Once we had the first project well underway in ViengHin, and a schedule to roll-out the first 257 water filters, it was time to get our last major project underway…Donesok School construction. …
The 7km of pipe finally arrived in the wee hours of the early morning, from Vientiane. While it took a good portion of the day to unload from the big truck and count the inventory, it took only a fe…
It has been a busy week with two Lao holidays and progress with our water project. Monday was a National Holiday with the celebration of Lao Independence…40 years! It rained so the festiviti…
The summer and fall were quite fruitful in the presentation and fundraising area. People and organizations seem to come from nowhere. We had hoped to raise enough for our two main projects, plus 2…
We are now 6 weeks into our new year and there has been a lot of activity. Our treasurer told me that we had actually raised $179,400 last year! I knew we had done better than previous years but d…
Upon review of my last post I realize that I had not reported on the completion of our largest water project to date. It was iffy as to whether or not we were going to be able to do it in the fiscal…
The last couple of weeks have been rather hectic at times, as we try to complete the rest of the projects, prepare our reporting and visit the villages who have made formal requests for next season. F…
It is hard to believe that another season has pretty much come and gone, with the last project well underway and our last small project expected to be completed over the next couple of days. We had lo…
With a gazillion pictures to go through and 6 weeks left to finish all or our projects this year, it has been a whirlwind of activity as of late. At the same time we are reviewing requests and propo…
Fireworks, Loud Music and some pretty bad karaoke throughout the night made for a sleepless night, but that is Laos during celebrations whether it be Lao New Year, Christmas, a wedding, a funeral and …
With the arrival in Laos for another exciting season of projects for Clean Water, Toilets and Schools, I can’t help but wonder where all the time went over the spring, summer and fall months. …
