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NICCO
has supported the people at Viengkham district in Lao PDR for
10 years. Due to the construction of Nam Ngum dam, initially
supported by Japan and Canada, people were compelled to move
to this region. At this one of the poorest regions in Laos,
people live on their little farmland cultivated by deforestation
and the income from working away from home.
In the past, we have implemented various projects
such as Cow-raising, Weaving-bank and electrification. Hereafter,
we continue to provide additional supports regarding investigation
and analysis of local situation and needs. |
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| Project
Overview |
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| ■ Duration |
- Operation period - since 1994By
the end of 2001, all the management has been transferred
to Lao NICCO. Field investigation was carried out
iin August 2003 to survey needs for additional support.
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| ■ Beneficiaries |
- Village people at Hat Sai kuun, Phon Hang and Nontae,
Viengkham Province
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| ■What we do |
- Cow bank, Weaving bank and
Agricultural resources bank
- Irrigation support
- Building elementary school
- Supporting installing the electricity equipment
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| Project
Calendar |
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| 1994 |
Cooperating with Thai NICCO , Cow bank
starts |
| 1998 |
Start up agricultural resources bank at
Phonhang village, Viengkham district. |
| 1999 |
Establish Lao NICCO at Viengkham district,
Vientiane Province. |
| March |
Study-tour project at Phon Hang Village.
With 25 participants from Japan, total 140 people made
thorough repairs on irrigation canals. |
| January, 2000 |
Build an elementary school at Phon Hang
Village. |
| August |
Start Cow bank at Nontae Village. |
| February, 2001 |
Complete installing the electricity equipment
at Nontae Village. |
| August |
Start Weaving bank at Nontae and Mae Pho
Si Village. |
| December |
At Nontae Village, complete new building
for higher grades of elementary school |
| April, 2002 |
Complete building for elementary school
at Hat Sai Kuun Village. |
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In cow bank, cows are lent for long-term
without interest. People will give the second and the
fourth calves back to the cow bank committee in the same
village, which is based on the local community. The people
will keep the first, third and the fifth calves. These
calves bring the cash income to the people. |
Agricultural resources bank is a system
allows people to lend the required equipments for farming
such as tractor, fertilizer and water-pump without collateral.
The managing committee consisted of people and the village
council, is currently run by three members. People do
return the gas-loan and other their loans after its busy
farming season. |
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A study-tour was carried out by NICCO
in March 1999. 140 people consisted of 25-Japanese participant
and local people in Phon Hang Village, made repairs for
irrigation canals and technical transformation. |
Ironically enough, although it was the
dam construction that forced them to move, there was no
electricity. They were as poor as unable to afford their
food. It is no need to say that they could not pay the
cost of putting telegraph poles (70% covered by government
and 30% by each villages) The NICCO's support brought
them electricity. |
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The villages around this region are devoted
to education. They make their children go to school regardless
of how poor the families are. |
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