From wandering to school: the NK Seeds story

In 2018, Mélissa Lansmant decides to leave everything behind and set off on an adventure in Asia. In Laos, in Nong Khiaw, she meets Sabou, who teaches English to children at home. Sabou's commitment touches her deeply.

She decides to stay. Together with Sabou, she starts free English classes for the children of Nong Khiaw, in northern Laos, run by volunteers from all over the world. With her own savings, she pays for the construction of a first school. In 2019, the classes become regular: this is the real start of NK Seeds.

Since then, the association has kept growing. Every new school year is another step. Mélissa is there for each one: she handles fundraising, follows the projects closely, organises the missions and supports the work on the ground.

Today, NK Seeds means four free English schools welcoming more than 200 students every year, students sponsored all the way to their degree, villages connected to clean water, and medical missions that treat thousands of people.

The Nong Khiaw school, the Ma Led Phan Library, has been joined by My Dream in Muang Xon, Houaphan province, in October 2022, Phou Jo on Khong island on 17 September 2024, and Double Horizon on Don Daeng island on 14 October 2025. In each of them, classes are free.

For Mélissa, humanitarian work is above all about listening, trust and human connection. Every project is carried out with care and with respect for local communities. For her, change starts with small actions, carried out consistently and with heart.