Empowering children through education & community Programs in Laos

To date we have built in Laos:

19 Classrooms
9 School Dormitories housing over 500 children
175 New Toilet blocks
10 New Water systems 

Baraka Community Partnerships has been supporting projects in Laos for over 15 years. In that time, we have built classrooms, school dormitories, school and community toilets and village water systems, averaging over two major construction projects a year. In addition, we fund three successful Learning Centres and two Book Boats that reach thousands of school children every year.

There is minimal provision of after-school extra-curricular activities in Laos, and most schools are under-resourced and under-funded. To help bridge this gap, Baraka operates three Learning Centres in provincial towns, hosting hundreds of children for a variety of activities.

Projects in Laos

  • Nong Khiaw Learning Centre

    Laos

    The Learning Centre at Nong Kiaw is situated next door to the town's primary school. It organises after-school activities at the same time as providing a valuable educational resource for the school.

  • Nan Learning Centre

    Laos

    The Nan Learning Centre is a smaller version of Nong Kiaw, supporting just over 100 children and offering a similar range of activities. 

  • Vieng Khien Learning Centre

    Laos

    The Vieng Khien Learning Centre offers a similar range of activities as the Nan and Nong Khiaw centres. 

  • Mekong Book Boat

    Laos

    The Mekong book boat is based in Luang Prabang, operating on the Mekong River. It visits over 100 rural villages annually, mostly inaccessible by road.  

  • Ou Book Boat

    Laos

    The Ou book boat is based in the provincial outpost of Nong Kiaw and operates on the Ou River, serving over 44 villages each year. 

  • Sanitation and Water Systems

    Laos

    Baraka has helped to build community toilets and village water systems over the past 15 years in Laos, contributing to community development and sanitation infrastructure.

  • Supporting Rural Schools

    Laos

    Most rural schools in the northern province of Luang Prabang suffer from a lack of quality infrastructure and insufficient classrooms. This is especially the case in rural areas where school buildings are often very basic and open to the elements. We aim to do one major school infrastructure project a year (more if funding is available) and have been doing so for ten years. One of the issues we keep coming up against is the inability of many rural girls to access schooling.