The war against the Khmer Rouge and the
Vietnamese occupation completely destroyed the
Cambodian educational system and all its
schools.
Cambodia remains one of the poorest
countries in Southeast Asia: in 2014, 15% of the Cambodian population
officially lived below the national poverty line of $1/day (Source: World Bank, 2018).
Even today, few resources are allocated to education, resulting in a lack of infrastructure and qualified teachers. Unable to afford schooling for their children and not always aware of the importance of education, many families send their children out of school to work.
Committed to education since nearly 30 years, our mission is to provide a good quality education to the underprivileged children and youth living in the Angkor temples area and the nearby villages. We aim to:
- Offer practical and technical
vocational training that allows an
opening to the labor market and
thus to generate an income for the student,
- Ensure the good health and hygiene of
children and support families in difficulty due to illness,
- Support environmental protection and sustainable
agriculture,
- Encourage the development
of income-generating activities for families.
Bayon Education and Development works for education through 4 programs:
- A
primary school, which welcomes children from kindergarten to grade 6,
- A
follow-up program for our students who continue their
studies in public secondary schools, high schools and universities,
- A
vocational training program in bakery
and pastry making,
which welcomes young Cambodian women
from disadvantaged backgrounds and a
Coffee Shop,
- A
green farming project which aims to train families in agroecology but
also to supply the school canteen with organic vegetables and a
one-year vocational training in
agroecology which welcomes young Cambodian women and men from disadvantaged backgrounds.
To learn more about our actions, visit
https://www.ecoledubayon.org/en/Each donation represents a precious help in the education of a young Cambodian. We would like to warmly thank you for your invaluable support.
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