The Lao New Year – Pi Mai – is almost upon us and the Civitas team are working hard to complete our work before the office closes for a week of what is going to be yet another very quiet and very dry Pi Mai. Whilst Covid-19 again is affecting […]
2.7 Billion Cubic metres of water available in Lao PDR, and still 48% of primary schools do not have access to water.
The importance of handwashing has taken centre stage during the last 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without water and soap we know how easily viruses can spread. Still, across Lao PDR there are homes, schools and even health care facilities with little or no access to water. To date, […]
Emma: The French Connection
Setting up a new consultancy company dedicated to social research and community engagement during a global pandemic, developing a strong client base and making it financially viable was apparently not challenging enough for the previous Civitas Managing Director, Emma Pelletreau. It was time to take Civitas to the next level: […]
Happy New Year from Team Civitas
Happy New Year from all the team at Civitas! We are back after a short break and ready to start 2022 off with some new exciting projects as well as continuing our ongoing work. Our cookstove project is back to full speed as we are now able to access most provinces. The team distributed 900 units in December and are kicking […]
Handwashing for ALL – Enabling people to protect themselves against infectious diseases including Covid-19
Handwashing for ALL – Enabling people to protect themselves against infectious diseases including Covid-19 HappyTap – WaterSHED Holdings Pte Ltd Civitas has partnered with HappyTap, developer and manufacturer of portable handwashing stations. Together Civitas and HappyTap aim to set a new normal for hand hygiene in schools, health facilities, offices, […]
Evaluation of Capacity Building of the Lao Association of the Blind
World Blind Union, Asia Pacific – KABoratory Project The Danish Association of the Blind supports the capacity building of Lao Association for the Blind focusing on advocacy and awareness raising for the inclusion of blind and partially sighted people, and strengthening their ability to act as spokespeople for their own […]
The Latest News from Team Civitas
After another lockdown where we all had to work from home, Team Civitas are happy to be back in the office. While Covid-19 related travel restrictions have put strict limits on our abilities to conduct in-person fieldwork, we have developed a successful strategy to conduct remote data collection in both […]
Community Consultations for Plantation Expansion
Burapha Agro-Forestry Company Limited Burapha Agro-Forestry is a Lao-Swedish wood product manufacturing company, with its own sawmill, processing facilities and plantations based in the Lao PDR. With a strong commitment to managing and expanding the business in a sustainable manner, Burapha believes that balancing the economic, environmental, and social […]
Your Life Your Choice – development of an adolescent peer-to-peer education package on sexual, reproductive health and rights
Care International Laos Care International, a humanitarian organisation, addresses the high rates of early marriage and adolescent pregnancy in Lao PDR through a variety of programmes. Civitas has developed a peer-to-peer education manual, a training guide and supporting IEC materials to reduce early marriage through improved knowledge about sexual and […]
Data collection for a mid-term evaluation of the WFP School Feeding Programme
NR Management Consultants Pvt Ltd World Food Programme has provided long-term support to the Government of Laos to improve the nutritional status of Lao children. By providing support to develop school gardens and kitchens to feed children in school, educational attainment rates, and nutritional levels, are expected to improve. Civitas, […]