Neends and potental for rural youth development in Lao PDR 2006.

This report reflects the findings of a study looking at how rural youth, and thus rural communities, are missing out on development opportunities more readily available to urban youth and what can be done to turn the situation around. The research was conducted through interviews with relevant officials, surveys and group discussions with youth in seven villages in two provinces and supplemented with a literature search. For the purpose of the study, the researchers adopted the LYU definition of youth as anyone aged between 15 and 30.