Posted on 15/12/2014

Fondation Dora to help the charity Compter sur Demain

Fondation Dora to help the charity Compter sur Demain finance construction of boarding facilities at Naxiendy school in Laos.

A melting pot of ethnic groups make up 40% of Laos’ population of 6.3 million. Many of these minorities live on the margins of society. Poor access to communication and infrastructure (health, education, etc.) condemn the poorest households to long-term social exclusion, starting with children’s lack of access to education.

The village of Naxiendy lies in the district of Houne in Oudomxay province. Some children have to walk for two or three hours to get to school here, while others live in villages that are simply too far away for them to attend. As a result, the rate of secondary school enrolment in the Houne district is one of the lowest in the country at just 18%.

In partnership with Oudomxay province’s education board, Compter sur Demain is running a project to extend the Naxiendy school boarding house with the addition of two more dormitories. Work began in November 2014 and will be completed in April 2015.

The project will create accommodation for another 100 boarders and help to secure their education.
Compter sur Demain has been working with Oudomxay province’s education board on a variety of educational development projects since 2008. The main goal is to provide children, particularly girls, living in isolated areas with access to education and to improve the quality of teaching.