Situated on a beautiful mountain side 13km from Topas Ecolodge, the picturesque village of Ban Pho is home to 187 people of the Red Dao group. The village’s small school educates 15 children aged 6 and 7.
Last year when Topas Project Manager, Kien, visited the village to assess the need for the school to be upgraded, he learned that it was initially built as a temporary structure,but it had been used for 10 years. As a result it was in serious need of an upgrade.