by Elise Stephenson | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
So, I’m coming towards the end of my Lao journal now, but I thought I’d write something on our reason for being there – community needs analysis. Based on the 3 government meetings, 3 village meetings and the 2 high school meetings (and 1 primary...
by Elise Stephenson | Jul 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Seuang River Committee Meeting The impacts of tourists coming to the Seuang River Valley region are carefully watched. The Seuang River Committee is a group of village leaders and members from all the villages in the Seuang River. They have a village fund where...
by Elise Stephenson | Jul 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Visit to Tana Highschool – 25 June 2013 Tana Highschool is the second of two highschools in the Pak Xeng region. The school opened in 1993 with three classrooms. Since then, four more have been built and there are currently 27 teachers working at the school....
by Elise Stephenson | Jul 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ve decided to type up parts of my reflections from the Griffith Business School Community Internship in Laos in June 2013. Here is part one: Ministry of Tourism – Meeting in Pak Xeng District Office, 25 June 2013 There are approximately 52 villages...
by Elise Stephenson | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
We’ve been featured! Article courtesy of: http://app.griffith.edu.au/news/2013/06/20/business-students-embrace-laos-opportunity/ Business Students Embrace Laos Opportunity A batch of handmade bracelets is winging its way from the Gold Coast to Iceland this week....
