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LANDEFAKTA

Full name: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Population: 6.4 million (UN, 2010)
Capital: Vientiane
Area: 236,800 sq km (91,400 sq miles)
Major languages: Lao, French (for diplomatic purposes)
Major religion: Buddhism
Life expectancy: 65 years (men), 68 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 new kip = 100 ath
Main exports: Clothing, timber products, coffee, gold, copper, electricity
GNI per capita: US $880 (World Bank, 2009)
Internet domain: .la
International dialling code: +856

Khamhoung Phoumsomdy. Educated from School of Finance, and is now employed as day to day manager of the project in Luang Prabang and is the one who supports the students in their day to day studing.

A letter from a student, Febuary 2012

Hello

My name is Sysouvanh Litthachuch. First I want to thank �Mr. Hans� � key to a better life for helping students in Laos, helping me to get a sponsor to support me studying at the Souphanouvong University for 5 years. In about one year I will finish my education.

I am very happy that someone will support me to study helping me to get more knowledge. This is a way to have a better job in the future.

I would like to give my thanks to Morten Rich Simonsen from Denmark who has been so kind to support me all the way.

It was very special for me to have a visit from him and his wife Lotte here in Luang Prabang. Together we went to visit my parents in Oudomxay province. My parents made a baci ceremony in our house asking Buddha to bless Morten and Lotte wishing them good luck, a long life and a good job. This is tradition in Laos to do so, when someone, who is special to you come to visit.

I feel so lucky and grateful for this to happen for me and I sall never forget their goodness to me.

Sincerely

Sysouvanh Litthachuck.

deh is a humanitarian organization independent of political, religious and economical influence.

deh is working for social inclusion, to create better options for all people to be part of (local)- community �whether it is access to learning, education or job.

A Danish sponser family visited their student in the beginning of 2012 in Laos

Hans Henrik Christensen

Project responsible

If you like to know more about our doing in Laos ask Hans Henrik Christensen, who established the project in 2006 and who is responsible for our work in Laos.

Mail: hhforestad@gmail.com

Mr Hans Organization:

The project

How can you help?

1. You can sponsor one specific student. Tuition for one year about 200 us dollars.

This might be supplied with more money for buying books, copies and extra courses about 150 to 200 us dollars more

.2. You can send an amount of your own choice providing us the option to pay for books and copies for students only having sponsorship for the tuition.

A student needs 3 to 5 years to have certificate. It would be convenient if you feel committed for a whole period to a sponsored student.

We provide mail contact to the student making you able to follow up about the learning process .

Our Luang Prabang office assist the student communicating to you if he is not English speaking.

Where to pay?

To europeanhouse organization Danske bank reg.9541 kt/account 2580063686 mark �Laos�

The House Luang Prabang,   Ban Xangkong village.

In 2006 deh started a development and educationproject aimed at students under te name Mr. Hans Organisation, (Mr.'Hans'). The purpose is ti give young poor Laots a possibility to get a univeristy degree at an University or another higher education establishment in Laos.

The support is given to young people with proper skills in order to achieve a higher degree, but who not necessarily have the economic resources.
The picture below:
Bounpheng Vongpachit, educated in English and is now continuing with  computer technology and communication.

Khamhoung Phoumsomdy is day to day manager

and Sysouvanh Litthachuck is studing English and computer technology.

They are sitting in front of our house which gives room for office and whare two students can live as well.

Organisationen finder sponsorer til hver studerende � udv�lger egnede studerende ved tilstedev�relse i Laos og kontrollerer at st�ttemidler anvendes til studierelaterede form�l (studieafgift,b�ger papir og kopier samt ekstra kurser, som har direkte relation til studierne) yder r�dgivning og vejledning til de studerende undervejs. Kun undtagelsesvis gives st�tte til kost og ophold

Det er fortrinsvis unge fra de tyndt befolkede bjergomr�der i nord, hvor de sm� jordlodder ikke kan br�df�de hele n�ste generation.

Viengtha

... is studing economy at School of Finance

DEH � 5 years in Laos.

Over five years we have had a project running about paying tuition and other study related items for poor students from the rural areas in the northern part of Laos. We claim: �Education is a key to a better life�

4 students have ended their studies 2 with English language 2 educated from School of Finance, Luang Prabang.

5 students are at university and school of finance studying now.

We have an office and a place for students to meet, we build up a network of students abroad. At the moment three Danish students have visited �our� lao students and learned about Laos. We hope the network will be grooving.

February 2011 one of our sponsors were visiting �her� student. The visit was a success and the sponsor could experience the result of her sponsorship.

It seems to be a tendency to visit the sponsored student. At Christmas 2011 a new sponsor come to visit Luang Prabang. We have arranged for the sponsor to travel in the mountain region visiting the parents in

the village where the student was born. The student participate in this travel and act as guide and interpreter. This is a new dimension for foreigner to visit the country.

All students in the project �Mr. Hans� help out to find new ways to fund money for other students. At the moment we are discussing export of wooden- art work, coffee and tea.

So far we have been working exclusively with sponsorships. This is an ongoing process � which means that you dear reader should be very welcome to take up a sponsorship if you like.

The new temple in Ban Nakhone is supported by �Mr. Hans�

Lao is a state in southeast Asia, member of ASEAN, borderlines to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and China.

Previous Laos was a kingdom. It was influenced by France and became a part of French Indochina 1893. This continued until world war 2 where Japan occupied the country.

In 1949 it became an independent kingdom ruled by king Sisavangvong.

In the period where USA and Vietnam were fighting there too was fighting in Laos which lead to victory for The Pathet Lao party in 1976. The king stepped down and the country became Lao PDR (people�s democratic republic)

Only accepted political party in Laos is Pathet Lao

- Hans Henrik Christensen

The contact 'Denmark Laos'

Nanna With, veterinarian student

and Sysouvanh vduring her visit in Luang Prabang

Christine Z�low, law student

and Khamhoung at their visit in Tivoli

A students network is growing in Laos. The students in Laos a visit from Danish students travelling in Laos

Through the DEH work in Laos they got knowledge to the group and made contact.

The Lao students gave information about Laos and they acted as guides in world heritage Luang Prabang, and they changed experiences of studying in Denmark and Laos.

Three Danish students have been visiting us. We find it important to have this dialogue between students from different countries and we want this to happen even more. We still have mailing contact with the students abroad.

In the summer 2011 our duty manager in Luang Prabang was visiting Denmark and Sweden paying visit to the Danish students.

We would very much like to make this network to expand. � for help and support to the Lao students.

deh

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Socialt ansvar p� tv�rs af gr�nser - Social responsibility across borders

Sysoavanhs, Morten and Lotte at the visit in Luang Prabang