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Food and Nutrition Challenge: A case from northern of Laos
Food and Nutrition Challenge By: Jalynne Clarie Au Sizhen Did you know many families in Laos still lacked access to sufficient and nutritious food? In northern regions like Beng and Pakbeng districts in Oudomxay Province, it’s a part of that farmers continue to face significant daily struggles. Based on field data collection, we have identified …
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Waste Awareness in Community
On March 25 and 27, 2026, the Youth Ambassador for Tomorrow team conducted an awareness-raising and educational mission on household waste management in Hongkaikeo and Houayhong villages, Chanthabuly District, Vientiane Capital. The activities included: ✅ Conducting on-site surveys within the communities and villages. ✅ Exchanging knowledge, sharing lessons learned, and developing plans to improve household …
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Orientation Workshop on Participatory Action Research Project
On March 20, 2026, the HJA held a meeting to introduce the implementation plan for the activity: “Participatory Action Research (PAR) in Strengthening Community Resilience and Ownership for Climate Change Adaptation,” in collaboration with relevant partners and target villages. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Davanh Kingsady, Head of the One-Door-Stop Service Center of Beng …
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Vulnerability Risk Assessment / VRA
From February 18–19, 2026, the project team for “Strengthening and Empowering Youth Leaders in Climate Change Adaptation” (SEYCA) conducted a Vulnerability Risk Assessment (VRA) in target villages within Beng District, Oudomxay Province. The main objectives of the activity were: To collect socio-economic data, information on natural disasters, and community livelihood promotion activities. This data will …
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Workshop on Achievement and Lessons Learned on “Empowering Young Women Leader for Climate Resilience”
On February 17, 2026, the HJA held a meeting to report on the success, outcomes, and lessons learned from the implementation of the project: “Empowering Women Leaders in Promoting Climate Change Adaptation” at the Beng District in Oudomxay Province. The primary objective of the meeting was to exchange and extract lessons learned from the activities implemented …
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Waste-to-Art Competition
Highlights from the “Waste to Art” Upcycling Competition The Waste to Art Competition was held to collectively find innovative ideas for transforming waste into something valuable. A big congratulations to all the students for showcasing such wonderful and creative ideas! European Union in Laos Swiss Cooperation Mekong Swisscontact Lao PDR ພັນຖິ່ນ/Phan-Thin Social Enterprise#WasteToArt #EUTeam …
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Waste-to-Art Training
Have you ever thought that things we are about to throw away could become beautiful and valuable works of art? This past January, our Youth Ambassador for Tomorrow team participated in a training session titled “Waste to Art.” The goal was to promote the maximum use of resources and help reduce the amount of waste in …
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Empowering Youth for a Green Future
Youth Ambassador for Tomorrow recently conducted activities at three schools: Saiphone Secondary School, Vientiane Secondary School, and Sisattanak Upper Secondary School from February 2–4, 2026. The events were attended by teachers, students, and representatives from related offices. The event was filled with engaging exchanges regarding current waste and environmental issues. We presented youth-driven ideas for …
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Gender Action Learning System (GALs) Training
In December 2025, HJA organized a training on the Gender Action Learning System (GALs) for 29 young women leaders from 5 target villages in Beng District. The primary objectives of this activity were: To build gender awareness: Providing young female leaders and volunteers with a correct understanding of gender equality, human rights, and their roles …
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Exchange and Sharing Workshop on Saoban Research Implementation
On December 8–9, 2025, HJA organized a “Sharing and Lesson Learned Workshop on the Results of Saoban Research Implementation”. We were joined by relevant district-level offices and dedicated volunteers from our 5 target villages:Beng District: Na Houay Village, Homxaykham Village and Sam Kang Village.Pakbeng District: Ngon Village and Xaysana Village, Oudomxay Province.This workshop was more …
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Environment Awareness
On November 22, 2025 Youth Ambassador for Tomorrow disseminated environmental knowledge at Bo Na Ngua Secondary School, Chanthabouly district, VTE. The main objective was to ensure that young people clearly understand environmental problems, causes, and solutions that they can implement themselves. During the activity, they learned about: Waste Air pollution Water pollution Biodiversity Green energy …
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Awareness Raising Environmental Among Youth
On November 15, 2025, Huamjai Asasamak Association and Phan-Thin Social Enterprise conducted an Environmental Education Awareness at Chao Anouvong Secondary School. The main goal of the activity was to provide youth with a clear understanding of the environmental issues currently occurring, the root causes and practical solutions they can implement themselves.The activities covered learning about:Waste …
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CFLI 2025-2026 Orientation Workshop
On 14 Nov 2025, HJA team participated in the CFLI Partner Workshop Orientation for the 2025-2026 programming cycle. The workshop aimed to assist partner organization teams in navigating the program’s operational framework and enhancing the impact of their CFLI-funded initiatives. Workshop Objectives and Key Content:1. Clarifying key program requirements.2. Exploring inclusive and responsive approaches.3. Exchanging …
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Youth are the Changer: Understanding the Problem, Causes and Solutions through Real-Life Learning
Youth are the Changer: Understanding the Problem, Causes and Solutions through Real-Life Learning On September 8, 2025, HuamJai Asasamak Association and Phan-Thin Social Enterprise, along with Youth Ambassadors conducted an environmental education Awareness at Vientiane Secondary School. The main goal of the activity was for young people to clearly understand: the environmental problems that are …
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Handing Over Tools to Continue the Dream! 28 Young Families Transition to Sustainable, Chemical-Free Agricultural Income
Handing Over Tools to Continue the Dream! 28 Young Families Transition to Sustainable, Chemical-Free Agricultural Income Recently, HuamJai Asasamak Association provided equipment and agricultural seeds to 28 young women leaders/families in 5 target villages of Beng District, Oudomxay Province. This effort is to promote sustainable agricultural production, generate stable income for the families and increase …
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Creating Change with Real Knowledge!
Creating Change with Real Knowledge! In late October 2025, HuamJai Asasamak Association organized a training session for young volunteers on the topic of SaoBan Research/Community-Based Research . The training aimed to build understanding and enhance skills in design: * Learning how to create questionnaires/interviews that local villagers understand and willingly cooperate with. * Data Collection: …
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Empowering Women Leaders Today to Build Community Resilience Tomorrow
Empowering Women Leaders Today to Build Community Resilience Tomorrow Early this October, HuamJai Asasamak Association (HJA) organized a leadership training workshop for 28 young women volunteers in 5 target villages in Beng District, Oudomxay Province. During the training, participants learned through real-life demonstrations and working groups that include: Joint Decision-Making : Through group discussions, participants …
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Empower Young Women Leader for Climate Change Adaptation
Empower Young Women Leader for Climate Change Adaptation EmpowerYoungWomenLeaderforClimateChangeAdaptation The Project Orientation Workshop for “Empower Young Women Leader for Climate Change Adaptation” was successfully held on October 2, 2025. District-level partners, young people and target village authorities participated to exchange and planning for the project’s implementation. Project Highlights: Creating New Leaders: Equipping them with …
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Teamwork, Leadership, Facilitation Skills and Gender Roles Training
Teamwork, Leadership, Facilitation Skills and Gender Roles Training Teamwork, Leadership, Facilitation skills and gender Training for Youth leader in Oudomxay Province Towards the end of last September, HuamJai Asasamak Association organized a training workshop on the topics of: Teamwork, Leadership, Facilitation Skills, and Gender Roles for a target group of youth from Bang and Pak …
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Youth Learning Sustainable Agriculture: Passing on Environmentally Friendly Local Wisdom
Youth Learning Sustainable Agriculture: Passing on Environmentally Friendly Local Wisdom 🌿 Youth Learning Sustainable Agriculture: Passing on Environmentally Friendly Local Wisdom Ep 2: Scenes of the Young Ambassadors participating in a knowledge exchange regarding the implementation of environmentally friendly clean agriculture that still preserves local wisdom, at the Tha Chang Cooperative, Pak Ngum District, …
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Awareness-raising and community service on environmental conservation
Awareness-raising and community service on environmental conservation 🌱 Start Today, Starting with Ourselves! A good environment begins with awareness and taking small actions. Throw away trash in the correct place, clean up our area, for the sustainable future of our children and grandchildren. Ep 1: Scenes from the recent awareness-raising and community service activities …
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Environmental Education Awareness Training
Environmental Education Awareness Training #environmentaleducationawareness Huamjai Asasamak Association & ພັນຖິ່ນ/Phan-Thin Social Enterprise organized a training on “Environmental Education and Awareness” / “EEA” for youth under “Youth Ambassador for Tomorrow” project. Aims to increase understanding current environmental issues and their causes as well as to brainstorm ways to reduce and solve these problems together, by starting …
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Training on Leadership for Youth Ambassador for Tomorrow
Leadership Training #Responsibility Is the Core of Leadership On August 13-15, 2025, Huamjai Asasamak Association and ພັນຖິ່ນ/Phan-Thin Social Enterprise successfully completed a leadership training for Youth Ambassador for Tomorrow. The training was designed to enhance the youth’s skills to be more assertive, decisive decision-making, maturity, and strategic thinking. The program was funded by Swisscontact …
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Youth Ambassador for Tomorrow
Youth Ambassador for Tomorrow 🌟 Successful “Young Ambassadors for the Environment” Training The training session for the “Young Ambassadors for the Environment” has successfully concluded. The topics covered were teamwork, self-understanding and gender roles. The session was filled with an atmosphere of valuable learning exchange and a shared journey together. This initiative was supported …
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Team Empowerment Training
Team Empowerment Training From July 2nd to 4th, 2025, HuamJai Asasamak Association organized a team-strengthening workshop. We were honored to have Ajarn Sakrit Hankhampha as the trainer. The objective of the training was: To enable the team/staff to discover and develop their personal strengths. To enable staff to utilize those strengths for the development of …
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Field Visit to Support Target Villages and Promote Youth Participation
Field Visit to Support Target Villages and Promote Youth Participation On May 28, 2025, Huamjai Asasamak Association was pleased to welcome representatives from GEF Small Grants Programme during monitoring visit. The purpose of visit was to support and enhance understanding of the project goals, particularly focusing on the village development fund initiatives. The visit also …
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Huam Jai Asasamak Association (HJA) provided equipment to 20 targeted youth (10 women) across 5 villages in Beng and Pakbeng districts, Oudomxay province.
During 22-26 May 2025, Huam Jai Asasamak Association (HJA) provided equipment to 20 targeted youth (10 women) across 5 villages in Beng and Pakbeng districts, Oudomxay province. This initiative aims to promote youth activities that reduce family expenses and generate income and contribute to climate change adaptation and foster good role models within the community. …
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workshop on achievement and lessons learned in “Youth-women leaders for climate change adaptation”
On 28 March, 2025, Huam Jai Asasamak Association together with DAFO of Sangthong organized a workshop on achievement and lessons learned in “Youth-women leaders for climate change adaptation”. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Sangvone Phimmasone Deputy Mayor of Sangthong district. The meeting focused on presenting/discussing the results, Challenges, and lessons learned from activities implementation. it …
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Training on natural resources and environmental sustainability, Impact of chemical in agricultural production, seedling and duck raising
During 28-21 March 2025, Huam Jai Asasamak Association together with DONRE of Beng and Pakbeng districts, held a training on Natural resources and environmental sustainability, impact of chemical in agricultural production, seedling and duck raising to 24 young people from 6 villages of 2 districts (Nahuay, Samkang, Homesaikham villages of beng district, and Huaysengkham, Saisana, …
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Field monitoring on greenhouse vegetable cultivation
On March 11, 2025, Huam Jai Asasamak Association together with district partners conducted a field monitoring on greenhouse vegetable cultivation and provided the technical guidance to the target group in 3 villages of the project, totaling 14 families (Thanasanghin, Sakai and Khok Hae villages of Sangthong district, VTE) under the “Youth-Women Leaders for Climate Change …
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