Recent News - Bun Tai Bulletin 67: Now based in Vientiane

Dear All, I’m now formally based in Vientiane, I met my Swedish project bosses last Sunday and taking in to account the problems with my arthritis and necessary regular trips to hospital we decided that I should stop work up country and leave the Phongsaly project. I’ll go back up in a few weeks or so [...]


Recent News - Bun Tai Bulletin 66: Alarm before take-off

Dear All, I’m back in Laos, terrifically jet-lagged and somewhat sore after my journey. But I’m back, and grateful, it is already incredibly lovely being back here. The last few days before leaving to come back were hectic but very good indeed, I had some wonderful times with my family and all doctors [...]


Recent News - Bun Tai Bulletin 65: Heading back to Laos

Dear All, It looks like I’m finally heading back to Laos this week, I’m booked to leave the UK on Thursday morning and arrive in to Vientiane on Friday lunchtime. I had a medical a few days ago, and the doctors have said to me that it is fine to go back on [...]


The Project Edward Allen As of September 2008 I'll be joining a project run by the Swedish NGO Erikshjalpen (www.erikshjalpen.se) in Bun Tai town, Phongsaly Province, Lao-Peoples Democratic Republic as a Food Security Officer on the project working with several nearby tribal villages to improve healthcare, agriculture and education as part of an integrated development project. Phongsaly is the furthest north province in Lao- Peoples Democratic Republic, and is almost completely mountainous, and has significant hill tribe populations including Akha, Hmong and Yang tribes amongst very many others.

Village Development The goal of our village development is to bring together and develop the people in the villages, to equip them and work with them to improve their own commmunity. more...

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Plants and Soils I've worked very extensively with a huge range of tropical sub-tropical and temperate crops. more...

Animals Most of my work has been with pigs, especially small scale low input production, but I've also worked with goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, and cows. more...

About Laos

Laos is one of the forgotten nations of Asia, wedged between Vietnam to the East and Thailand to the west, and one of the least developed nations in the world. more...