Basi Ceremony In Laos (V)
The Lam Vong and the Basi Ceremony in Sanakhan Laos After the basi or basci, without a doubt the most memorable tradition is dancing the Lam Vong. This is the formal traditional Lao dance which is...
View ArticleLocal Farmers Shopping-Laos
Local farmers come to town in Sanakhan, Laos In Australia the local farmers come to town (shopping) in the utes (pick-up for you Americans). In rural Laos they come to town shopping on their...
View ArticleSmallholder Veggie Growing–Laos
Sanakhan Farming Village Laos Part of our mission was to assist village livelihood projects in selected villages. This village was suggested to us by local authorities as a village that maybe could...
View ArticleFish Pond Farming Laos
Fish Pond Farming Sanakhan, Laos With river fishing yields declining, fish pond farming can be a great way to supplement household income (little work once the ponds are dug). Farmers close to...
View ArticleRural Schooling-Laos (i)
Village School building at Napafa. Laos Most decent sized villages in Laos have their own primary school and Napafa was no exception. Unfortunately, resources AND facilities are scarce. It was...
View ArticleRural Schooling-Laos (ii)
Village Schooling at Napafa. Laos Whilst talking to the elders of Napafa village to see where we may be able to realistically assist the village, at a village level, (but in a very modest way), we...
View ArticleFijian Cooking Bananas (plantains)
Fijian Cooking Bananas (plantains) We found these large fat plantains in the local market in Savusavu Fiji. As far as cooking bananas they are quite unusual in that they are much thicker and bigger...
View ArticleBroadbeach Rotary visits MIVAC Projects in Laos
Broadbeach Rotary visits MIVAC Projects in Laos In Oct-Nov 2012 Broadbeach Rotary (Gold Coast Australia) visited Laos in Indo-China SE Asia. We organized the trip as part of being Broadbeach Rotarians...
View ArticleBroadbeach Rotary Help the Local Farmers Harvest Rice in Laos
Broadbeach Rotary Help the Local Farmers Harvest Rice in Laos In Oct-Nov 2012 twelve of us from Broadbeach Rotary (Gold Coast Australia) visited Laos in Indo-China SE Asia. The purpose of the trip...
View ArticleBroadbeach Rotary Donates Books to Floating Library Laos
Broadbeach Rotary Donates Books to Floating Library Laos As part of Broadbeach Rotary’s team trip to Laos in Oct-Nov 2012 we were privileged to visit the Floating Library Project initiated by Bob...
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