The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Jan 12 supported key justice sector agencies with new ICT equipment and software to be used in their efforts to prevent and respond to gender-base…
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‘Children Should Be Playing’: Pope Pleads For Fight Against Child Labor
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged governments to combat child labor, saying it was terrible that children who should be playing are instead working as adults or scavenging in garbage dumps for something to sell.Speaking at his weekly general audience Fra…
Four new Teacher Support Pack modules developed with support of Australia
The Teacher Support Pack (TSP) are stand-alone training modules. Provincial trainers will use them to support teachers as they implement the new primary curriculum in their classrooms and may encounter challenges.The TSP project started in December 202…
Japan supports primary education for ethnic minority children in Oudomxay
The Government of Japan has decided to provide grant assistance worth approximately USD 470,000 for primary education for ethnic minority children in Oudomxay.The grant contract was signed on Jan 3 between Mr. Nakano Junya, Minister and Deputy Chief of…
Laos-Vietnam Friendship Vocational School breaks ground in Khammuan
A ground-breaking ceremony for the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Vocational School was held last week, Jan 5 in Nongbok district, Khammuan Province.The school has been designed to accommodate several hundreds of students including high school graduates, peo…
Building bridges for meaningful employment for youth
With approximately 80,000 young people entering the job market in Laos every year during the next decade, new partnerships have been forged.Youth unemployment is a key concern for Laos, as many young people lost their jobs due to business closures and …