Support by: NFUAJ

Present: Adisone SILAVONGCLCDP Program Officer

BackgroundCommunity Learning Center Development Project in Laos is a pilot project

that has launched since 2007 by cooperation between Department of Non-Formal Education and National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan. Due to the numbers of CLCs are not fully utilized and functioning as they should be. Many are left unused without maintenance thus the number of CLCs decrease from 341 (year 2006) to 299 (2007).

Goal- To develop the model of CLC: CLC Management, Literacy class,

Income-generation program.- Capacity Building: Central, District, Village level.

CLC are not Utilized and Functioning

Activities- To renovate and construct CLC be facilitation venue for village

activities such as; exchanging idea, knowledge among animal-raising group/learners… information center, training and meeting….

- To provide opportunity to illiterate people between 15-40 years old on learning

- To develop living’s condition through income-generation program- To strengthen capacity building for CLCMC (province, district and

village) on Non-Formal Education.- Networking: local organization, governmental sector and Non-

goverment

TargetProject site: Luangpabang province. 12 CLCs

- Phounkoun district: Mueangjim, Phaeko village

Buamphor village (new)

- Phonexay district: Thapo, HuayNo village

Naghew village (new)

- Pakseng disrict: Buamphanseng, Sopphueak village

Hadpuan village (new)

- Viengkham district: Mokjali, Padxang village

Huaythong village (new)

Output- Master trainer, Trainer and CLCMC acquired their

knowledge through Training workshop on CLC Management, CLC Planning, CLC monitoring and Study visit

- Learning-teaching has developed by combining conventional and Adult learning (Reflect concept)

- Poorest families have received revolving fund to improve living’s condition.

- CLC is the centers for all-around community development based on the needs of community and community people.

Capacity BuildingNo Level Sector Number of

peopleRemark

1 Master Trainer DNFE 2

NFEC 1

Pakse NFEC 2

Luangprabang NFEC

3

2 Trainers Districts 8

3 CLCMC 12 villages 48

Income-generation programNo District Village Activities Number of

participantsRemark

Phoukoun

Mueagjim

1. Pig-raising 2. Cow-buffalo raising3. Poultry4. Grocery store5. Sewing

84

326

Phakeo 1. Cow-raising

2. Pig-raising

3. Sewing

836

No

District Village

Activities Number of participants

Remark

Phonexay HuayNo

1. Weaving2. Pig-raising3. Chicken-

raising4. Goat-raising

102129

Thapo 1. Weaving2. Pig-raising3. Chicken

10277

Pakseng Buamphaseng

1. Pig-raising2. Goat-raising

1710

Sopphueak

1. Goat-raising2. Pig-raising

1710

Viengkham

Padxang

1. Pig-raising2. Goat-raising

1111

Mokjali 1. Pig-raising2. Goat-raising

128

Capacity building

Animal-raisin

CLC Activities

Difficulties- Learning-Teaching is continuous organized base on

handbook and teacher (Conventional)- CLC Management is new concept for CLCMC. - Changing among the CLCMC affect to transfer

knowledge in each level.- Finding local resource person to provide skill and

ability to community- Recording village information- Report system (village-district-province-project).

Further planning- To acquire deeply knowledge to CLCMC in each level

on Non-Formal Education particularly practicing.- Capacity building for CLCMC on project

management/CLC management.- Provide CLC facilitating such as: blackboard, table,

chair, book, TV, radio…- Organize lesson learnt between village-village, district-

district on CLC- Improve monitoring , report (village-district-province)

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