WHERE WE WORK
the location
Our work is focused on a disadvantaged, hard-to-reach region in Battambang Province at the foot of the Cardamom Mountains, where children have little chance of an education.
The location of the projects presents a major logistical challenge, as there are no paved roads, no electricity, no water and no sanitary facilities, apart from the schools we built or support.
The houses of the settlements are widely scattered, with the nearest larger village, Koas Krala, being around 20 kilometres away.
WHO WE WORK TOGETHER WITH
the local initiators
In 2012, the villagers of the Bech Khlok settlement developed a vision: they wanted to give their children a chance of a better future. With very limited resources they built two makeshift classrooms and two men from the village began teaching the children on a voluntary basis.
A young teacher, paid by the government, joined the team. However, the lack of school materials and the desperate state of the infrastructure made it impossible to provide a good education.
2014, Heang Ho heard about the villagers' struggle and asked Seed for help.
A few years later, the teachers of Arai Primary School, a nearby settlement, asked Seed for support with English lessons, hygiene and environment education.
