LaosRegional Links with Australia- Aid

Thomas LiangPhotos Taken from Flickr Under Creative Commons License

Mark Maclean, Phitar, Hartfried Schmid (See Bibliography)

FACTFILE - LaosCapital Vientiane 17 58 N, 102 36 E

Population 6,521,998 (Aus = 20,434,176)

Population (Below Povety Line)

30.7 %

Population (with

clean access to water)

50%

Life Expectancy 55yrs (Aus = 80.62yrs)Infant Mortality Rate 9% (Aus = 4%)

GDPPer Capita (PPP)

$2100 (AUS = 33,000)

Source: CIA World Fact BookSource: University of Texas

Laos“One of world’s

least developed country”

World Bank

• Long History of conflict• >Halve the population

have access to safe sanitation

• Most Children have no access of basic Education

Link with Australia

The Laos Program$15 M (AUD)

for 2007-08

$27.2m (Total)For:

POVERTY REDUCTIONSUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENTBy:

FUNDINGLaos Government

PrioritiesDonor - coordination &Harmonization efforts

AID

Photos Taken from Flickr Under Creative Commons License

Royal618, Luisa, zamario(See Bibliography)

WHAT IS ACHIEVED?

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BeingABEL - $11m to

Access to Basic Education & Learning

Property Rights & Land Titling - $11m

LABEP - $8.2mLao-Australia Basic

Education Project

ADS - Australian Development Scoloshipsupport up to 40 Lao students to

study in Australian Tertiary institution

OBJECTIVE

(as quoted from AusAID)

“To build human resource by improved access to education and support for applying new skills and knowledge”

“promoting the growth of market economy…”

“Reducting the vulnerability of the poor”

Advantages & Disadvantages

AID to LAOS ADVANTAGE AUSTRALIA

Contribute Our Part as GLOBAL CITIZEN

Add to the 0.1 % UN requires for

developed nation to give in as Aid

Help our Trade neighbours

APEC

Build Trade Relations with LAOS

DISADVANTAGE AUSTRALIA

Could mean Direct Funding to CORRUPTION from the Australian Government

Used for the WRONG Reason

Conflict of interest

ADVANTAGE LAOS

receivingAID

To Develop the NATION

Train people to help them self

Develop TRADE relations

DISADVANTAGE LAOS

More funding to CORRUPTION

Australian INFLUENCE

Forced RELATIONSHIP?

People / other areas of needs might be overlooked

causeCONFLICT