Meuang Sing Outreach Project
Health Care
The Health Frontiers Outreach Project partners with district, provincial and Vientiane hospitals to improve health care and education for children and their families. The project is supported by volunteers Bryan Watt and Leila Srour, living in Meuang Sing, Luang Nam Tha province.
Serious hospital cases are referred to provincial and central hospitals. Handicapped children and adults - the deaf, blind, and those missing limbs - are referred to the National Rehabilitation Center for treatment and support so that they can continue their education and improve their lives.
Education
Scholarship students supported by donations are studying medicine, nursing, teaching, accounting, and vocational training, as well as at the school for deaf children.
The outreach project is constructing a primary school with four classrooms, a children's development center and an outdoor learning area.
The Butterfly Children's Center
Every day children come to the Butterfly Children's Development Center in Bryan and Leila's home for activities including recycling, sport, exercise, gymnastics, reading, drawing, games, singing, dancing, English language study and imaginative dramas. The Outreach Program responds to the needs of the local community to improve health and education, with the goals of decreasing morbidity and mortality, and improving the lives of Lao children and their families.