Laos
Nearly 35 years after the end of the war in Vietnam, unsuspecting residents continue to find unexploded bombs in Lao forests.
See, 40, has been a midwife all her life. Through the years, See has helped deliver over 100 births.
Lamphay not only teaches his students, he arranged for classroom repairs and new desks and training, to make the learning better.
The Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) is a small landlocked nation in South East Asia with a population of 5.7 million. Since gaining independance in 1975, the Government of Lao PDR has worked to heal the country from the wounds of war and improve living conditions for all Lao people. For the past 20 years, Lao PDR has been steadily moving away from a centrally-planned system towards a market-oriented economy which has led to significant progress in key social and economic indicators. Still, many challenges remain in the effort to eradicate poverty from Lao PDR.
Considered to be one of the poorest countries in the world, 80% of the population still depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. and at least 30% of the population are estimated to live in poverty.
Today, the Government of Lao PDR is partnering with the international community and aid agencies, including World Vision, to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015 and shedding 'Least Developed Country' status by 2020.
Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness.
Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.