There were two instances that EDC has performed charity works. The first happened in November, 2008. EDC staff have collected and donated used clothes and some notebooks for poor school children and villagers from three remote villages of Nalae district in Luang Namtha provinces. The three villages, namely Mok Chord, Mok Prad and Phouthone Mok, are situated in a very high mountain. It is always very cold during winter time. In fact, temperature can go far down as 0 (and sometimes, even -1 degree). The poor children and some villagers have no clothes (not talking about warm clothes) to wear. They could only survive by staying in the kitchen around the fire place. Even used or second hand clothes can help the villagers during the harsh winter.

Then in January 2009, EDC’s team of consultants worked with an with HIV/AIDS programme. In this mission, EDC discussed, worked and observed PLHIV (people living with HIV). It is not so easy to lived with such a debilitating disease. Despite this however, EDC knows that there is still optimism and a ray of hope in most of the PLHIV. They gave two packages of milk for each family. EDC hopes that the small contibution can help them in very small way to go through the physical and emotional pain.

From now onwards, EDC will do an annual charity event. They would like to invite other institutions, projects and SMEs to join if they so desire. EDC also plans to work with the Laos Red Cross in collecting donations and used clothes for the villagers. Do contact us if you are interested in charity works.