Story told by Lenin Ne, TerraClear Representative, Champassak Province, Laos October 2024 Tey and Lah, a young couple living in Kongthoon village, are the proud parents of two daughters, Maina and Anu, ages 4 and 2. From the moment Maina was born, Tey and Lah’s hearts were burdened with a […]

Soun lives in Khamteu Village in southern Laos. At 60 years old, his life is unconventional for a Lao man: he never married and has no family to care for him in his later years. Despite his hard work, Soun struggles to afford more than the basic necessities of life. […]

Story told by Mr. Vilaiphone Xaiyasen,  TerraClear Representative and Trainer, TerraClear, Pakse, Laos Mr. Vilaiphone Xaiyasen, a dedicated sales representative for TerraClear, loves his job, selling filters to families all throughout the district of Ta-Oy, in Salavahn Province. Covering around 100 villages on a rotating basis, Mr. Vilaiphone finds immense […]

Story told by Ms. Souksavanh Souvanny, TerraKids Manager, Pakse, Laos In recent years, child trafficking has become a huge and growing problem in SE Asia. In the country of Laos for example, traffickers prey on the poverty of families and offer the promise of scholarships or lucrative employment to entice parents […]