Lao CSO Platform

FDHD

Foundation of Soudaphone help society

096, unit 09, ban done tiu, xaythany district, vientiane capital laos pdr

Background

  Foundation of Soudaphone help society  aims to:

  1. Organize and operate in accordance with state laws and regulations.
  2. Support Party-Government policies in education, agriculture, rural development, women and children’s affairs, labor, and social welfare.
  3. Assist communities affected by epidemics and natural disasters such as droughts, floods, and food shortages.
  4. Provide comprehensive support to disadvantaged groups, including:
    • Scholarships, clothing, food, textbooks, furniture, and educational materials for:
  • Underprivileged children and orphans
  • Children from poor families in remote areas
  • Children without caregivers
    • Assistance for people with physical or mental disabilities who cannot support themselves
    • Aid for elderly individuals who are isolated and impoverished
    • Support for victims of human trafficking and those with life-threatening diseases
    • Help for other disadvantaged members of society, including those with disabilities
    • Seek additional scholarships for poor students in remote and rural areas
  1. Promote agricultural development by:
    • Encouraging and providing training in animal husbandry (e.g., raising cows, buffaloes, goats)
    • Teaching organic vegetable and fruit cultivation using organic fertilizers
    • Identifying domestic and foreign markets for produce sales
  2. Combat discrimination against women and children (CDW) through:
    • Diverse communication channels including print materials, posters, and brochures
    • Public awareness campaigns in collaboration with the government and related parties
    • Organizing training to raise awareness among children and youth
  3. Foster the development of children and youth by:
    • Enhancing their knowledge, abilities, and virtues
    • Broadening their vision to connect regionally and internationally
    • Preparing them to represent Lao children and youth in national, regional, and international forums
    • Building capacity through quality education and skill development (e.g., leadership, teamwork, analytical thinking)
  4. Protect the rights and interests of women, children, and ethnic groups by:
    • Providing necessary assistance and support services
    • Improving living conditions
    • Encouraging broader social participation
  5. Improve infrastructure in rural and remote areas:
    • Construct and maintain concrete or rubber roads between provinces and districts
    • Build and renovate schools, learning laboratories, gymnasiums, school clubs, sports fields
    • Develop electricity and water systems, libraries, toilets, and public areas
  6. Enhance rural school and community environments by:
    • Improving school buildings, bathrooms, and sanitation facilities
    • Installing clean water filters
    • Providing educational materials (books, pens, pencils, bags) and promoting reading
    • Offering scholarships to disadvantaged children and high-achieving students
    • Facilitating teacher training in foreign languages, IT, and specialized subjects
    • Conducting ethics training for educators
  7.  Provide comprehensive social assistance:
  • Offer support for mobility, clothing, food, and drinking water
  • Conduct life-saving rescue operations
  • Provide education, shelter, and vocational training for:
    • Underprivileged children
    • People with disabilities
    • Victims of human trafficking
    • Victims of traditional practices and explosions
  • Assist in physical and mental health rehabilitation for explosion survivors
  • Promote non-formal education
  • Protect the rights of workers in both formal and informal sectors
  • Combat human trafficking and harmful traditional practices
  • Disseminate information and provide training in sign language for students, teachers, government employees, associations, and foundations
  • Offer training in gender roles and communication skills
  1. Support agriculture, forestry, and rural development:
    • Promote and provide training in cloud farming and animal husbandry
    • Guide the production and use of bio-fertilizers
    • Develop agricultural protection measures
    • Create added value for agricultural and breeding products
    • Identify markets for trading
    • Teach family and group money management
    • Generate income and alleviate poverty by:
      • Providing animals and seeds for farming
      • Constructing greenhouses
    • Encourage handicraft production to combat poverty
  2. Support education through:
    • Provision of educational materials
    • Offering scholarships to schools and teachers
  3. Improve water infrastructure:
    • Construct, improve, and repair water supply systems for communities in rural areas, remote villages, districts, and cities in cooperation with relevant state departments

Sectors of Activity

The Foundation is active in the following sectors:

  1. Education and Sports
  2. Agriculture and Forestry
  3. Public Works and Transport
  4. Labor and Social Welfare
  5. Women’s Affairs
  6. Youth Development

Scope of Activity

Foundation of Soudaphone help society for Social Assistance is a social organization active both domestically and internationally.

Organizational Development

The Foundation of Soudaphone help society aims to:

  1. Establish effective corporate and financial administration systems
  2. Strengthen the personnel capabilities of the foundation and its organization

Additional Provisions

The foundation may engage in other activities aligned with its mission and objectives, as deemed necessary.

                                     

Sectors: 
  • Agriculture, Forestry & Rural Development
  • Economics, Information, Culture & Tourism
  • Education & Sports
  • Good Governance
  • Labour, Disability & Social Protection
Priority Areas: 
  • Attapeu
  • Bokeo
  • Bolikhamxay
  • Champassak
  • Houaphanh
  • Khammouane
  • Luang Namtha
  • Luang Prabang
  • Oudomxay
  • Phongsaly
  • Salavan
  • Savannakhet
  • Sekong
  • Vientiane Capital
  • Vientiane Province
  • Xaisomboun
  • Xayaboury
  • Xiengkhouang