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 […]
Since December 1st 2020, Ly Chongheuly has been hired as Project Manager and Director of TdS Laos. His enthusiasm, curiosity and initiative have enabled him to acquire great skills in the field of social entrepreneurship and drinking water supply. For more than two years, we worked remotely under particularly difficult conditions. Despite the many difficulties, […]
After more than two years of long-distance collaboration, we are finally together 🙏 What a joy to meet the entire Terre des Sourires Laos team who worked tirelessly during the pandemic, and who bravely faced the recent floods that the country has recently suffered. A smiling, dynamic team who are proud to work with their […]
Since July, deadly floods have been affecting Laos.Today, our local team based in Oudomxay, a previously unspoilt province, is experiencing severe flooding. The water in the rivers keeps rising. The days to come look disastrous with undeniable consequences in terms of health, food security, access to drinking water, lack of electricity, lack of health centres […]
In the name of all the team of the Association Terre des Sourires, Switzerland and Laos, we warmly thank the Rotary Club of Nogent-le-Rotrou for its financial support in the framework of our water projects in Laos, Province of Oudomxay. In addition to their generosity, we were moved by their empathy with the various challenges […]
Yesterday, we celebrated the 4th months of the opening of our first community water kiosk 💧in Ban Nahom, Oudomxay Province, Lao PDR 🥳. Despite the economic crisis affecting the country and the monsoon representing a significant meteorological challenge, our results are positive: ✓ Beneficiaries are now being accustomed to our services✓ “Customers/ villagers” are becoming loyal ✓ Sales are increasing✓ The costs […]
Currently in the pilot phase of our first water kiosk in Nahom 💧, Oudomxay Province, Lao PDR, the first outcomes are already very encouraging. Two months after the launch our Water Kiosk in Nahom, 19th of March, we are already reaching 40% of the population. 👉 Our goal : 80% by the end of July. […]
We faced countless obstacles, we had to be patient to accept a delay of more than two years due to the pandemic, we spent sleepless nights, our local team had to face the most difficult weather conditions, drive on tracks destroyed by heavy rains, etc. But we never gave up, we believed in it, our […]
The health situation related to the pandemic remains delicate. New cases of Covid have been reported. The Province of Oudomxay is again under lockdown since last Sunday for a period of two weeks 🤞. We hope not to be impacted again and remain optimistic! Fortunately, the commissioned Company arrived in Nahom just in time and […]