UK Charity Changingideas.org Teams Up With Betterplace.org To Help Boost Education in Laos

– Story abstract: "The village of Ban Bumlao is located far off the well beaten Luang Prabang tourist circuit. Inhabited by Hmong and Kamu slash and burn subsistence farmers, children try to learn without books, paper, or recreational equipment.
By: Cambodia Based Photojournalist John Brown
 
Sept. 25, 2008 - PRLog -- It's home to a lone school, the Ban Bumlao primary school, that serves the children of the small village. Typifying rural education in this communist country of six million, four teachers, who earn $20 USD each per month, try to educate a student body of one-hundred-twenty.  

Says CJ Clarke of changingideas.org, "Working alongside David on the charity Changing Ideas we are keen to support projects that result in tangible change. I feel that this project can really help improve the lives of a group of children and improve their futures in a really positive and tangible way."

Covering this issue, John Brown visited the Ban Buamlao Primary School in Ban Buamlao, Laos, to get a closer look. The result is this photo reportage that depicts the circumstances in which the students try to learn.  

To have a look at the material, please go to: http://pa.photoshelter.com/gallery-show/G000095jpM1eJkCY

The package includes over 100 publishable and captioned photos, along with a 1000 word article that is now available for print publications around the world. Please contact  photojournalist John Brown if you are interested: e-mail: mmaster891@hotmail.com.

For more information regarding the project please visit the "Better Place" website at http://www.betterplace.org/projects/455

For further details about "Changing Ideas" please visit their website at http://www.changingideas.org

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John Brown is a freelance photojournalist /writer based in central Cambodia and is available for assignment
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Source:Cambodia Based Photojournalist John Brown
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Tags:Education, Phoography, School, Poverty, Charity, Philanthropy, Social Reportage, Reading, Non-profit Photojournalism
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Location:Laos
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