Briefing on Progress at Ban Xai Peder Pedersen from The Charitable Fund suggested that we start now in briefing the Villagers on what we are doing at the Model Farm at Ban Xai. On Thursday 8th November Michael and Yang briefed a group of Local Villagers, Foreign Affairs and Phoukood District
MiVAC NEWS
MiVAC NEWS
MOU Signing by Phoukood District
MOU Signing by Phoukood District The saga of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) commenced back in April 2012. MiVAC thought that when the MOU was signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in the Vientiane Government, that it was all finalised. But … oh no ! This was when
Donation of Educational Supplies
We (Sandy McGregor, Peter Maroney, Yang and I) arrived at the Ban Xai School (which can be easily seen from the Mivac site as it is “next door”) at 8am, only to be told by Yang that 8 am could really be 8.30am! The School Director, Boar Hon arrived and
School Desks and Chairs from Michael at HMP
School Desks and Chairs from Michael at HMP As you may know, Steve Carroll, when he was the Site Supervisor, built the new 2-room school at Hinmou Peung (HMP). The purpose of this was so that the school could teach Years 1, 2, 3 and 4, so that 8 and
The Trek to Check the Water Pipeline Route for west Ban-Xai
The Trek to Check the Water Pipeline Route for west Ban-Xai There is no reticulated water for West Ban Xai so a source about 4 km away was chosen to be the potential supply point. On two former occasions that Sandy and Yang had been to the source, they were
The First of Seven Lao Hmong in Australia, 1974
When Sandy MacGregor went to Melbourne to talk about MiVAC at the Annual Reunion of the Australian Army Band Corps and at a public talk at the Prahran RSL Club the next day he was fortunate to have two Australian/Lao guys at his talk. One was Mal Vue (Malcolm Nyiaj
Site Supervisor / Volunteers
Anyone interested in being a Site Supervisor or to be a Volunteer at Ban Xai know that we can offer some wonderful amenities, friendly neighbours and fantastic local support from our local MiVAC managers Yang and Moua. The latest amenities are what has turned BanXai into a home away from
Construction of Biodigester underway.
The biodigester is well under way with the hole being dug by the people from the village. Timber, bags of cement and reinforcing material were purchased in Phonsovanh and delivered to site. The slab was formed up and poured on the 27th October with the help of Michael, Yang and
Tank Stand and Shower Block
Tank Stand and Shower Block Michael Weibler reports; I selected the site for the header tank stand near the toilet where the water pipe is located. I will use the tank stand to install a shower underneath and enclose it with a rendered block wall as per the toilets.
The Villagers at Phong Hor are Now Using Toilets
Phong Hor is the Hmong “sub village” at the Eastern end of Ban Xai. There are no toilets there until MiVAC supplied the material to build them. The idea was that that the villagers would install the toilets themselves. This has now been done by the villagers without supervision (it