LAA mobilise through events, professional development, business and research opportunities.
Women in Leadership Program
The Australian government is committed to supporting Australian alumni to contribute to development in Laos and aims to ensure women and girls benefit across the broad range of its development cooperation with Laos.
In July 2019, the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launched the Women in Leadership for Gender Equitable Human Resource Development in Laos program involving the second cohort of 20 emerging LAA women leaders (including five based in the provinces). The program includes LANS students/alumni and men (AAS and LANS) in relevant extracurricular activities. Over 2019 and 2020 these women participated in activities which have helped them build the skills and confidence they need to tackle the challenges for women leaders in Lao PDR.
Watch a video here.
Alumni Innovation Grants
Congratulations to our #LaosAustraliaAlumni who will receive #AlumniInnovationGrants to make a difference in their community!
ລັດຖະບານອົດສະຕຣາລີ ໄດ້ສະໜັບສະໜູນ ອະດີດນັກສຶກສາອົດສະຕຣາລີ ປະຕິບັດໜ້າທີ່ຜູ້ນຳ ໃນການພັດທະນາຊຸມຊົນຂອງພວກເຂົາ. ມື້ນີ້ ພວກເຮົາຈະປະກາດ ລາຍຊື່ຂອງບັນດາຜູ້ທີ່ສຳເລັດການສະໝັກ ທັງ 5 ທ່ານ ເພື່ອຈະໄດ້ຮັບ ທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຂະໜາດນ້ອຍ ສຳລັບອະດີດນັກສຶກສາລາວ-ອົດສະຕຣາລີ ໃນຄັ້ງຕໍ່ໄປນີ້!
ພວກເຮົາພູມໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ເຫັນ ບັນດາອະດີດນັດສຶກສາ ທີ່ເຄີຍໄດ້ຮັບທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອໃນຄັ້ງກ່ອນ, ສາມາດຜ່ານການຄັດເລືອກ ເພື່ອຮັບເອົາເງິນທຶນໃນການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອອີກຄັ້ງ ເພື່ອພັດທະນາແຜນວຽກງານຂອງພວກເຂົາ ແລະ ປະກອບສ່ວນ ໃນການສ້າງສາຊຸມຊົນຂອງພວກເຂົາ ໃຫ້ກວ້າງຂວາງຂຶ້ນຕື່ມ!
ມາຮ່ວມກັນກັບພວກເຮົາ ໃນການສະແດງຄວາມຍິນດີນຳ ບັນດາອະດີດນັກສຶກສາລາວ-ອົດສະຕຣາລີ ທັງ 5 ຄົນນີ້ ຜູ້ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ຮັບທຶນຊ່ວບເຫຼືອຂະໜາດນ້ອຍ ພາຍໃຕ້ໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວ. ພວກເຮົາ ຈະລໍຖ້າຕິດຕາມ ແລະ ລາຍງານຄວາມຄືບໜ້າຂອງຜົນງານ ຂອງພວກເຂົາພາຍໃນເດືອນຕໍ່ໆໄປ ທີ່ຈະມາເຖິງນີ້.
Australia supports our Alumni to take a leadership role in their community’s development. Today we announce the 5 successful applicants for the next round of #AlumniInnovationGrants
We are delighted to see that some Alumni who have received grants previously, have received extra funding to develop their ideas further and have a greater contribution to their communities!
Please join us in congratulating the five #LaosAustraliaAlumni who have received grants under the program. We can’t wait to follow their progress and report on their work in the months to come.
#BuildingLaosFutureTogether #BuildingLaoLeaders #AlumniInnovationGrants #AustraliaAwards #AustraliaAwardsLaos #AustraliaAid
AIG4 Recipients in 2022
AIG3 Recipients in 2021
AIG Recipients in 2021
AIG Recipients in 2020
Alumni COVID Connect
From May to July 2020, the Laos Australia Institute implemented a series of online workshops, seminars and Q&A sessions to keep connected with the vast alumni network throughout the unfolding COVID crisis. The target audience were Laos Australia alumni, including Laos Australia National and Disability Inclusive Development alumni. The overarching theme for the series was “Building resilience in the Time of COVID-19”.
The desired outcomes of these workshops included supporting Lao communities through the COVID-19 crisis; supporting the Australian Government’s response to the crisis; supporting alumni to build and maintain resilience; and strengthening and facilitating ongoing alumni networking and professional development.
The final webinar in the series, “Resilient Alumni Stories”, was a panel event featuring two exceptional alumni – Manoly Sisavanh and Souksan Thavikham, and one on-Award student – Thathsphone Lerththavone. Through talking about challenges and opportunities they have experienced during COVID-19, we were able to gain insight into the Lao COVID-19 journey. This panel discussion can be viewed here.
#OzTalks
#MeetThinkShare
OzTalks is a regular panel discussion and Q&A event run by the Australian Embassy through the Laos Australia Institute. These talks provide space for Australian experts, Australian alumni, and the wider Lao community to meet, think and share about issues that matter.
Recent OzTalks
OzTalk: Breaking the Silence – Open Hearts and Minds
Vientiane, 16 July 2020 – In conjunction with Proud to Be Us Laos, Community Health […]
OzTalk: Rainbow Stories
Vientiane, 26 November 2019 – The Australian Embassy and the Laos Australia Institute hosted OzTalk: […]
Children & Youth Mental Well-Being
Vientiane, 12 September 2019 – The Australian Embassy and the Laos Australia Institute hosted a […]
Let’s Talk Disability Inclusion!! #MeetThinkShare
Australia lends support for greater inclusion of people with disabilities Vientiane Times The Laos Australia […]
