CARE staff member talks to people affected by Typhoon Ketsana in 2009.
CARE first worked in Laos in 1954.
CARE now works to support the people of Laos focusing on improving food security and support for vulnerable women.
Disaster management
Laos is regularly affected by small scale disasters; drought, pests and floods. Communities can take many years to recover.
CARE has implemented disaster management projects in remote areas, to help communities understand and plan for potential disasters.
De-mining and development
Over two million tonnes of explosives were dropped in Laos between 1964 and 1973, leaving it one of the most contaminated countries in the world.
CARE is working with communities to reduce physical risks and constraints on earning a living associated with explosives, for example, not being able to use land for farming.
Food and livelihood security
CARE works in some of the most remote and mountainous parts of Laos, which are also some of the poorest.
CARE constructs water supply systems, trains farmers in efficient farming methods and is providing villagers with alternative sources of income, such as raising animals.
We also train village veterinary volunteers to provide improved basic veterinary services.
Health
Treatable illnesses, such as pneumonia, malaria and malnutrition, become life-threatening when combined with poverty, war, poor sanitation and poor health care.
CARE promotes health education in the remote mountainous areas of Laos.
