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Living to learn. Learning to live.

by Lucas Damiani

Laos

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She finds this card particularly interesting. The other ones are either familiar to her, or she has become accustomed to seeing them in the British or American books that fill the shelves in SAELAO Project, Laos. - 'K' as in 'kite' - I repeat, but I know I've lost her. She's gone far away, taking her kite soaring in the wind and across the ricefields.
She finds this card particularly interesting. The other ones are either familiar to her, or she has become accustomed to seeing them in the British or American books that fill the shelves in SAELAO Project, Laos. - 'K' as in 'kite' - I repeat, but I know I've lost her. She's gone far away, taking her kite soaring in the wind and across the ricefields.
Tiny, colourful, flip-flops and shoes start to pack every door in SAELAO, even hours before classtime. These boys and girls -most of which cycle or walk their way from poor rural areas and surrounding towns-, are, undoubtedly, the eagerest little learners we have ever met. They look shy, but they are people of cheerful smiles and easy laughter. They live to play, and to learn, and as they grow older, to help their families, mostly with farming duties.
Tiny, colourful, flip-flops and shoes start to pack every door in SAELAO, even hours before classtime. These boys and girls -most of which cycle or walk their way from poor rural areas and surrounding towns-, are, undoubtedly, the eagerest little learners we have ever met. They look shy, but they are people of cheerful smiles and easy laughter. They live to play, and to learn, and as they grow older, to help their families, mostly with farming duties.
Any keen observer in SAELAO can identify potential leaders, teachers, and even artists. This is his spot. There's no time to leave his bag: he plunges directly into the world of drawing. At home there are no books, no sheets of paper, no pencils. These are the main reasons for the younger ones to come, apart from the curiosity caused by the most diverse pack of volunteers from different corners of the world. I once asked the older kids why they came: 'we'd like to have an option apart from rice farming' - they replied...
Any keen observer in SAELAO can identify potential leaders, teachers, and even artists. This is his spot. There's no time to leave his bag: he plunges directly into the world of drawing. At home there are no books, no sheets of paper, no pencils. These are the main reasons for the younger ones to come, apart from the curiosity caused by the most diverse pack of volunteers from different corners of the world. I once asked the older kids why they came: 'we'd like to have an option apart from rice farming' - they replied...
These kids are also learning to lead more sustainable, environmentally friendly lives. Education and sustainability go hand in hand in SAELAO and are guiding this ever-so-important shift in people's ways of life, starting with these small, merry, seeds.
These kids are also learning to lead more sustainable, environmentally friendly lives. Education and sustainability go hand in hand in SAELAO and are guiding this ever-so-important shift in people's ways of life, starting with these small, merry, seeds.
While cycling around the beautiful ricefields growing in this valley locked by rugged mountains, I come across a familiar face. She was walking with her absent-minded air, maybe still flying her kite high up between the clouds. As I pass by, I can't help feeling a deep sense of hope.
While cycling around the beautiful ricefields growing in this valley locked by rugged mountains, I come across a familiar face. She was walking with her absent-minded air, maybe still flying her kite high up between the clouds. As I pass by, I can't help feeling a deep sense of hope.

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