This project will see the CNVLD construct a multi-purpose sports court at the Prek Ksay Pagoda where Leonard Cohen and Robert Kory are also funding the construction of a school. The court will become the focus of sporting activities for both local school children and athletes with a disability in Prey Veng Province, Cambodia. At present there are no sporting facilities in the area and construction will enable the well documented social, health and community benefits which sport can create.
Schoolchildren and persons with a disability in Prek Ksay, Prey Veng province, Cambodia have exceptionally limited access to education and sporting facilities. This has a considerable impact on community cohesion, health, and long term employment prospects.
Thanks to the support of Leonard Cohen and Robert Kory, a new school is being constructed at the Prek Ksay Pagoda. The CNVLD will add community value to this educational facility by constructing a multi-purpose sports court which will allow cost effective sports to be integrated into the school curriculum and provide a local facility to develop sporting opportunities for persons with disability. The court - like others the CNVLD has built - will become a core community asset.
Over the next decade, schoolchildren will all have the opportunity to engage in school and team sports activities. They will learn to understand the importance of education, sport, exercise and teamwork with considerable benefits on their future employment prospects. In addition, it is expected that a Prey Veng disabled volleyball team will develop within one year and enter the 2012 National Volleyball League and subsequent annual leagues.
