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20 September 2010

Australia Supports Stone Carving Centre in Champasak Province

Pakse District Governor, Mr Sithone Keophouvong, joined the Australian Deputy Head of Mission, Mr Phillip Molloy at an opening ceremony for a stone carving centre supported by the Australian Government in Donekho village in Pakse on Friday 10 September.

Speaking during the opening ceremony, the Australian Deputy Head of Mission, Mr Phillip Molloy, said “the Australian Government recognises that traditional handicraft activities such as these are very important and need to be well preserved for future generations. This Centre is not only providing an excellent activity for the next generation but also is raising direct income for local people including the disadvantaged in the community”.

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a small-scale grants program managed by the Australian Embassy in Vientiane. The purpose is to support projects that address basic humanitarian hardship and reduce poverty by directly assisting poor and disadvantaged groups in the areas of community health, schools and education, small-scale infrastructure, rural development and the environment.

For more information on the Direct Aid Program please visit the Australian Embassy website at www.laos.embassy.gov.au or call 021 353 800.