Welcome to Luang Prabang Province, Laos!
With Sunada’s support, PoP partnered with a community in the Luang Prabang Province to construct a new three-classroom structure and one teacher office in order to create a quality learning environment for hundreds of students and teachers.
You're Making a Difference Here
Why Laos?
In Laos, a lack of educational infrastructure is one of the greatest barriers to accessing quality education (BBC News Asia). 15% of people in Laos are illiterate, with even higher illiteracy rates amongst ethnic minorities (World Bank 2015).
Pencils of Promise works with 190 communities in Laos to ensure that students overcome these, and other, barriers to accessing quality education. Currently, PoP is impacting over 20,000 students and teachers in Laos.
LUANG PRABANG province
Located in northern Laos, Luang Prabang province is currently home to more than 430,000 residents and sits at the intersection of the Nam Khan and Mekong rivers. The capital city, also named Luang Prabang, has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 1995 due to its architectural, cultural, and religious heritage, and it was in this province where the first Kingdom of Laos was established in the 14th century. The Khmu and Hmong are the largest ethnic groups in Luang Prabang province.
PoP has built over 120 schools in Luang Prabang Province and is currently working in collaboration with communities to support teachers and provide quality infrastructure to ensure that students have access to quality education.
Sunada’s Impact in Luang Prabang Province
The Vang Bong Preschool and Primary School previously had a provisional structure for all of the KG students. The provisional classroom structure included a dirt floor, bamboo wall and steeling roof, all of which were unsafe during bad weather. These conditions hindered learning, posing a hazard to student safety and engagement.
Over the past few months, PoP partnered with the Luang Prabang community to build a new three-classroom structure and a new teacher office. The community was committed to providing higher-quality education to its students and contributed 20% of the resources and labor required for construction. We broke ground on the project in March of 2023 and completed construction in June of 2023.
The new Vang Bong Preschool and Primary School will provide a high-quality learning environment where every child can reach their unique potential.
Vang Bong Preschool and Primary School
MADE POSSIBLE BY:
Sunada
ACTUAL BREAK GROUND:
March 2023
COMPLETED:
June 2023
