MiVAC is presently administered by a Board chaired by Brian Boon, Peter Perry is the Vietnam Project Coordinator whilst Lyn Clark does every thing else that the boys can’t do. Merv Hains handles the treasury. We all have had , coincidently, some military experience with 2 of us having served
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Ba Tang, Vietnam Project
The Ba Tang community lies between Khe Sanh and the Laos border in the Quang Tri Province of Vietnam. Thousands of ‘minority’ people live here, many below the poverty line in remote, mountainous regions. Most homes and schools are without an adequate water supply or toilet facilities. High explosive bombs
Phoukood District Village Development Project Update
WORKS UPDATE (9th January, 2016) Ban Souy Noi All done and dusted! – pleased to report that the standard of the workmanship improves with each new Project, and Mr Syamphay very impressed at yesterday’s final inspection. Quite a celebration by the villagers yesterday. I was privileged to be invited to
Phoukood District Village Development Project Update
WORKS UPDATE (26th December 2015) PROJECT WORKS Would you believe that a site visit yesterday was somewhat spoiled by persistent steady rain. It continued most of the day and into the evening to make for a somewhat soggy but nevertheless, very enjoyable Christmas Day. Ban Souy Noi Weir and headworks
Phoukhood District – Red Letter Day
Folks I thought your good friend Geoff might appreciate the attached photos. His very generous donation paid for 6 kitchen work benches and 18 beds all made by a local “craftsman”, a mattress, blanket, pillow and mosquito net for each bed, drums and dippers for the 2 showers and 2 toilets, floor mats
Phoukood District Village Development Project Update
REPORT ON SITE VISIT TO ANG VILLAGE – 4TH OCTOBER 2015 INTRODUCTION Ang Village is small community of approximately 150 inhabitants located some 15Km west of Phoukood town site. Access is via a narrow, winding and extremely rough road which becomes impassable during the wet season. In mid September of
A Small but Significant Step for “The Phoukood Project”
A Small but Significant Step for “The Phoukood Project” As most avid readers of MiVAC’s newsletter will know, at least the last three volunteer in Lao have spend many many hours drafting and reviewing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for MiVAC’s next project with various District, Provincial and Central government
Changeover of Volunteers at MiVAC House, Lao
Changeover of Volunteers at MiVAC House, Lao June 25 saw the arrival of Lee and I at MiVAC House in Phonsavan in Xieng Khouang Province, Lao. Following a much appreciated airport pick up by Malcolm and Vicky Cowan (the outgoing Volunteers) we enjoyed an orientation tour of the town of
Report from Malcolm and Vicky Cowan
Volunteering, Phonsovan, May June 2014 Malcolm and Vicky Cowan In 2007 on a backpacking tour of SE Asia, we visited Phonsovan on the usual flying visit; a winding bus trip over the hills, a couple of nights at a guest house, a meal at Nisha’s Indian and Bamboozle and a
A Sewing Venture in Ban Xai, Lao PDR
A Sewing Venture in Ban Xai, Lao PDR Last year I was fortunate to be able to represent MiVAC on the remote village site of Ban Xai in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. MiVAC’s mission in the region is to reduce poverty by establishing better water supply, toilets and hygiene practices.