Statusrapport
Mid-term Review of Empowerment of the Ethnic Minorities through Education
At the inception phase of the Long Alternative Development Project (LADP), education services of the district were limited. There were few complete primary schools located along the main road and only a very small number of ethnic children had access to education. LADP supported both formal and non-formal education for the ethnic minority groups living in the mountainous area of Long District. Parents have been motivated to participate in the education activities through PRA, teachers have been trained and ethnic children have been given scholarships to teacher training school. In 1997 NCA developed a drug prevention curriculum with different resource persons including a representative from the Akha culture. More schools have been built by the ethnic groups and enrolment has increased. As a continuation of these local and external initiatives, the "Empowerment of the Ethnic Minorities through Education Project" was established.