Laos Aid Program

  • F Funding Initiative/Portfolio

A Active

Key Information

Australia's targeted assistance program is committed to supporting Laos address development challenges and contribute to ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific as a stable and prosperous country. DFAT's bilateral aid program expended approximately half of the ODA ($24 million) to support: (i) quality basic education for more disadvantaged girls and boys; (ii) improve human resources through scholarships and training; and (iii) strengthen Laos' trade regime and more competitive private sector. This report assesses DFAT's performance against those three objectives. All key objectives were on track at this stage of implementation.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

East Asia & Pacific

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Activity URL

https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/Pages/laos-aid-program-performance-report-2018-19

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2015 - 2025

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Not changed

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Other academic performance-related

Cross-cutting areas

  • Early/child marriage
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Food/water security
  • Gender equality
  • Nutrition

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Teachers - female, Teachers - male, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary

Other populations reached

  • Community leaders
  • Other community members - female
  • Other community members - male

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community-based monitoring (e.g. school report cards)
  • Community mobilization
  • School management committees
  • Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of schools

Policy/legal environment

  • Developing/promoting new laws/policies
  • System-wide review and reform

Reducing economic barriers

  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees

School-related gender-based violence

  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
  • Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Increased years of schooling

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased advocacy/civic engagement
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Increased knowledge of rights
  • More equal power in relationships
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms