Das historische Zentrum von Luang Prabang liegt zwischen dem Mekong und seinem Nebenfluss Nam Khan. Bis zur Abschaffung der Monarchie in Laos 1975 residierten hier die Könige des Landes. Heute ist der Ort von der Unesco als Welterbe anerkannt.

In 2014, two families living in Singapore decided to shake things up, trading their corporate lives for what they thought would be a simpler like in Laos.

The Laos Buffalo Dairy, a sustainable farm aimed at improving the welfare and nutrition of Luang Prabang's rural population, is the perfect place to stop for a scoop of gelato to cool down after a day of adventures.

Laos Buffalo Dairy was called in to conduct a buffalo feasibility study in Cambodia in order to help give options for solving the nutritional deficiency in children.

This time, we would like to report about the "Online Pro Bono" program. This is a program which participants allocate about 20% of their work time to tackle social issues in Asia remotely from Japan.

Moemi and Maya who are working in Astellas Pharma Inc., joined this program for three months from December 2020. The recipient organization was Laos Buffalo Dairy (LBD), which is a social enterprise working to improve the livelihood of small farmers in rural Laos.

“We want to utilize our skills and take on challenges to tackle social issues in Laos society, without visiting on site”