the people at family level in Hong Sa District, Sayaboury Province Project Impact to the people at family level in Hong Sa District, Sayaboury Province Department of International Economic and Cooperation, MOFA Nong Bone Road, Vientiane Lao PDR. Tel: (856) 021 416588; Fax: (856) 021 416597; E-mail: diclaos@laonet.net

Activities Supported by Project Village Profile Name: Namakyom village District: Hong Sa Province: Sayaboury Population: 240, female 115 No. of family: 32 Ethnic: Laotheung Distance from district center: 6 km Activities Supported by Project Elementary school Cash crop promotion Fruit tree Poultry, large animal Irrigation.

Family Interview Mr Kui Patsaya, 50 years old, wife’s name is Nang La Patsaya, 46 years old, with 5 children (3 girls). His family lives in Namakyom village (Laotheung), Hong Sa district, Sayaboury province. Namakyom is a development target village of the project in Hong Sa district, during 1998-2004. Before the project, this village used to be a poorest one, because of Laotheung village, the people still have undeveloped attitude. Therefore, it’s difficult to develop. Now, after the project has been implementing, all people together develop their families step by step and the living condition is better. Before the project Mr Kuis’ family was poor, they had no land for food production and kept on shifting cultivation activity and no extra income from agriculture, Now, his family is better, has 2 permanent houses (1 is in Hong Sa), and they have cultivated area to respond for living. Based on the interview, his family is developed step by step if compare to before the project come,especially the livestock is benefit to him , which his family can more income from selling animal and now his family already get out of poverty and become a pilot family in the village. The extra income can support his children for school 1 in Louangphabang collage and 1 in the National University in Dongdok, Vientiane. For more details please see next slide

Before project Present Family Status Bamboo house. No hand tractor. No rise mill, no motorbike and radio, VCD. No extra incomes Agriculture Shifting cultivation 3 ha/year. No fruit tree No mulberry No teak wood 10 buffalo No cow 10 poultry No training on livestock. No vaccination. Family Status Permanent house with iron sheet. Hand tractor. Rise mill, 1 motorbike, 1 bicycle and VCD. Extra income from livestock Agriculture Permanent upland cultivation because no plain area for developing paddy field, last year they got about 3 ton of productivity. Mulberry 0.5 ha, earn 300,000 kip/year. Teak wood 1.5 ha. Fruit tree, pineapple and banana. Garlic 1.5 ha 10 buffalo and already sold 5 buffalo for rice mill machine.

Before project Present 20 cow, this year they can get about 12.500.000 kip. 100 poultry Trained on livestock, breeding and feeding. 5 training on livestock and agronomy School 1 elementary school constructed by project with community contribution in labor and some local material. Enough teacher, now there are 3 teacher. Children have opportunity for school, 1 is studying in National University of Laos, 1 is in Louangpabang collage.. School 1 impermanent elementary school Not enough classrooms From class 1 to class 3. Not enough teacher( 1 teacher) Children no opportunity for school Children completed school only 30-40 person.

Before project Present Health Health No dispensary When the member of family sick, there was no place to cure and no medicine. So, people turn to traditional and unauthorized doctors. Walk to district hospital No toilet always effected by diarrhea disease. Health When get sick we can go to district hospital because the road is good and we also have motorbike. The sickness has been reduced because of good transportation. Have campaigning on sanitation. Toilet.

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