In Laos, although the government has made a lot of efforts, the literacy rate remains one of the lowest in Southeast Asia. One of the reasons for this is the low quality of education. In this context, Aide et Action began to collaborate with the Lao Ministry of Education in June 2005, supporting the implementation of a pilot Project for a Structured Education in Laos (PESL). These activities aim at the improvement and management of pilot schools in two pilot provinces: Oudomxay (northern Laos) and Champassak (southern Laos).

• To train school headmasters on community involvement in education development
• To promote reading promotion in pilot schools established with Aide et Action's partners
• To establish pre-primary educational sites in pilot sites

Intervention areas: Oudomxay Province (North) and Champassak Province (South), Laos

Aide et Action supports PESL implementation by providing:

• A methodology and a «know-how», particularly concerning training, animation, capitalization and promotion of school
• A technical expertise in the targeted fields: school project, school library, pre-school teaching, community mobilization
• A regional presence which makes capitalization possible through experience-sharing processes
• Through its principles of intervention and its vision, the project's final objective is the transfer of responsibility from Aide et Action to the Lao Ministry of Education

• Organized 3 Trainings (on library, use of preprimary curriculum, curriculum and early childhood education)
• Trained 4 National trainers
• Reached 24 Schools of 24 villages
• Trained 120 teachers
• Reached 3000 students