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Lao PDR - Basic Education
(Girls) Project
The Basic
Education (Girls) Project was implemented
in Laos in 1998 with the primary objective of
improving the access girls, specially those in
minority areas, to quality education. The long-term
objective is to bring more women into the mainstream
of socioeconomic development by progressively
improving their educational level.
The
project Promotes community participation in school
management by involving village committees, the
Lao Women's Union, and NGOs. The participation
of women, in particular, is seen as crucial as
experience from other studies has shown that women's
involvement in school management noticeably increases
girls' enrolment and retention in schools. The
whole community for its part, holds mobilization
activities designed to improve villagers' appreciation
of the value of education, such as supporting
school construction, maintaining textbooks and
community participation in school activities.
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