Mekong Plus and Viêt Nam Plus are just small organizations even though the programs have reached a size that none could have never dreamed of when we started: over 500 villages, more than 170.000 direct beneficiaries every year... Why do we want to share our experiences? We have 2 basic motivations:

• Yes we are small, so we feel we must tell a wider public, and the decision makers, about our experience and how development can be done efficiently, at very low cost, in a sustainable manner. We are so fortunate to spend our time with the peasants of remote areas, to share their worries and hopes, their views are so enriching. It is a sort of debt we have with them, we must share with you. The short stories, reports and videos are the fruit of intense team work.
• We have many successes and also failures and frustrations. With no hesitation we want to share them with all involved also in development work so that one would know what we did wrong. Maybe then we will all save time.