Improving learning environments is essential for the healthy development of children, particularly those living with disability or those from rural, ethnic groups

Increasing participation of all boys and girls in basic education is at the heart of BEQUAL and is essential to provide opportunities for all Lao citizens. All aspects of BEQUAL contribute to increased participation – but the activities described below target participation directly

BEQUAL is supporting the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) to develop a renewed and improved primary curriculum and teaching and learning materials that are more gender sensitive and inclusive of disadvantaged groups

We are looking to pilot new and innovative activities and analysis to strengthen provincial, district, school and community capacity to manage, coordinate and implement education activities at a local level

BEQUAL objective is to improve pre-service and in-service training of primary teachers to promote better learning outcomes for primary level students. BEQUAL works in partnership with the Departments of Teacher Education, Pre-Primary and Primary Education,

BEQUAL is supporting quality education by rehabilitating or constructing additional classrooms and water and sanitation facilities, including schools where ethnic teachers will be once they are trained