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Tag: Laos
Laos: Deep Desire to Learn What happens to that hunger in the USA?
In the remote mountains of northern Laos World Renew works with people who, until this generation, never had the chance to go to school. Now, we are able to bring elementary schools to the villages! The Akha women in this picture of a village development committee meeting are using photos to help them prioritize their…
You’ll Never Imagine What These Giant Jars in Laos Were Used For
Once in a while, we encounter something from the past that makes us wonder: What did they do with that? One of the regions that World Renew works in Laos, is adjacent to a mysterious place called the Plain of Jars. The times I’ve been there it’s been a plain of mostly dry grass. It’s…
From War to Water and How to Make a Water Tank in the Mountains of Laos
Laos was never supposed to be involved in the Vietnam War. It was supposed to be off limits to all outside countries, including the USA and the Soviet Union, and have its neutrality respected. But, the “Ho Chi Minh Trail” that the North Vietnam military used to supply its troops fighting in South Vietnam ran…
Educating Girls In Northern Laos
Reading opens up the gates to learning, to the internet, to health, to self-esteem, and even to a degree of power over our own destiny. Try to imagine your world without reading. Northern Laos still has lots of communities where there have never been any schools at all, for neither boys nor girls. And, then…