By Fran Schreiber | Project Leader
At This Life Cambodia we work directly with School Support Committees (similar to a PTA) in each community to build their knowledge and capacity for developing and improving their schools. We believe that local communities are the experts when it comes to setting and implementing their own development priorities.
Mr. Ke Bunthorn is 70 years old and an active member of the School Support Committee (SSC) in Kampong Khleang. “Prior to TLC’s involvement this school did not have an active SSC but I always helped the school by fundraising in the community. But it was so hard to find the way for solutions. After TLC started working with us, they helped to form the SSC and provide training on roles and responsibilities, school development planning, monitoring & evaluation, fundraising, proposal writing, communications and team building. Now I’m very happy to see the SSC members joined hand in hand to help the school together.”
In the past five months we have worked with the schools in our program to create school development plans. The new school year will start in November and now that plans are complete we will be meeting with the School Support Committees on the priorities they have set. The money that has been raised through your generosity will go towards projects such as:
Rumdaul: Construction of sports facilities for football and volleyball
Kandal: Planting a school garden
Rohal: 30 Bicycles for students who live far from school
O Takok: 30 Bicycles for students who live far from school
Ru Ta Ek: Planting a school garden
Khum Ream: Construction of sports facilities for football and volleyball
Teuk Lech: Library development. Construction of book shelves and purchase of 150 books
Tbeng: Volleyball court construction
Kampong Khleang: Concrete pipes to bring water to new school location
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