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Key Achievements

  • The percentage of children aged 3-5 in targeted villages enrolled in an early childhood education program increased to 78.3% in 2018 from 12% in 2016. During the same period, 67% of children aged 5 enrolled in an early childhood education program, up from 11% in 2016.

  • From 2014–18, 462 fully furnished pre-primary classrooms were provided with water and sanitation facilities, and 25,111 students received meals prepared at school. During the same period, 48,213 people directly benefited from this project, with women making up 46% of the beneficiaries.

  • The conservation of nationally protected areas and enforcement of wildlife laws were strengthened. Lao PDR’s score on Protected Area Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) increased to nine, on a scale of 10, in 2018 from zero in 2016.

  • In 2018, 12 wildlife trafficking cases involving CITES1 (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) species were referred to national and/or provincial public prosecutors and 68 wildlife trafficking cases involving CITES1 and non-CITES listed species were opened for investigation.

  • From 2014–18, 181 kilometers of distribution lines were rehabilitated, and 16,436 people received power from an efficient and reliable distribution service. During the same period, annual electricity losses were reduced from 24% to 19%. In 2018, 63,496 people benefited from improved efficiency and reliability of power distribution in project areas.

  • From 2014–18, 175 SMEs benefited from USD 10.7 million in long-term financing provided through participating commercial banks. 75 staff from Department for Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion (DOSMEP) were trained in public policies that promote access to finance for SMEs through a capacity building component of this project.

  • From 2010–17, improvements on 171 kilometers of two national roads in Lao reduced travel times by 50% and 72%, respectively. During the same period, 813 kilometers of rural roads and 366 kilometers of non-rural roads were rehabilitated, and 1,600 kilometers of provincial roads were maintained.

  • From 2015–18, 255,424 births were attended by a skilled health practitioner at home or at a health facility and 261,094 children aged between 6 and 11 months received the first dose of Vitamin A. From 2017–18, 155,554 children were immunized.

  • In 2018, 79,662 pregnant women attended four or more antenatal care visits, up from 54,802 in 2014, and 235,872 women received free maternity health care services, up from 47,066 in 2014. From 2014–18, 672,072 people received essential health, nutrition, and population services.

Key Achievements

  • The percentage of children aged 3-5 in targeted villages enrolled in an early childhood education program increased to 78.3% in 2018 from 12% in 2016. During the same period, 67% of children aged 5 enrolled in an early childhood education program, up from 11% in 2016.

  • From 2014–18, 462 fully furnished pre-primary classrooms were provided with water and sanitation facilities, and 25,111 students received meals prepared at school. During the same period, 48,213 people directly benefited from this project, with women making up 46% of the beneficiaries.

  • The conservation of nationally protected areas and enforcement of wildlife laws were strengthened. Lao PDR’s score on Protected Area Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) increased to nine, on a scale of 10, in 2018 from zero in 2016.

  • In 2018, 12 wildlife trafficking cases involving CITES1 (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) species were referred to national and/or provincial public prosecutors and 68 wildlife trafficking cases involving CITES1 and non-CITES listed species were opened for investigation.

  • From 2014–18, 181 kilometers of distribution lines were rehabilitated, and 16,436 people received power from an efficient and reliable distribution service. During the same period, annual electricity losses were reduced from 24% to 19%. In 2018, 63,496 people benefited from improved efficiency and reliability of power distribution in project areas.

  • From 2014–18, 175 SMEs benefited from USD 10.7 million in long-term financing provided through participating commercial banks. 75 staff from Department for Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion (DOSMEP) were trained in public policies that promote access to finance for SMEs through a capacity building component of this project.

  • From 2010–17, improvements on 171 kilometers of two national roads in Lao reduced travel times by 50% and 72%, respectively. During the same period, 813 kilometers of rural roads and 366 kilometers of non-rural roads were rehabilitated, and 1,600 kilometers of provincial roads were maintained.

  • From 2015–18, 255,424 births were attended by a skilled health practitioner at home or at a health facility and 261,094 children aged between 6 and 11 months received the first dose of Vitamin A. From 2017–18, 155,554 children were immunized.

  • In 2018, 79,662 pregnant women attended four or more antenatal care visits, up from 54,802 in 2014, and 235,872 women received free maternity health care services, up from 47,066 in 2014. From 2014–18, 672,072 people received essential health, nutrition, and population services.

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