Building Secure Livelihoods (BSL)
The Building Secure Livelihoods (BSL) Project in Lao PDR provides a comprehensive pathway out of poverty for families to improve their livelihoods to levels that are productive and resilient enough to survive a range of shocks and stresses.
Project's key figures
"My child is healthy now! I will try my best to practice what I have learned and I will tell other mothers who still do not understand about their child’s nutrition to practice these ways to get a better life for women in our village."
Project objectives
Improved access and availability to sufficient and diverse foods year-round for target households
Improved and established income adequacy and security of households
Increased resilience of household livelihood systems to shocks and disasters
Builiding Secure Livelihoods
The project model uses a series of approaches to ensure households have economic and financial knowledge and support, and an understanding of risk and how to plan for the future. Families learn how to