Local workers construct a new building at the Oudomxay Agricultural School. (1982-1992)
MCC donated sports equipment to many of the teachers training schools. Here students enjoy playing cane ball in their free time. (1982-1992)
Teachers, students and government officials hold a celebration at Houa Phan teacher’s training school. (1982-1992)
Throughout the mid 80s, MCC expanded support to new teachers training schools, but also continued to support the training of teachers at the original four schools, including these three young women in Phong Saly province. (1982-1992)
MCC also undertook larger projects at several of the schools. A staff person displays the Toyota pickup donated to the Sayabouali Ag School by MCC. (1982-1992)
In the early 1980s MCC started focusing on the educational needs of the Lao people. (1982-1992)
MCC contributed the expertise and equipment for two micro-hydro power projects and local people contributed their labor. These villagers in Luang Prabang are digging a canal to direct the water to the plant. ( 1987-1989)
The micro-hydro power plants in Champasak and Luang Prabang were milling rice for the local people by 1989. Here, Mr. Souly from the Science and Technology office and Luang Prabang government officials watch rice being milled. (1987-1989)
Mr. Boua Vanh of the Social Welfare Department (far left), other officials and locals stand in front of a water reservoir for a gravity-fed clean water system.
Villagers in Houa Phan look at their new rice mill, housed in the shed to the right.
Ms. Et, a village health worker, educates the village about proper hygiene. Here she talks about latrines in her home village of Phonthong.
MCC has helped build schools in many of its IRDP villages and also helps upgrading teachers and supporting after-school programs.
Proper latrines also help to prevent diseases District health workers and villagers work together to make these latrines.
Non-formal Education programs help women and men in IRDP communities become literate.
A MCC trained village health worker in Mai district of Phong Saly province treats a young patient with medicines from the revolving fund chest, also donated by MCC.
MCC supports villages in digging wells or running pipes from clean, higher elevation water sources to the village. This boy, named Tu, brushes his teeth with Vang Hay village’s clean water.
Jars to collect rainwater, like the one being built in this picture, are used both in villages where wells or gravity fed water systems are not feasible and to supplement those clean water systems.
Workers lay pipes for an MCC supported clean water system.
Health workers and villagers join together to apply insect repellent to their mosquito netting as a malaria prevention measure.
As part of a training, Mr. Oulo also shows composting techniques.
District level health workers visit villagers periodically to take blood samples for testing or to give immunizations. Here, Mr. Singthorn takes a young villager’s blood to be tested for malaria.
MCC Laos, 40th Anniversary 