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The world’s most bombed country

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There is so much to engage in when you are in Laos. An organization that really deserves attention is COPE. An organization that helps the Lao people who have lost limbs because of landmines and bombs that still remains after …

Laos – The wonderful country!

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We thought we would shift focus from volunteering for a moment and instead make room for emotions and feelings about Laos – a country that so often leaves beautiful memories to the ones who visits it. Which is why we …

Who travels as a volunteer? And why?

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We have seen a growing interest in volunteering during the last few years and the Swedish are diligent when it comes to volunteering in poor countries (mainly countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America). It is often orphanages, health improvement …

The importance of the Lao language

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In Southeast Asia, especially in Laos, lives many minority tribes in remote villages and areas. The minority tribes such as Akha, Mhong and Lao Sung, are speaking languages that are completely separated from the Lao language. This means that their …

Welcome to our blog

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It is fantastic to see World Volunteer develop and more volunteers getting involved. Now we want to engage more people and bring greater social benefit to the communities we work with in Laos and Sri Lanka. We will continually write …