Daauw home; project Kajsiab in Huai Xai
Tussen het fietsen door hebben we regelmatig email contact met vrienden die we eerder onderweg zijn tegen gekomen. Zo ook met Albert en Erika.
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| Albert and O |
We spreken via de email af met Albert en fietsen samen vanaf Luang Namtha naar Huai Xai.
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| Anna, Albert and O on the road |
Reden genoeg dus om die kant op te fietsen.
De route is inderdaad prachtig, en het is erg gezellig om Albert weer te zien. We fietsen samen met hem en nog een fietser uit Bangkok die we onderweg zijn tegengekomen. Zijn naam is O.
We genieten nog met volle teugen, want na het chaotische China is het fietsen in Laos werkelijk een opluchting.
Aan het eind van de tweede fietsdag komen we een fietser tegen uit tegenovergestelde richting. "oeh, wat een gevaarlijke wegen hier he, met al die vrachwagens" is zijn reactie. Nou, ga maar niet in China fietsen! Denken wij bij onszelf.
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| Erika |
Daauw Home is een restaurant, bar en homestay dat gerund wordt door een Nederlandse en haar man uit Laos, Lara en Nzoua. We voelen ons er meteen thuis! Hele aardige mensen en wat een toffe sfeer.
Lara en Nzhoua hebben 3 kinderen en runnen het project Kajsiab waarvan Daauw Home een onderdeel is.
Met de projecten die zij opzetten willen ze de lokale bergbevolking ondersteunen. Ze focussen zich onder andere op gezondheidszorg en vrouwen emancipatie.
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| Daauw Home |
Wij hadden niet verwacht dat gezondheidszorg en educatie in Laos zo slecht was. Maar vooral in de bergdorpen sterven nog veel mensen aan ziektes waar mensen niet aan hoeven sterven. Er is geen educatie over gezondheidszorg en hygiene en ondertussen gaat kennis over traditionele geneeswijzen ook verloren.
Terwijl toeristische plekken hier redelijk ontwikkeld zijn gaan kinderen op het platteland maar 4 jaar naar school.
Bovendien stijgen de prijzen in Laos in rap tempo door het groeiende toerisme, dit terwijl het inkomen van de Laotianen amper stijgt. Zeker in niet toeristische plekken hebben mensen het hierdoor zwaar.
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| On the left; Lara the owner of Daauw Home |
Wat Lara en Nzoua hier opzetten is werkelijk ongelooflijk. 3 kleine kinderen en een gigantisch project runnen! Al hun financiele middelen en wilskracht stoppen ze in dit project, dit geeft erg veel inspiratie. Maar weinig mensen zouden zo belangeloos kunnen leven, het is goed om te zien dat het wel mogelijk is.
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| Rooftop campfire at Daauw Home |
Ze hebben een website waar alle doelen prachtig omschreven staan, wel in het Engels. Mocht je naar Laos gaan dan raden we zeker aan dit project te bezoeken! Al is het alleen voor de heerlijke visBBQ en het kampvuur op het dakterras.
Je kan het project ook financieel ondersteunen via de website, alle support is hard nodig.
email; projectkajsiablaos@gmail.com
In Huay Xai we find Erika in a homestay called Daauw Home.
Daauw Home is a restaurant, bar and homestay, runned by a Dutch woman and her Lao husband, Lara and Nzoua.
We feel at home immediately! Such friendly people and a very relaxed atmosphere.
Lara and Nzoua have 3 small kids and run a project called Kajsiab. Daauw Home is a part of the Kajsiab project.
With the projects they run here they support the people in mountain villages, who are living in much poorer and tougher conditions than the city people here in Laos.
They focus mainly on Health care and women emancipation.
The Kajsiab project contains many long and short term goals. Some examples are; starting a health clinic for women, provide clean drinking water, put up a school, a herb garden and a organic farm. And this they want to accomplish in 7 different mountain villages in the region.
Short term goals are about providing information, teaching English, providing a learning environment for women and creating places where women can work and sell their handicrafts. Daauw Home provides room for these goals.
In Daauw Home cultures can meet and learn from each other in a very friendly environment
We did not expect that the conditions concerning healthcare and education would be so poor in Laos. But especially in the villages many people still die of illnesses that are easy to cure. There is no education about health and hygiene and knowledge about traditional healthcare also gets forgotten.
The touristic places in Laos are developing and getting more rich and expensive, but kids in the rural areas only get 4 years of education. Meanwhile prices are rising, partly because of the growing tourism industry but the salary of people in less touristic areas does not rise.
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| It can be dangerous in Houay Xai though...! ;-) |
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Daauw home; project Kajsiab in Huai Xai
When we are not cycling, but relaxing, we have contact with fellow cyclists that we have met on the road. In Luang Namtha we are emailing with Albert and Erika. Erika is Japanese and had some visa trouble in China, so she is already in Laos for 2 weeks. Albert is still in China, cycling the same route as we have cycled, but 1 week later.
We talk to Albert and decide to wait a bit, so we can cycle together. Somewhere on the road, 60 km from Luang Namtha we meet again.
We also meet O, a cyclist from Thailand, who we will definitely meet again in the future!
We cycle together to Huay Xai, a small town on the border with Thailand. There is not much to do there, but the route is beautifull and Erika is staying with some really nice people see said. So enough reasons to cycle west.
The scenery is magnificent and it is nice cycling with our friends. We re enjoying Laos a lot, the roads are so quiet and the people so friendly. After China, this is a big change.
At the end of day 2 we meet another cyclist, coming from the opposite direction. "dangerous road ey!, with all the trucks" he says to us. We advice him not to go cycling in China and continue our journey a bit perplex.
We talk to Albert and decide to wait a bit, so we can cycle together. Somewhere on the road, 60 km from Luang Namtha we meet again.
We also meet O, a cyclist from Thailand, who we will definitely meet again in the future!
We cycle together to Huay Xai, a small town on the border with Thailand. There is not much to do there, but the route is beautifull and Erika is staying with some really nice people see said. So enough reasons to cycle west.
The scenery is magnificent and it is nice cycling with our friends. We re enjoying Laos a lot, the roads are so quiet and the people so friendly. After China, this is a big change.
At the end of day 2 we meet another cyclist, coming from the opposite direction. "dangerous road ey!, with all the trucks" he says to us. We advice him not to go cycling in China and continue our journey a bit perplex.
In Huay Xai we find Erika in a homestay called Daauw Home.
Daauw Home is a restaurant, bar and homestay, runned by a Dutch woman and her Lao husband, Lara and Nzoua.
We feel at home immediately! Such friendly people and a very relaxed atmosphere.
Lara and Nzoua have 3 small kids and run a project called Kajsiab. Daauw Home is a part of the Kajsiab project.
With the projects they run here they support the people in mountain villages, who are living in much poorer and tougher conditions than the city people here in Laos.
They focus mainly on Health care and women emancipation.
The Kajsiab project contains many long and short term goals. Some examples are; starting a health clinic for women, provide clean drinking water, put up a school, a herb garden and a organic farm. And this they want to accomplish in 7 different mountain villages in the region.
Short term goals are about providing information, teaching English, providing a learning environment for women and creating places where women can work and sell their handicrafts. Daauw Home provides room for these goals.
In Daauw Home cultures can meet and learn from each other in a very friendly environment
We did not expect that the conditions concerning healthcare and education would be so poor in Laos. But especially in the villages many people still die of illnesses that are easy to cure. There is no education about health and hygiene and knowledge about traditional healthcare also gets forgotten.
The touristic places in Laos are developing and getting more rich and expensive, but kids in the rural areas only get 4 years of education. Meanwhile prices are rising, partly because of the growing tourism industry but the salary of people in less touristic areas does not rise.
What Lara and Nzoua are doing here is truly amazing! Raising 3 small kids and running a big project. Every penny they have and all their energy and will-power goes into this project. This gave us a lot of inspiration. Not many people could live a self-forgetful live like this. It is good to see that this is possible.
They have a website in English, on the website you can read a lot more about the project. If you go to Laos we advice you to visit this place! Even if its only for the fishBBQ and rooftop campfire!
You can also support the project financially through the website, every form of support is needed.
You can also support the project financially through the website, every form of support is needed.
email; projectkajsiablaos@gmail.com
hi! we met in the bike shop in hanoi yesterday, can you please sent me ur email?
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Prachtig verhaal weer, vooral over de kleding, daar hebben jullie me mee natuurlijk.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWel een gekrioel daar.De omgeving is prachtig zag ik en wat een ellende OORLOG aanricht dat zien jullie natuurlijk als geen ander. Zal wel een keer slikken zijn denk ik ( mensen koken welke zieke geest bedenkt nu zoiets) maar niet verkeerd omdat goed tot je door te laten dringen.Verneuver je maar weer een poosje en het volgende verhaal zie ik met plezier tegemoed