The wait has been lengthy, the stakes high, but at last, 🎉 we are thrilled to announce the commencement of construction for our second Community Water Kiosk 💧 located in Huanambak, Xay District, Oudomxay Province 🇱🇦 A heartfelt thank you goes out to our invaluable donors, without whom this project wouldn’t be possible. We extend […]
The current challenges in Laos, affected by heavy rains 🌧️ and with already eight provinces facing flooding, have significantly impacted our projects in the Oudomxay province. 👉Over 85% of the population in the Ban Nahom region now relies exclusively on drinkable water from our kiosk 💧Dependent on weather conditions, the residents are arranging jerrycan transports […]
Thanks to the villagers’ radiant smiles, who are delighted to soon have access to clean drinking water💧we passionately pursue our profession and mission. The drilling is now done, and we are awaiting the water analysis results before beginning the construction of this second community water kiosk 🙏
To start off the week on a positive note, I am thrilled to share some good news with you ! After over a month and a half of hard work, sleepless nights, and the inevitable stress of social entrepreneurship work. I am delighted to announce that the drilling operation for the second community water kiosk […]
On March 19th of 2022, Terre des Sourires officially opened the very first community water kiosk in the Ban Nahom region, located in the Beng district of the Oudomxay province. Just 6 months later, this kiosk has already accomplished one of the fundamental objectives of our social entrepreneurship model – achieving self-sustainability! Thanks to our […]
Drum roll, please 🥁 Terre des Sourires is pleased to announce the arrival of a new member in its team 🥳 Stephanie Garde! As Senior Fundraising and Project Officer from the Syni program ! Stephanie brings over 10 years of experience managing multi-million dollar child protection projects around the world, as well as two Masters […]
We are proud to have two wonderful women on our local team who work tirelessly to respond to the drinking water needs of the Nahom region. #team#gender#water#work Promoting gender equality is a core value of our Association ! That’s why we are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can thrive and be authentic. Chai […]
The Ban Nahom communities are thankful to finally have access to drinkable water and the various services offered by our water kiosk. On November 8, we started a hygiene prevention program by distributing free soap and reminding people about the fundamentals of hand washing. This action was particularly appreciated by the villagers. But beyond the […]
On November 8, 2007, the Terre des Sourires Association was born from a dream, to support the forgotten populations of Laos. After 10 years of intervention in the field of drinking water, we took an important turn towards our current sustainable concept, social entrepreneurship. Today, we can proudly state the relevance of our model of […]