Building Secondary Schools in Rural Cambodia

Summary

PLEASE READ UPDATES BELOW FOR EXPLANATION ON WHY THIS PROJECT WAS RETIRED. This project is working to start a secondary school for around 1000 students in Cambodia (Kep/Kampot region).

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

The Cambodian government, NGOs, and UN agencies, while focusing on primary education, do not expend much energy on secondary education. Our programs, with the right support, will directly and indirectly benefit over 100,000 Cambodia children over a 10 year period by improving the local economy, creating jobs and ultimately undoing the damages done to the Cambodian education system by the Khmer Rouge.

How will this project solve this problem?

The funds will be used to begin constructing our first school in Kep/Kampot. Part of the funds will help build clinics to provide health-care & regular vaccinations to children/staff. Pilot plan will have 30 students, growing to 980 students in 1yr.

Potential Long Term Impact

Quality education delivered to the Cambodian youth will revitalize the local economy via a strong curriculum & post-school vocational training. In the long run, the "spill-over effect" will impact over 100,000 children, staff and community members.

Project Message

"The school will have financial sustainability by the fourth year of operation. In addition, this project will create around hundred jobs for students as well as their families."
- Sil Sineng, Country Director, Bridges Across Borders

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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