Kampong Speu (30 November 2011) – Life With Dignity (LWD) today inaugurated two new shool buildings, one of which is located in Peam Ros village of Reaksmey Samaki commune and the other in Tasal village of Tasal commune in Aoral district of Kampong Speu province.
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Each school project composed of a new red tile-roofed and concrete building of 3 classrooms, 3 latrines, a gate, a flagpole, classroom facilities, children playthings, barbed-wire fence, and a 500-metre road from main road for the school in Peam Ros. This project was funded by Lutheran World Federation Australia (ALWS / AusAID) and implemented by LWD. It aimed to increase access to education for disadvantage children in rural areas. It cost 77,113 USD, including labour cost contributed by the community.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Chan Vibol, Program Manager of LWD, said that eduation was one of the main activities implemented by LWD to ensure the sustainable development. “Building a school is a hard work, but ensuring the good quality of education is much harder,” he said, adding that parents played important roles in encouraging their children to study more at home after school and should often come to consult with teachers in order to monitor their children’s study progress.
In her speech, Mrs Narelle Bodwen-Ford, Asia/Pasific Program Officer of ALWS, highlighted good cooperation with local authorities at all levels to support this project. “It is such a great school with a nice building equiped with full facilities and child-friendly park. It is a sign of human dignity in educaion development,” she said. She also encouraged all parents in the community to send their children to school and help to ensure the education quality.
Mr Pen Sambo, Deputy Governor of Kampong Speu province, deeply thanked ALWS as well as LWD which always played important roles in community development in Kampong Speu province. He strongly supported and welcomed all LWD’s projects in the future.
Up to now, there are totally 14 school buildings (48 classrooms) and a dormatory of 5 rooms in Aoral district. All of these were funded by ALWS / AusAID and implemented by LWD.
For more information, please contact:
LEAK Ratna (Mr.)
Communications Coordinator, LWD
E-mail: ratna@lwd.org.kh
Tel: 012 819 121