By Lula Belinfante | General Fundraising Manager
Over the last three months, children and teachers throughout Cambodia were finally able to return to school. The pandemic has greatly affected vulnerable households, especially children, who were out of school for 18 months during the last two years. Before the pandemic, the mean years of schooling was just five years (UNDP). Today, with increasing pressure on parents to provide for their families, combined with the significant closure of schools, there is a risk of even more children dropping out of school to support their parents' livelihoods. Families should not have to choose between education and food.
Your support is helping us to assist children from the poorest households to get back to school through the provision of cash grants of £49. With the new school year starting in January 2022, 41 primary school children were confirmed to receive cash grants through SeeBeyondBorders Conditional Cash Payments Programme. In February, families received the first of two grant instalments, enabling them to purchase essential items for their children such as school uniforms and books.
We’ve seen how much more motivated and valued children feel when they have that extra little bit of support that they need at this critical point in their lives to get them to school, to learn. Thank you for your contribution towards helping 41 students from extremely poor families to have equal opportunities to go to school regularly and be motivated to progress to secondary school.
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