TerraKids
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2-Day Teacher Training Workshops Make an Impact
One teacher told us, “Thank you for facilitating such helpful discussions about the problems that our students face and how we can work together to find solutions. Meeting with fellow teachers to discuss these things was so empowering.” This was in response to our recent 2-day Teacher Training Workshops, which were organized and led by the TerraKids team for teachers from 46 different schools. Over 110…
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TerraClear gets Vaccinated
Laos began vaccinating for COVID mid-March, using AstraZeneca (132,000 doses, donated through the UN COVAX program) and Sinopharm (1.4 million doses donated by the Chinese government). The goal is to vaccinate 50% of the population in Laos by the end of 2021. TerraClear has participated in the vaccination effort with 15 employees already fully vaccinated…
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COVID Lockdown Comes to Laos!
COVID finally arrived in Laos. For one year, Laos was able to keep COVID at bay, by carefully requiring quarantine for all arrivals into Laos. For one year, the cases of COVID in Laos were less than 50, with no community transmission. Then, Lao New Year 2021 (April 14-16) was celebrated in a more normal…
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TerraKids Joins with SFE in Sekong
A few months ago our Social Responsibility Coordinator, Jood, facilitated a training on Child Protection with SFE, a non-profit organisation in Kapeu, Sekong. SFE is a long-standing, well-trusted partner who incorporates TerraClear ceramic water filters in their community development projects and target villages. We were delighted to hear that after Jood’s training, SFE would be…