Programme Description SVA aims to enable children and youth to have opportunity, capability and pride to select their future by themselves by creating appropriate educational environments for children who are future custodians of our societies. The target is children, youth and concerning adults in the target area, and the Lao counterparts are Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Information and Culture, and National Library. SVA has been active in Lao since 1992. The expected outcomes are increased opportunity of reading and participation to society of children and youth, and increased quality of primary education. SVA has implemented various projects related to education and culture field such as belows.

• Distribution of mimeograph to public schoos and traing the usage to the teachers
• Construction of provincial public library buildings and training to librarians
• Support to children’s home for culture and education
• Mobile library activities to the primary schools where there is no library
• Publication and distribution of picture books
• Construction of primary school buildings
• improvement of multi-grade class management through development of teaching materilas and taining to school teachers.