was a senior consultant at Reading Elephant Laos. Bounthong sadly died on May 27 in the age of 61. Like his son Khamkeo, he came from the village of Ban Numpouk in Bokeo and grew up there. During his childhood years there were no kindergartens or pre-schools in Laos. He finished secondary school in 1977 and got the chance to continue his studies at secondary level II. Teachers at his school greatly encouraged Bounthong and he ultimately decided to become a teacher himself. He graduated from the ...

Din has been working full-time at Reading Elephant Laos’ second learning and reading centre in the district of Pha Oudom since July 2026. He was born in the village of Hom Souk, which is also where Yim comes from. He grew up there and attended primary school there too. He then attended upper secondary school in the village of Poung. He went on to study at the University of Luang Prabang, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in National Literature (Lao language). Din has joined the team and is a...

Yim has been a full-time member of staff at Reading Elephant Laos since 2022, having previously joined the team as a student volunteer. He was born in the village of Hom Souk, Pha Oudom District, Bokeo Province, one of eleven children, and attended primary school there. He attended upper secondary school in the village of Ponglad and graduated from Thonysaba College in Ban Houayxay. Yim is extremely talented in the arts and in teaching. He is very creative and develops various new approaches for...

Huk is a permanent project member at Reading Elephant Laos since February 2019. She was born and raised in the village of Phonxay, Xayaboury province. Huk studied at Luang Prabang Teacher Training College and graduated in 2015. She enjoys working with children very much. She joined our team to work with students in the reading room and as a librarian as well for attending travelers in our bookshop.

is a permanent project member at Reading Elephant Laos. Born in a village in Luang Prabang province, Touy is responsible for the organisation of the library stock, the book lending and is actively involved in the preparation and implementation of the village book festivals. He trained as a Mathematics and English teacher and completed his degree in Basic English at the Visoun English Center. Phaivanh enjoys working with children and is a very talented motivator. He likes to read himself a lot an...

is a freelance journalist in Vientiane. He works part-time in planning, monitoring and evaluating project activities and in public relations, maintains contacts with partners and supporters and represents Reading Elephant Laos at events in the capital. He comes from the village of Nontae in Vientiane province and graduated from the National University of Laos as an English teacher. During his stays in Bokeo, he supports the project in the reading room or at book festivals as an educator.

is one of the founders of the project and managing director of Reading Elephant Laos. Khamkeo was born in the village of Numpouk in Bokeo Province, where his father, Bounthong, was headteacher of the local primary school. His father had a formative influence on his early school years and instilled in him an awareness of the need to promote reading and education in his country. During and after his studies in Luang Prabang, he gained extensive experience in organising and running book festivals, ...