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Vientiane Rescue 1623

Vientiane · Vientiane · Laos

Commons and belonging2010

A free, round-the-clock volunteer rescue and ambulance service, born to fill the gap in emergency care for road accident victims in the capital. According to the Ramon Magsaysay Award it received in 2016, it began with small donations and the volunteers' own money. In 2023 it had some 300 active volunteers and bases in other provinces. Today it relies on donations from governments, banks and companies, and in 2022 it joined a drink-driving campaign led by the spirits industry.

Led by
Volunteers in Vientiane, organised as the rescue unit of the Foundation for Helping the Poor of Lao PDR; the service runs on donations
Status
Active
Participation
Community led
Visitable
No, it is a volunteer rescue service
Contact
No public contact on record
Last reviewed
1 October 2026

Verification

Partially verified

This place has at least one source on record and awaits a second one for contrast. Full verification will arrive in the review phase of the atlas.

  • Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
  • Partial one source on record
  • Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending

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