Elevations Laos was founded by Gary Stafford of The Spellbrook Foundation (ACN 603 929 871). Spellbrook provides assistance to communities in developing countries with a focus on Laos.

Gary was the founding Managing Director of PanAust Limited which, through its subsidiary Phu Bia Mining, became a major contributor to Lao GDP and the improvement of regional infrastructure, skills and livelihoods. Under Gary’s leadership, PanAust grew from a junior exploration company to an S&P/ASX 100 company.

Gary left PanAust in November 2014 and founded Spellbrook in early 2015.  http://www.spellbrook.com

Souphaphone Dangmany and Khouanfa Siriphone are the co-founders of STELLA, a non-profit, social enterprise focusing on youth empowerment in Laos through a wide range of projects. In 2018, STELLA manages UNESCO-funded MOOM Project, which supports Lao creative practitioners in cultural and creative industries to explore sustainable approaches to their crafts.

STELLA also supports OXFAM in Laos, engaging with Lao youth in 5 provinces through Paper Animation via Mobile Phones project. In collaboration with ChildFund Laos, STELLA provides R&D service to ignite provincial youth’s imagination through hands-on, choose-your-own adventure fantasy writing workshop.

STELLA is the local partner of Elevations Laos, proving administration and facilitation support to its exhibition, symposium and public programs.

Elevations Laos is a partnership comprising Australian registered charities: The Spellbrook Foundation Fund and the Global Development Group; and their Lao registered partner STELLA.