F.a: Community Development Education Programme in Northern Laos The ethnic communities of the mountain region are poor and Laos’ government’s scarce resources are not enough to ensure a sufficient support for children’s basic education. The adult population is still largely illiterate and different beliefs and ev
en harmful traditions guide people’s lives. Even with a little knowledge, people’s health situation and quality of life can be significantly improved. In the project village trainers and model families are trained on different basic life issues like pr
evention of disease, sanitation and hygiene, agriculture, environmental conservation, and small business activity. In addition, according to different villages’ needs, the villages are helped in building aqueducts and lavatories as well as maintaining sc
hool buildings and learning materials. The project’s beneficiaries are women and children. The project goal is the holistic change of the communities, which includes holistic health, education and livelihood. The project purpose is the increased know-how
 of preventable diseases, clean drinking water, sanitation and the environment. The project results in decreased number of diarrheal diseases as well as the increase of general satisfaction and belief in a better tomorrow. The significance of education imp
roves and almost 100% of school-aged children go to school.