Development and assistance for education
Education NGOs
NGO school calls for financial aid in these hard times
The Peoples Improvement Organization (PIO) has called for public donations to support more than 1,000 students studying full time from Kindergarten to Grade 12, amid the current financial crisis. ...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50922255/ngo-school-calls-for-financial-aid-in-these-hard-times/
Education Ministry and partners launch #ReadEveryDay campaign
In the spirit of nurturing the love for reading, a nationwide campaign dubbed #ReadEveryDay was initiated by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, in collaboration with the Asia Foundation and other partners. ...
Anith Adilah Othman
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50699624/education-ministry-and-partners-launch-readeveryday-campaign
Government to add new kindergartens
The Ministry of Education plans to incorporate an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 community-based kindergartens – currently run by commune councils with support from NGOs – into the state public school system to ensure their sustainability, according to a new sub-decree. ...
Niem Chheng and Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-add-new-kindergartens
Prisons granted more funds to develop libraries
Cambodian’s prison libraries are set to receive an extra $600,000 in funding from the French Agency for Development and literacy NGO Sipar, according to a statement released yesterday. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24670/prisons-granted-more-funds-to-develop-libraries/
Off-the-job training in hospitality
The courses are free of charge for at-risk youth between the ages of 17 and 23, who also receive a $25 monthly stipend. ...
Ayanna Runcie
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/job-training-hospitality
Sports, fitness curriculum planned for junior high
The government this week agreed to partner with an NGO to create a new national physical education curriculum for junior high schools, the education minister said on Friday. ...
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sports-fitness-curriculum-planned-for-junior-high-98923/
Project aims to make Phnom Penh school ‘center of excellence’
The Ministry of Education has given a local education NGO $370,000 and one year to implement a pilot project aimed at replacing a long list of informal payments required of students at a Phnom Penh high school with a merit-based payment system that rewards high-performing ...
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/project-aims-to-make-phnom-penh-school-center-of-excellence-96350/
