Officials from Salavan province and Gia Lai province in Vietnam last week tour a newly built three-storey health school in Salavan province, which was funded by Gia Lai province at a cost of 15 billion dong. The school comprises classrooms, a teachers’ office and bathroom, and is furnished. Gia Lai province will provide another US$300,000 to build toilets, carry out landscaping, and build an access road and car park. --Photo Pasaxon

Former members of the National Assembly and members of the Ethnic Committee of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee last week deliver consumer goods and clothing worth 187 million kip to a centre for the disabled, which provides support for injured veterans, in Xiengkhouang province. --Photo Pasaxon

Residents of Lath, Phone and Phaktop villages in Soukhouma district, Champasak province, join forces to build a bridge across a river, which is currently 80 percent complete. The cost of construction to date is 328 million kip, funded by members of the public.               --Photo Champamai newspaper

Volunteers with the Intl. WeloveU Foundation gather with residents of Sikhottabong district in Vientiane after helping families struggling to deal with leaking and collapsed roofs after a violent hailstorm passed through the area on March 22. The International WeLoveU Foundation is a global non-profit organisation dedicated to humanitarian aid and community service. It was founded by Zahng Gil-jah, and its mission focuses on sharing love and hope through volunteer activities around the world. The organisation operates in many countries, including Laos, and often works with local communities to respond quickly to emergencies.