GAPE International

Global Association for People and the Environment is a small nonprofit organization, established in 1999, that works primarily in the southern provinces of Laos.

GAPE’s mission includes: assisting people in developing their own potential in an ecologically sensitive and socially just manner; implementing and coordinating community development and environmental conservation programs; and facilitating people-centered learning through supporting community-based education programs, with an emphasis on ecological issues.

GAPE’s vision is: Rural communities live comfortably in harmony with nature and their neighbors. They have control over their resources and are able to make informed decisions so that the resources are managed sustainably and in an environmentally sensitive manner. The rights of indigenous people are observed and their cultures preserved.