Bordered by 5 countries in the center of the Indochina peninsula is the Lao People's Democratic Republic or Laos. Cultivating cost efficient and high-quality human resources is a key for Laos' ability to achieve stable growth along with other ASEAN countries. With the principle "To develop people is to develop the country", a Japanese NGO based in Laos has supported development of human resources by operating a vocational training school for the past 20 years. The program follows its leader Sachiko Tominaga and the young people of Laos working to triumph over poverty and achieve self-sustainability.