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On January 15, 2025, The Public Information and Awareness Services for Vulnerable Communities in Lao PDR Project (PIASVC) held its first annual symposium. The Symposium was honored to chaired by Dr. Leevameng Leebouapao, Deputy Director General of the Department of Land, Mr. Jesper Elias Lauridsen, Country Director of Helvetas Laos, and Mr. Markus Olavi Kukkonen, Land Specialist and PIASVC Project Team Leader at the World Bank. A total of 72 participants attended, representing central and local government agencies, international organizations, civil society organizations, and others

Village Focus International, a member of the Land Information Working Group and a sub-grantee of the The Public Information and Awareness Services for Vulnerable Communities in Lao PDR Project (PIASVC), hosted a festival to share lessons and experiences on village facilitators from Laongarm and Salavanh districts on December 11-12, 2024, at the Green Earth Center. The event was attended by a diverse group of over 238 participants, including government officials, provincial and district representatives, academics, civil society organizations, and villagers from 24 target villages.

ໃນລະຫວ່າງ ວັນທີ  19 ຫາ 22 ສິງຫາ 2024, ກຸ່ມແລກປ່ຽນຂໍ້ມູນເລື່ອງທີ່ດິນ ແລະ ພະນັກງານໂຄງການ PIASVC ເດີນທາງລົງພາກສະໜາມເຮັດວຽກຢູ່ ແຂວງ ອຸດົມໄຊ. ເນື່ອງໃນໂອກາດດັ່ງກ່າວ, ທີມງານ ໄດ້ຢ້ຽມຢາມ ໂຄງການຂອງຄູ່ຮ່ວມງານ ກໍຄື ໂຄງ​ການ ການ​ໃຫ້​ຂໍ້​ມູນ​ສາ​ທາ​ລະ​ນະ ແລະ ການ​ໃຫ້​ຄວາມ​ຮູ້​ແກ່​ຊຸມ​ຊົນ ທີ່​ມີ​ຄວາມບອບ​ບາງ​...

We are happy to share with you our our 20th LIWG Newsletter covering activities from June – September 2024. In this newsletter, we present activities implemented by the secretariat, its members and its network related to land advocacy, natural resource protection, and the promotion of human rights related to land and natural resource tenures.

We are happy to share with you our our 19th LIWG Newsletter covering activities from January – May 2024 . In this newsletter, we present activities implemented by the secretariat, its members and its network related to land advocacy, natural resource protection, and the promotion of human rights related to land and natural resource tenures.

The PIASVC project, under Helvetas Laos, held an Implementation Management Committee (IMC) meeting on September 5, 2024, at the Donchan Palace Hotel. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Anothay Chanthalasy, Deputy Director General of the Department of Lands, MoNRE, Mr. Jesper Elias Lauridsen, General Director of Helvetas, invited guests, including participants from IMC, government officials from provincial-level Departments of Natural Resources and Environment (5 provinces), and 5 social organizations (CSOs), totaling 40 participants.