Youth engage for development in Laos

Youth engage for development in Laos

Today is International Youth Day 2020, August 12th, Theme: Youth Engagement for Global Action source

Why work with youth? Do you know who/organization are working about Youth participation topics in Laos? The current population of Laos is 7,397,253 as of Sunday, August 09, 2020. 2,690,006 young people. 

We would like to introduce to you some of the projects that working for empowerment youth and engage them with development in Laos.

Youth in natural resource management topic

Project on ‘Dissemination of tools and methods on how to preserve land and natural resources’ is supported by Voice, Laos, Oxfam, and implemented by LIFE project and Stella.

Click to see their project here: https://www.facebook.com/laolandinfo/videos/532521974312538/?v=532521974312538

They share their story (Lao version) click here: The river of 

Youth in agriculture
“Panyanivej” –from the two Lao words “panya” (“wisdom”) and “nivej” (“ecology”)
Lao Young Farmers Network
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Young agripreneurs for Green Rural Enterprise and Employment, implemented by SURAFCO, LURAS project.

3 provinces: Luangprabang, Xiengkhuang and Champasak

Click to read their story here

watch the video of Young agripreneurs each project:

More stories from Phakhaolao website: https://www.phakhaolao.la/

youth’s products: Coffee Soap business

The list of INGO, who are working about youth project in Laos as the following here:
Cr: LaoFAB