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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212 student teachers from rural and remote communities have just completed their studies at Teacher Training Colleges and will be deployed to their home communities soon. These new teachers’ understanding of the language and culture of their communities will enable more children to learn and stay in school.
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BEQUAL-supported graduate student teachers at Luang Namtha Teacher Training College recently participated in a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and First Aid workshop that will enable them to understand and prevent risks to primary school students.
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The Research Institute for Educational Sciences organized a series of workshops in June with teachers, school directors and district and provincial based staff from the pilot schools who have been testing the revised grade 1 and 2 curriculum. Their feedback will inform the development of the final versions of the grade 1 and 2 materials.
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Join Australian Ambassador Jean-Bernard Carrasco to watch “Learn Together”.
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Happy International Children’s Day!
To celebrate Children’s Day this year, we will bring you behind the scenes of Learn Together, the new educational animation films that will be screened on Lao National TV Channel 3 and Lao Star TV from June 10thon. Australia and the European Union are proud to support this project to encourage more children to develop a love of learning and reach their full potential.
