Lao Voices

When I first introduced Big Brother Mouse (BBM), I didn’t expect many questions over the matter and only wrote on my post here and also my blog that “I don’t know a lot about them”, but ignorance on my part is no excuse and I feel that I owe to my readers an apology for [...]

Ten of the Best Lao Folk Tales is an example of books that are included in the Book Box Library for the Reading Promotion Program of the National Library of Laos. A couple of well known Japanese Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have been actively working with the National Library of Laos to promote literacy. Printing [...]

Now and then we see good news from Vientiane Times Newspaper and this is one of them. If the name of Sikhottabong district is somewhat familiar to you, then you are correct. One of our book box library has been sent to an elementary school in this district, namely Akat Elementary School.

French project supports mobile [...]

You hear all the time that people would tell you to go into a profession that will make you happy, if that’s the case, what if you love to eat and sleep; if you can convince yourself that’s a profession, then more power to you and good luck, but to be honest with you, I [...]

For those children that are not obtaining their education at Wat Phonsikhay, the other option is public school. Phonsikhay school is not much different than most schools in Laos, with simple architecture and basic equipments to run a class room. But it is better than not having a school at all. One positive thing to [...]

A lesson on Lao language, how to introduce yourself.

I think any help to bring reading material to the children in Laos is moving toward a positive light, especially for some of us living in the US or anywhere in the world that share that interest, that education is important. Below are video clips (more at end of post) from Peter Whittlesey, made me [...]

I think when we hear or read the news about the education system in Laos, it’s mostly numbers given to us, of what the percentage of students are still in school, the number of dropped out, and the percentage of staying in school seems to decrease as the age of the students increase. For most [...]

When I did a post on Give Children A Choice February 2007 Trip To Laos and Cambodia, I have had mixed feelings. I’m very happy to see that there’re people out there that are kind enough to think of our little country, of our children and they see the importance of education, this gives [...]

I came across Give Children A Choice’s Weblog, most of us might have read about them from reading www.voanews.com, Give Children A Choice to Build Ten Preschools in Laos This Year, …“Our goal was 3 preschools for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006,” said Mr. Dori Shimoda, founder and president of Give Children A Choice [...]

Have you ever heard about MIT OpenCourseWare? I found out about this valuable resource and wanted to share this information to the Laotian Community. MIT OpenCourseWare is “a free and open educational resource (OER) for educators, students, and self-learners around the world.” With internet access you can take a course from the comfort of your [...]

After reading this article, it really surprise me that the main focus and attraction to get students to attend a university in Japan is not the quality of academics anymore, but it was the hot spring in the dormitories, which Fukuoka University of Economics is the only one that have offered this so far. [...]

Video description: An episode from Lao Champa TV about a Laotian family in Arkansas that is running a chicken farm.

It’s good to see the Book Box Fund posted again at Saolao.net. I love books and it’s always a joy to see that we can make a difference in someway. I’ve never visited the National Library of Laos at its glory but I’m glad that Darly has photos to show us, otherwise some [...]