In January we celebrated a full return to school after nearly two years of Covid closures. Our Dream Team rolled out their Opening Day roadshow, prepping and opening all our locations for enrolment, and welcoming students and staff back into classrooms that have been empty for far too long.
The scale of this mammoth effort is best told in the following stats and images!:
8 locations officially now OPEN
2856 students enrolled
2679 uniforms measured
2679 of stationery packs (pencil cases, pens etc)
35,676 notebooks distributed
238 backpacks given out
277 bikes fitted with basket & bell & PLF sticker for students who need replacement wheels
22 student & staff recognition certificates awarded
14 days on the road for our team
To say that this felt good is an understatement!
However, as the dust settles, our final enrolment figures reveal an accelerating tipping point in the ratio of primary to secondary students; and surges in requests for assistance from urban students. These figures underline the devastating effects of Covid upon dropout rates in the lower grades and Cambodia’s urban poor. They have their own story to be told and will be discussed in more detail in our next blog.
But for now, we want to celebrate and thank each one of our staff members for their unwavering hard work and good spirits.
And to our students as they embark on the new school year – we have missed your smiles and we are so happy to have you back in the classroom where you belong. We are here, walking by your side for the year ahead!
Want to walk alongside our students in their journeys but not sure how? Here are some of the really useful ways you can support our mission!
For as little as $10 a month, you could contribute to the ongoing education of our students. $120 goes a long way in Cambodia: that’s 5 village children on the road to education, with access to school and clean drinking water for half a year. Or a million other things, all of which coalesce into the tools needed for life to change for the better!
Follow our Instagram or Facebook accounts. Like, comment on or share our posts - Do it. It’s free. And it’s a huge help for us!
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