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Country Profile

Full Name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), commonly known as Laos
Capital City: Vientiane
Population: 6.5 million
Median age of population: 19 years old
Population below poverty line: 30.7%
Population with access to safe drinking water: 51%
Children moderately or severely underweight: 40%
(Sources: CIA World Factbook (updated 2008), Save the Children State of the World’s Mothers Report 2007)

 

Save the Children works with children and young people, women and other marginalised groups in Laos through initiatives in primary health care, clean water and sanitation, vocational training and microfinance, anti-trafficking and disaster risk reduction. This year (2008) our Australian staff in Laos will celebrate the 20th anniversary of assisting communities in the country.

To read more about our partnership with Lao PDR, download the Celebrating 20 years of partnership in Lao PDR [Adobe PDF, 3620 Kb].

 

Our Programs in Laos:

Click on the links below to read more about our work in Laos:

• Primary Health Care Project
• Cross-border Project Against Trafficking and Exploitation of Migrant and Vulnerable Children
• Youth Peer Education Project
• Sayaboury Integrated Hazard Mitigation Project
• Minority Women’s Livelihood Creation Project