
under a fire he built, causing injuries
to his throat and chest.
World Education works with the Laos Ministry of Education to train teachers to educate their students about the dangers of UXO and landmines.
World Education thanks the McKnight Foundation
for its generous support for developing this
website.
All photographs by Paul Wager.
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