Lao Disabled Women's Development...
Non-profit organization
Lao Disabled Women's Development Centre is a nonprofit organization run by Lao women with disabilities which offers resources and support for women with disabilities to be independent, such as vocational and life skills training.
Tour Highlights
- Learn how to make handicrafts out of recycled paper while supporting vocational skills training programs for women with disabilities.
- Craft your own unique work of art to take home with you.
- Learn sign language from a hearing impaired woman.
Tour revenue will be invested in enabling women with disabilities from all over Laos to live and study at the Lao Disabled Women's Development Centre, gaining life skills and vocational training to empower them to establish an independent life.
Tour Details
Frequency
Any day by appointment
Start Time
Flexible
Duration
3 hours
Good For
Adults, Children, Families, Youth, Students, Professionals, People with disabilities
Languages
English, Laothian
Weather
Tour takes place rain or shine (tour itinerary might be modified in case of inclement weather)
Tour Participants
1 to 50
Difficulty
Easy (short walking distances, low or no physical effort)
Clothing & Equipment
Camera
Volunteer Opportunities
Yes
Tour Description
Lao Disabled Women's Development Centre is an exciting new destination in Vientiane. In a beautiful garden setting, it is situated on the banks of the Mekong just down the road from the Friendship Bridge. Women with disabilities come from all over Laos to live and study here, gaining life skills and vocational training to empower them to set up an independent life. Here, visitors can learn about Lao culture, meet some inspiring women and support a fantastic cause. Funded almost entirely through donations, your tour will provide crucial support to help us continue enabling the disabled in Laos.
On this tour, sit with our paper product team and learn how they turn recycled newspapers into beautiful handicrafts! Craft your own piece to take home or learn sign language with a hearing impaired woman working at the Centre. After, visit the Showroom to learn more about disability in Laos and shop for beautiful handicrafts made by Lao Disabled Women's Development Centre staff and graduate students.
Enjoy a delicious lunch made fresh with vegetables from the Lao Disabled Women's Development Centre's garden.
Vetted & Visited By
1 Visitor Review
- Orsolya Lovetei and Yannick Martinez ● Jan 22, 2018
We participated in a paper craft class. It was good to learn how to turn newspaper to handcraft and we made some objects with the help of the women. We learnt about their everyday lives in the center, some of them come from poor families or lost their parents at an early age and the center is the only hope for them for a better future. Some of them stay in the center for a longer period of time while others find a job at a company or start an own business. They prepared a delicious lunch for us and the tour was very interesting as well.
Tour Start Address
Lao Disabled Women's Development Centre, Thadea Road, Dongphosy Village, Hatsayfong District, Vientiane, Laos
How To Get There
The #14 bus departs regularly from the Morning Market (Talat Sao) bus station, stops at the Friendship Bridge, and then passes by the Centre and goes on to the Buddha Park. You can ask the driver to stop at the center (“soon pee-kan” in Lao).
