Success Stories

Thailand: Stateless children educated in a Bamboo School

Stateless adults and their children cross the border from Myanmar every morning to labor in northern Thailand’s rubber factories.  Ineligible for public primary education, a nearby charity school has been constructed specifically for these otherwise neglected children.  Because the government prohibits permanent structures on the…

Ivory Coast: Abobo Welcomes Street Children

This project provides a safe residence for children who otherwise live on the street. The children receive medical and counseling support and then are gradually placed into public schools while being reunited with their families. This project focuses on street children between 8 and 15 years of…

India: Teaching girls. Training adults. Building communities

One of the best-run NGOs in India, this project educates children while showing special sensitivity towards educationally excluded Dalit girls. Adults are helped through training programs and a pre-fabrication process has produced 7,500 homes for poor families. Beginning in 1974 with a small program for boys,…

Haiti: School for Children and Health Center for Mothers

This project supports a combined facility providing both children’s primary education and women’s  neonatal care to residents in the impoverished area of Port aux Prince. La Salle International support fund has financed construction and free tuition at a new school in Port aux Prince. The school educates students during…

South Sudan: Surviving The Ravages of War

For internally displaced victims of war, this project provides food, psychological counseling, and educational programs to build human capacity.  Agricultural, health, and teacher training is conducted to build self-sufficiency and re-invigorate local communities. To assist in the building of South Sudan’s human capacity, La Salle International…