In Lao PDR, many ethnic minority groups live in mountainous areas. They have carefully kept their distance from urban cities and its life and preserving their unique language and culture. On the other hand, many teenagers are unable to receive school education, need to earn cash for subsistence in poverty.

Wisa has launched the “Folklore & Youth” project to create employment through a research on the oral tradition/folklore/culture of such ethnic minorities. In collaboration with Luang Prabang Province, we established the Research Center of Lao Folklore in 2021. Currently, we are providing literacy educaion for children at an orphan support school for fostering their researchership.