This briefing outline will aoqo^int our die--

tii«ul«hod Ylsltors nith a brlof hletorjr of the lOmt

Hiftt makmno Projoot in Muong PhLmng, m brief rundonn

of l i e aoeompUehwnts, pro^ete^ln--f)rogrM end

plAoned actlTltiee*

To a l l our ctletiogulehed Tisliore w eagri

' WeloaBie to Kuong Phieng^ Sagraboury ^ Laoa* Tour

short Tlalt ulth ua wHl alwagr* remain a treaeured

tui6 RATT. Chaokboueng of Sajrabourj

NICK BUSTAMAHTE Cluater Managfr

SZUS 4\pBJCmi GOkk / Sigrabouiy

fM£M& 8AIS0I& T0NG8AT Naldan of MiMOg PhleQg

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U O S N m t HiFOHKATZOM

HjLSlSO

thm lfttm>f Fliit^ Cluster (Khet Phatanakarwi) ProjMi

started <m March ft^ 1964.

Prior to this dats, frsqasnt consultations wsrs hold

bstwsen RLG officials led bf Qorcrnor Tisl^ Rattana Paqjra and

OSAia taehnieians hsadsd bjr Dr* Hoirard JK* Thoiuui and Silas

J* Staaackar, laqpljwatary surircys of the araa i«ara and

initial planning sessions nere held as a result of which

ewlTed the Preliminary Cluster Plan which included road-

building, irrigation^ iMdiealj agriculture, h o m cconcsdcs,

and other activities as laajr be found feasible and responsiire

to the felt needs of the people*

To officially launch the project, the Chaokboueng held

a two*-dajr orientation in Sajrabemry idiieh was attended t^ high--

ranking m a and USAID ofiicials, the ori«;ntation e39>lained

the concept, philosophy, scope, and limitations of the Khet

Fhatanakane project. In a mitsheU, it m s ecuplainad that the

Khet Phatanakane project was to be Jointly implmented by the

(toyal I«ao Goveraasnt and the US Ckyvemment on the coocept of

helping tht^ people help th«BselTes«

The OB-XVS team, later joined by thm mJi coantexparts,

aoved te Huong Phieng in early March, CoooMind tents

i>«ire put upi the s u U clinic was used as dispensary and

quarters while the team excitedly worked on a laakeshift

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baAboch-and^graas ahaXtar idtiiah latar laakad psofuaaljr whan

tba ralna caaa.

Tha Nuong P h i m g elustar caaprlaaA 14 YiXlagaa %dth an

aggragata papulation of 13^345 paopla* Tha araaa liaa ona

Oroupa Saolaira in Kuong Phiang and 11 primary aehoala.

Tha liojral Lao Oov^r^ment haa X7 iaachara in tha araa and a

total of 700 atudanta, or laaa^ avaiy yaar*

Tha provinaa, in gmtrnvBl, haa a atrong and raapactad

provincial g o v a m n m t haadad bgr Tiao Hattana Paqjra^

Tha Khat Phatanakam araa ia a political aubdiviaion haadad

kgr a naidan i4io ia tha raaidant rapraawitativa of tha Ghao-*

khouang and tha Chaoauong. Undar tba naidan ara 2 taaaan^a

and 14 naibana, ahila thay ara priaaril/ tha politiaal

laadara in thair eoauaunity^ thair laadarahip ia litoidaa fait

in aocial, oulturali aconomlc, and raligic^ affaira* Throui^

thaai tha irillagara daal vdth thair provincial govamitarit*

Agrieiatura ia tha principal livalihood in tha aluatar

lagaa# Man-^land ralationahip ia atrong* Tha principal crop

ia rica aad all mptabmrn of tha fasily halp in riaa production*

Cora and vagatablaa ara tba chiaf m p p J m m n t m r j cropa* Tha

foraata in and aurroonding tha Tallajr ara aourcaa of wood for

conatmction and fUal, graaa for roofiiiig^ and othar adibla wild

produata* Tba/ ara alao a fartila grcmnd for hunting daar^i idld

piga^ and %dld fowla which ara a t i U abundant in tha araa*

Ptft 3

Agriftultural tools M d iochnic|uo8 can still bo doirelopod*

Tools oonsist of ploughs^ h&rrov^ postholii d l ^ r s (sjpram), a

iwteheto^ an axe or spado« There ars also looally mulo

lisaders*

During ths rainy soason^ rloo padoios abound in imdfish^

oatflshf and snailst The fish caught^ ho\mrmr, doos not ontor

irado* Fishing is dons aostljr ^ nets^ basboo traps^ and hook

and linos* During tho suaeisr sonths^ the idirers ars ths prit^

oipal soureos of fish«

Kxeopt for 450 Mso Christians and roui^hly 400 animlsts^

the 13^345 poopls of ths elustor aroa aro Buddhists* Thoro ars

14 wats In ths clustor aroa« Tho irillagsrs* rsUgious bsliofs

ars still irsry strong notivational factors as rsZlsctod in thoir

daily bohavior* A viUagsr still bo subdusd in ths i^rosoQOo

of Monks J Mould still rssM>Ts his hat whenorsr hs passos ths nat

ooiBpound* thm avsrags villagor hms eithsr a woodsn or bronso

imags of ths Lord Buddha in a eomar of his houss or mm around

hia nock as an amalst.

Ths area is Ysry safs and socurs« Tuo yoars ago, tbsre i»ors

sporadic Pathst Lao activitiss* This has boon brought undor con-*

trol bgr ths troops of ths 6th Military rsgion undor ths comand

of Gonsral Houmphan Norasing* IHuring ths last six xonths^ timrm

had bson no roport of anoountsrs botwssn tha RLQ troops and PL

gusrillAS*

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u* AGGm^LimmitTs

kttmr XA nontbs of ooop#ratiT« #ffort boiwoen ihs Royal Loo

(rovornmont and US The Ifaong Phione Clustor hao acoottpliaht^

tho foUowlngt

A. ModSsaa,

mgpwgarioot £siabli«faaont of 4 ooli^liolp dioponaarLoo

Xooatod otraiogioalljr so as to bo able to aorrlea othar

adjaoont irlllagoa« Thoao vilXacaa aro in Maong Phlarig,

mm hiM, Naaom Nbal^ and Makhom and aro bolng malntalAod

bjr 4 GB and 2 RUG nodloa* Slneo tho oatabliahiiaat of tho

eliiotorj^ about 15^000 eaaoa bairo boon troatod*

Matoraal miA Child Caroi Prwatal and poatmt^tl oaro aa

itfoU aa hoalth oduoatlon and imtrltloci during prognaney

aro boirc eonduetod in fiYo idllagoa* Uurii^ tho f l rat

jroar of olustor oporaticmai $0 doliiporioa havo boon attondod

to and about 100 joothors have attondod tho *»Mothor** CXaaa,*

3« Sdiool ttealth Propria 1 All adhool ehildron in tho aroa

aro giTMi annual Mdieal and dontal oxaninationa^ with

tho aaaiataneo of OS doetMO fron tho OB Toan in Sayaboury*

Tho PH Kui ao roportod 640 achool ehildron givon oxaodna-*

Uona during achoolyoara 196>-64 aai On tho aido^

tho inadioa aonduct doi orming oampaigna in achoola to ro-

duoo tho incidanoo of paratitiim« During tho tifo aehool

yoarof kBJ ohildron Mro giiron doiiomLn , druga and 38B, 9r

W5%, paaaod out aaoaria ¥onm.

Pag* 5

l>obil» CUntcal SenrJ/B»i ? i l U 8 » > tli«r« »r« no

ollniea ar« visited by Mdios aad/or doctors at Isast

ones s SMcith, dopsading upon ths a irai l j^ l l ty of Ksdisins.

t iostdf l i The building bsiag vtil isod as qusrtors

will bo coRVortod liAo a 10-bod hospital by tho Koyal

ganmnmant as soon as technisians aro phasod oat from tho

B. ^ U ^ j L ^

X« ToiXstsi 1£0 Proneh>stylo Mttor-soal toi lots havo bom

mads and installsd in 4 TiUagos - RakhMo, Hwing m o a g ,

Mataa, and Nam ftia. ViUafors ars traimd to aaks thoir

OMB t o i l s t s , Tkis projoot i s beii^ iaqplmsntod bgr KL6

FWsnontal gdMoators baokstoppod by OM sal USAID.

j!SU£» ThrmB drillod woUs aro bolng oosplttod in tho

aroa. Foartoon (14) dug wolls havo boon piOYidod with

wsll rings in 4 Yillasos. havo boon oosqplstod and

6 art in tho proeoss of boicg coaplotod,

MOBO Sanitation Hoon Koonoodes A^snts of tho KLS aro

caMpaiipnlng for dl|;gin£ of drainaso, gai1>a£o pits , and

clean surmuadings. So far« t h ^ havs boon sueoossf^

in*breaking through ths barrier"in one vilLago.

Houso Spraying t Fondaamtal ^doeators and nsdies havo

sprsysd 180 houses with insecticides to ollAinate bodb«igs»

sats, and other house posts. Bowerer^ ths aedlcs snphasise

the fact that elea&ing tho house regularly i s beifter than

^praying i t with insecticide.

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Cr»atorimi A erMuticsdm has wrnks

and th# pmoplm of Muong Phiex«« Four TlUafoa i&U

Mon biro tboir orMiaioriuft. This projoet Imui boon doolgnod

io f urihor laronoio hoolih and aaniiarj oondLtlima IA Ylllacoo.

C« AjgriouXtiyo

^ Irxligaiiqii arotwu An irrigation dan and Irrisatlon oanal

id^li a tota l longth of 11^916 kllmotora noro ooBplotod

LMt Nareh* The syatam waa eonatruotod idth part froo md

part paid labor* Tha canal and tto dan Inauro that thoro

la onough Mtor in tho rieofMita ovon If the ralnftOl la

Itm. Laat yoar^ I t la eatimtod^ aa gloaaod from teatinonloa

of tmmrmp that the Irrigation ajatoa haa ineroaood produo-

tloe of rlco ^

To farther uti l ise the irrigation Mter^ double eroppliic

idLll bo axperlnonted on thla jear«. taat year^ tho tr ia l

planting of garlie«>aftor«-rlee MUI auceoaaf^l onl j Inaofar

aa the native garlic waa conoerne«U The California g ^ U e

did not fare irery well»

Rlee Seed Multlpllcatiogi ProJeett Thle la a eafiipaign to

produce better rlee ax»i aoed Yari^tioa. projeet vhlol i

involved JO tmrmmrm laat year waa found aucMeafUl« It la

matw being contlmaed thla year with euceeae In 10 Ylllagoa

tdth 95 farBore partlcipatliv*

Other rice froductlon projeeta are the expw^iaienta

in the use of fertl l iaer and a denonetration lot of one

hectare uaing dlffex^nt aTallable rioe irarietiea.

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Wiifrttoiiithn ftffwdpMrtffiattfe mm% 99tb fMdULUs wmrm prmidmA vltli v#cttabl« ftMcU far i te ir hamm gurdmnm Imst jrMr,

Than WM^ lAst a eoMld^Hrablm Imrmmm oi both for bmm conwmqptSjm mmd w r t e t , SCIUMIs Mra

«l»o faro^liiad with ctlfferMt irarl«tira of

Isi Bm Urn RiJhi a rafWi<M idHafSt tlia peofO^

plimtgr ^ aabbajsa^ Uit tha aariMii aot ULs aaougli to

ais oorb tb o prodneo, heneo tho prioo of oabbago boocM low

airii raoultod to an aljioat mprofitabla affair for tho

f w m r « Ooapito tho Jmk of Mrtettj honovar^ the rofta^ooa

MHTo hapiKir ^ m additional inoMo far that /oar«

M£ht famora alao oxpwtwstod on planting California

CU*lio proiridoA b j USAID« thia imm not imrjr auooooaful,

booaoao tho olovoa did not groir aa bi t aa tho ori4(Lnal

atook. {lonrovor thqr ara again « 4 1 1 i ^ to try^ looal

TOTiotloo thia jmat*

Aarjcmltara]^ Tpoiai aprinkloro^ hooa, and ratoa imro

bought fro0i Tlnntlano and roaold to famora in imong

Phio^K and Man Hia at ooat prioo« llioro %wro 130 aprinkl<

60 ratoa, $0 hooa» and othor «grioultural toola roaold

in tha rofugoo TiUago alono.

Fanaora* Claaaoai Soninara and/or olaaaoa woro hold for

famora idio wore intoroot^ in tho Inprored oultoro of

Yogotablo or trooa* Two aaoh olaaaoa wwo hold in Mm

Hia and Naong Phiang«

$

U w t o c k

DUirlbatlogii 4^5 ^eks m d Torkahire/^rkshire ptti^

iMT d gilts and ix>ar« dlatributsd to 127 tmtmmrn la

9 irHlA^Sa So fmr^ U) pdipi te't^ bMn wmp^t^^ ctoad*

Umi Lao Vat^rimrjr SarvlM agante in tha araa ara att«»Mling

to thia pro^aet. Tha projaet aonriaicaa tha ratura of 2

idga fc»r aaidi pig diatribntad} and 12 dueka for arary 6

daeka 4iatributad«

2« Four fiahpcnda hm^ baan aoratraatad Xn Hm Mia and

aaadad with 10^000 tilapia fiah, Thay had thair firai

harraat laat Pi^teuary and tha tiXapia fiah caught wara

aa limg aa Of tha four fiahpooda^ h^favar^ only t m

ara aaaclad« nia othar tuo ara baing raaacnrad for othar

apaaiaa of fiah*

i ^ e a t i o o

1« School Rayairai Tha Myicmg Fhiang Qrompa ScoXaira la

baing rapairad hj canantii^ tha floor and jpr^rlddnf, t%m

additional roooa#

FcHir athar irillaga achoola haira alraady baan rapairad«

Thaaa ara achoola In tha rillagaa of Kakhana (additional

roo«}^ ^MMim l hai (changing of walla %dth lUKbar)« and

Ban katan (ganaral rapair of roof^ walla^ and aairaa)«

3. A B<qr Scoat Onit ia also organiaad in l^ong Phiang. At

thia tlna^ howavar^ tha atanding troap of JZ Boy Bcmtm

lacka a acoutmatar bacauaa ha racantly raaigned to eontimia

hia atudiaa in Ti^ntiani.

P«g« 9

4* Tk* H O M tm^oA sawing and fe«d pr«pai«iion in

BaA liw M U and iB Ban NaUa. About 50 paeiO* in Baa

Nasi Hia and 12 paopl* in ban Katan aUandad thaaa training

aaasiooB.

»Ma Hia Keftia—

1. 122 Mao faailiaa frtm liane t^xMan^, Luang Prabang> and

Tientiana pravinea, and ona Lao Iteilj i«w:« raloeatad In

tan Hia. Tba provineial goT»r&aant of Sayaboury haira

pr«vldad %kmt with hona lota and 3 haetaraa of rieafi^lAa

for aaah fanHy.

PriAT to tbair raaaitlMant in {«aai Hia, thay vara

providad witk alothlag and food ky-tim Saaial i*alfar«

Coaadjtaioa of tlia Lao GoTersHant.

2. To halp furthar raAi£faa to gat up ON thair OMI faat^

20 buffalaaa iiava diatribatad to thmm, Thia would

iMlp in the cttltlvafcioR of thair riaafialda. Tte rafUfaaa

ara axpaetad to ratorn to tlia Cluatar Projaat and tba

Qovamaant tha aan* naaibar of touf fmloaa for fUrthor

Mdiatribution in tha raaattlaiaant araa.

3. Raaantljr, a bouaing proJa«t plan waa •uteittad hf tha

Chaokhouatig to tha CooMiaaioo for Soaial Waif ara« Tha

plan ia atlll baing oonaidirad hgr raapomiblo Lao

officiaU*

tndiOMc

Civic Aationi A group of B aoldiara hava raoantl/

finLahad tfeair trainii^ In Civia Aatian. Thaaa trainaa>

i10

gndiiAtmm haw bMn %mmXgfamd by GmmrA terMinch to XlmngXom

formrd Armm to tel^ in Um iapl«Mntatian of mrml d^vel^p-*

Mnt proj#et0 tterMt^

At ptmmenl, 24 soldlors f x w 5 Military

imdergDiog training in Civic Action*

2« Mal^han/TaatWK Training Gmrw^t Th^ Chaoklioumg convokad and

launched a training prograai far a l l naibana and taaaanga in

th^ eluatar araa. f i r at group of 20 viXlaga laadara oo«-

platad thair training an 20 Oat Tha aaeand group la

now w d a r g a i ^ trainijig*

Thia ona -##oak training inelndaa aubjaeta

goYornMnt proaadaraa and aaaiatanaa^ battar tachniqaas of

agrieuXtnra, liiraatook, aanitatioti^ prarentiira mdieina^ and

loadarahlp.

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1« FoLIoif««p on taasariga^ naibana, and aaaiataaft nal hwa to

inauro tbat tktijr taach thair Yillagara what tbay laamad

daring thair training and at tha MAO t i m act aa tha

**anijiatottr** of davalopner^t in thair Tillaga*

Koad coMtruction of Routa National # 1 froa l ^ n g PIdwg

to Makhraa a apan of 19 kilcouiUira.

Continna training C IY IC action taa»a for m&ploymmnt in

diffarant parta of tho provlnoa*

Pag^ U

4* ikmslQg Pro>et for tiM K m Him rmtxxgmmt Folloiir^p on iiw

plans recently miljfldtt d to Hia a^xcmllmmj, Mr K#o VlphakoM*

The plAo Is « plun for itos ooMAruotioa of teustfii:

milts« It pro¥i4os thst after 5 r^ars, the rofugoos w u M

bogin payiiig back tbo govexmont for the hottslxi units aXlotod

to thsn«

5« Con^tniotioii of a pi^ilo aarket 111 Meiotig FkLmg^ oa a solf«*

hoXp basis* It Is hopsd that the eonstrwtion idll begin

daring the next dry soason#

6« CoastrMtlw of m Inrlgatlcm systen oithsr In lisot HLU or

in Ban Mbautm so that iww rlMfiolda ecmI4 be oponsd to

produetlon*

IV. m o B u m

Latic of a Mrket to absorb products in Mmng PMeng if

the agrleuXtural projects beeone suceessfiaLL*

2« The road between Huong Phieng and Ban - 19 kaui -

beooiiie ijqpassable ctoring the ial^y season, and 13 Ylllages

eould not be reehed bjr irehlelss, henee^ eontln^ty of

projaots is haaperod. (1)ils yoar^ the road will be eonstrueted

so as to mke I t passable during ralnor soason*)