Sabaidee from Vientiane!!

ASEAN Youth Forum participants got together in Vientiane, Lao PDR on Feb 16 to exchange about their work experiences and catch up with friends.  Bennett, Sombath, Rita, Kita, Yurt ate dinner together before sending Bennett on the bus to Savannakhet.  Ole also joined in with everyone the evening before for some dinner and late night fun!

The Lao Youth Network has been very busy organizing workshops for young NGOs and organizers, with the Lao Youth Action for AIDS Programme (LYAP) working with groups all over the country.  Rita and Sombath have been traveling to Pakse and Vang Vieng for trainings on AIDS prevention campaigns and education.  It was inspiring to hear their stories from working with other young people and trying to make society a better place.  Kita, who is a volunteer with the Participatory Development Training Center (PADETC), will be finishing university soon and then starting community development work in Savannakhet province.  Ole is planning to work on environmental consulting with a dam project in central Lao PDR.

We look forward to hearing more from our Lao friends!