Stories
Image
Image
Cutting Plastic Pollution in Lao Wet Markets
Wet markets are extremely common in Laos and are the most widespread venues for people to buy and sell meat, vegetables and other products. Although traditional forms of packaging still exist, single…
Read more
Image
Image
EU-UXO Project: Changing Lives through Gender Action Learning System (GALS)
Meet Phone (right) and Thone (left). Phone and Thone are GALS champions living in Kohing and Huasing villages, respectively, in Houaphan province. During a gender participatory review with local GALS…
Read more
Image
Image
Small Enterprise for Big Dreams: A Pilot Initiative to Turn Passion into Economic Progress for Young Women in Laos
By Muksin Straker Cook July 2019In Laos, women face disadvantages in accessing economic opportunities, as poverty and wellbeing are highly gendered and associated with ethnicity, cultural norms and…
Read more
Image
Image
Garment Workers and Union Activism
A story from 2016 about how Oxfam helped garment factory workers in Vientiane, Laos. As manufacturing production has continued to expand in Laos, so has its need for trade union activism. The well-…
Read more
Image
Image
In her own words
Ms. Chanpeng - A story of change in her own words:“We’ve faced difficult times here. There were hardly any roads to our village, no health center and the village primary school only covered grades 1…
Read more
Sanamxay Flood Update: Support from Oxfam Continues
Article Date: November 19, 2018On 9-12 August, 2018 Oxfam in Laos organized a distribution of hygiene kits at Pindong and Tamoryot evacuation centers to those who had been affected by the dam…
Read more
Image
Image
Relying on One Another: Saving Groups by Informal Workers, for Informal Workers
Healthcare can be a challenge for those living in Laos, particularly for the poor. Public healthcare is only available to approximately 11 percent of the population and private alternatives charge…
Read more
Image
Image
River Mapping - A way to appreciate what the river gives to the community
On September 7, 2018, the Oxfam team had a great time facilitating a training session on river mapping to students. The workshop was held at the training center of PADETC, Ban Nahoy, Sangthong…
Read more
Image
Image
Talipot (Ton Lan): From food to Handicraft
Villagers at Pak Poun villages group traditionally cut down the Talipot to obtain the top for food but they now preserve Talipot forests for producing handicraft. This change is contributing to…
Read more
Image
Image
With less fish, Khong residents change their livelihood
Khong district used to be an area rich in fish but now the situation has changed. When villagers cannot catch fish as they used to, what are they doing now? According to the Mekong River Commission…
Read more