Our story
Vientiane Rescue is the first and only Rescue service of Vientiane, Laos
Thanks to the dedication and amazing commitment of our non-paid volunteers, we are able to provide any kind of emergency services, on a 24/7 basis, for free.
We started in 2010, with a handful of volunteers, most of them underaged. A group of wholehearted people with a lot of hope and expectations, and nothing else. At the time we all met, the Foundation we belong to Continue reading “Our story”
Media
Aljazeera & BBC
Al Jazeera “Laos, saviours of the street” (English) or “Laos: Saviours of the street” (French sub.)
BBC Radio Outlook (Vientiane Rescue interview starting from 33rd minute)
French TV & newspapers
TV: TF1
AFP: Documentaire vidéo (2 minutes)
Newspapers: Libération
France: Ulyces
Asian newspapers & TV
Asia Pacific: The Diplomat
Brunei: Bt.com
China: Global Times
Hong Kong: SCMP & Volunteers teenagers saving lives
Philippines: Global Nation
Thailand: Bangkok Post & Bangkok Post2
International newspapers/agencies
Australia: ABC Channel
Gulf Today: Kiss of life
Pakistan: Nation
Poland: Interia
Vietnam: Breaking news
World: Warisboring
Getty images: Volunteer Rescue Service At Work On Asia’s Most Dangerous Roads
Vientiane Rescue on TED !!!
Pragmatism is a passion killer
Others
Our speech at the “Asian Nobel Prize”, the Ramon MAGSAYSAY ceremony held in Manila, August 2016
Donations
Please send all donations to our PayPal account: donate@vientianerescue.org
Click here to go to the PayPal website.
While we sometimes have access to embassy funding, we especially rely on private donations.
We are a local Foundation, not an NGO, so this means that we don’t have administration, logistics, secretaries people or paid staff to handle the fundraising / communication / management.
Our best communication tool is “word of mouth”. We have nothing to sell, nothing to prove. It would be much easier for us to hire and pay people to do the job. But our spirit, our dedication is worth more than just money. If relying on donations is risky, on the other hand, it helps us stay away from conflicts of interests and leaves us free to decide on how we build our future Continue reading “Donations”
Contact us
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