Deak Kum Pa

Loca­tion:               Luang Pra­bang, Laos PDR

Key dates:             Com­menced April 2011;  First project com­pleted Novem­ber 2011.

Local part­ners:      Mr Andrew Brown and the Super­vi­sion Com­mit­tee of Deal Kum Pa Orphanage

Project back­ground:  The orphan­age is home to over 500 chil­dren, rang­ing from around 7 to around 18 years of age.  Due to a lack of appro­pri­ate resources, the orphan­age has not been able to cater for chil­dren younger than 7.  There are many chil­dren in that age group in the local com­mu­nity who may be at risk of exploita­tion, and for whom the orphan­age could offer a safer and health­ier environment.  

Main activ­i­ties:  We have pro­vided assis­tance to the orphan­age to develop an edu­ca­tional facil­ity for this younger age group.  In addi­tion to engag­ing local work­ers in con­struc­tion of the facil­ity, we have funded the ser­vices of a spe­cial­ist teacher for the children.

Sta­tus of project:  Ongo­ing.  The facil­ity has been com­pleted, and we are engaged in on-going dis­cus­sions with local man­age­ment about what form our con­tin­ued sup­port might take.