Water · January 2025
How did water reach Thangchong, at 1,450 m?
Thanks to the villagers' hard work: a reservoir connected to a spring and 8 taps were inaugurated in late 2024 in this Khmu village in Oudomxay province.
1,450 m
altitude
454
residents
119
households
8
taps across the village
Thangchong is a village of the Khmu ethnic group, in Oudomxay province, in northern Laos. It nestles deep in the jungle, at an altitude of 1,450 metres and three hours by road from Oudomxay. It has 119 houses, home to around 454 people.
In late 2024, the villagers set to work to bring water to their homes. For several weeks, they put all their energy into it, alongside Ken, an NK Seeds project officer.
The water's journey
The spring
A spring, tapped for the village
The reservoir
Connected to the spring
The taps
8 taps spread across the village
The village
119 households, 454 residents
Inauguration day
In December 2024, the NK Seeds team attended the inauguration of the new water system. The village now has a reservoir connected to a spring and 8 taps. For the families, daily life is changing.
The association remembers a warm welcome and genuine joy. A moment full of emotion and sharing.
December 2024: Thangchong village inaugurates its water system.
Thangchong was not an isolated case. In 2024, NK Seeds brought water to five villages, as the website's history page recalls.
They made the project possible
DAMSO SAS, R-TECH SAS and AE2N. Thanks also to the villagers of Thangchong, who put all their energy into the work.
Told from NK Seeds' Instagram posts, December 2024 to January 2025.
The project
Access to water
How NK Seeds brings drinking water to the villages of northern Laos.
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