Ministry of Education and Sports
European Union
Basic Education Quality and Access in Lao PDR (BEQUAL) is a four year, AU$ 82 million program led by the Governments of Lao PDR and Australia, with support from the European Union.
The BEQUAL Education Innovation Fund (BEIF) is a grants program that is encouraging new thinking and innovative activities that can lead to improvement in basic education delivery, access and quality.
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BEQUAL regularly publishes Call for Tenders inviting offers from suppliers to provide goods or services.
OUR GOAL
More girls and boys, especially those experiencing disadvantage, complete good quality basic education, achieving literacy, numeracy and other relevant life skills.
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Theatre for Development is the innovative approach taken by the BEQUAL NGO Consortium to promote literacy and reading in Oudomxay Province. In celebration of World Theatre Day on 27 March, Australia and the European Union would like to shine the spotlight on this successful initiative.
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Meet Mrs Sengngeune Wayakone, a woman with strong opinions on gender equality and discover how education could play an important role in girls’ empowerment.
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Read the story of Kaenkham Yang, a motivated and highly committed Hmong woman who advocates for education for all and works tirelessly as a volunteer hoping to make significant and lasting change in her community.
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Last week, Ambassador Jean-Bernard Carrasco, was delighted to see Australia’s and the European Union’s support to education development in Savannakhet through BEQUAL, a program led by the Government of Laos. The program is helping disadvantaged children to access quality education. His trip culminated with the inauguration of the students’ facilities at the Teacher Training College and the ground-breaking ceremony of school construction for the province.
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Read the story of positive change and hope revealed by Lauren Kana Chan, the European Union blogger who visited BEQUAL activities in Houaphan Province.
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