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http://www.communitylearninginternational.org/

This is a website about CLI.

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Y12 Laos CAS visit

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Students spent their CAS week activity in Laos, helping children and schools in remote areas.

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Here is a video of Year 6 students visiting Laos

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At first I didn't really want to go, but after thinking about my interests, Laos was just the place for me. The only reason I might have chosen another place for school trip was just to be with my friends. Laos is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me.

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The RCHK - LAOS website!

Take a look at some familiar faces

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Authentic action should be taken within and beyond the local community. There are opportunities for our students to take individual and community action within the units of inquiry but there are few...

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RCHK fundraising for LAOS

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Laos Tourism Website to get a flavor of the country and it's people:

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Laos Tourism Website to get a flavor of the country and it's people:

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Laos celebrates many annual festivals called "Boun" in the Lao Language which are particularly enjoyable and beautiful, signifying traditional aspects of Lao lifestyle. Most festivals are connected with religion and the yearly rice farming cycle. The timing of the festivals is calculated according to the Buddhist lunar calendar, thus changing every year.

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Another video showing the Lao children dancing and the work of CLI

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Lao Children's Library Boat Visits Ban Pak Leong

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Community Learning International runs two Lao Children's Library boats (or 'Book Boats' as they're commonly known) which serve over 100 disadvantaged villages that have little or no road access. In addition, our boats distribute stationary, and circulate over 100 portable libraries or 'Book Bags' each containing 100 titles to remote schools.

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The library boat which travels to remote villages along the Mekong River to provide reading opportunities to children.

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there is a library boat funded by Big Brother Mouse that travels up and down the Nam Khong allowing children access to reading materials.

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Laos country overview from the BBC

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Landlocked Laos is one of the world's few remaining communist states and one of East Asia's poorest.

A French colony until the 1953, the power struggle which ensued between royalists and the communist group Pathet Lao also saw the country caught up in the Vietnam War. Communist forces overthrew the monarchy in 1975, heralding years of isolation.

After the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, Laos began opening up to the world. But despite economic reforms, the country remains poor and heavily dependent on foreign aid.

Most Laotians live in rural areas, with around 80% working in agriculture mostly growing rice. The state has made no secret of its huge hydropower ambitions and its desire to become the "battery" of Southeast Asia.

The government anticipates that by 2025 hydropower will become the country's biggest source of revenue. But neighbours Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia have raised concerns about the environmental impact of its dam building projects along the Mekong River

See more country profiles - Profiles compiled by BBC Monitoring

FACTS

LEADER
President: Bounnhang Vorachit
Bounnhang Vorachit was appointed president by the National Assembly in April 2016. four months after being installed as head of the country's ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP).

In his acceptance speech, the president said he would strive for "peaceful international policies, unity, friendship and cooperation".

He has since forged stronger relations with the United States, welcoming President Barack Obama on an official visit in September 2016, the first by a US president.

Mr Vorachit has held several senior cabinet posts including vice-president. As a teenager he joined the Pathet Lao armed movement which fought for Laos' independence.

MEDIA

The communist state exerts tight control over the media, owning all newspapers and broadcast media.

Estimates suggest that there are over half a million internet users and the number is rising.

In 2014, the government introduced strict new internet controls, making online criticism of its policies or the ruling party a criminal offence. The new legislation also demands that web users register with their real names when setting up social media accounts.

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TIMELINE
Some key dates in the history of Laos:
1893 - Laos becomes a French protectorate until 1945, when it is briefly occupied by the Japanese towards the end of the Second World War.

1946 - French rule over Laos is resumed.

1950 - Laos is granted semi-autonomy as an associated state within the French Union.

1953 - Independence restored after the end of French rule. Civil war breaks between royalists and the communist group, the Pathet Lao.

1975 - Pathet Lao - renamed the Lao People's Front - replaces the monarchy with a communist government.

1986 - Laos introduces market reforms.

1997 - Laos becomes member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

2011 - New stock market opens in Vientiane.

2013 - Becomes a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

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Landlocked Laos is one of the world's few remaining communist states and one of East Asia's poorest. A French colony until the 1953, the power struggle which ensued between royalists and the communist group Pathet Lao also saw the country caught up in the Vietnam War.