Education Program

Our main project

Mekong Kampuchea Kids (MKK)

1.    Project goal: To integrate and help to support the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) back into the mainstream of Cambodian society and improve their quality of life through technical and vocational training and educational opportunities.
 2.    Project objectives: 
Develop Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to be competent for OVCs or youths who are receiving skills and ensure that they are staying healthy with a good living environment. OVC are integrated or re-integrated into the educational system successfully.
 o  Strengthen the participation of local actors on encouraging OVC to get good education and improve their quality of life. Increase income generation from social enterprise activities to support itself become financial sustainability. 
Integrate and strengthen quality of project and documentary of success story to public. 
3.    Main activities/programs: 
The MKK Project supports two main education programs, including: 1)       Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Skills in the Hospitality (Kitchen, Food and Beverage, Housekeeping and Front Office), Electronics (air conditioner repairs and CCTV), Mechanics (car and motorbike repairs) and Beauty Salon (Make-up and Barber) are provided to support students in learning skills that are carefully chosen based on job market demand in Cambodia. This ensures employability for trainees after graduation. In addition to skill training, trainees receive accommodation, allowances, healthcare, and other benefits. They also have the opportunity to participate in additional learning activities such as preparatory classes, and soft and life skills training. The TVET curriculum is technically designed, with students' learning assessed through a structured evaluation process. Beyond acquiring technical skills, trainees also have the chance to live as a team and share experiences with each other. 
2) Child Education (CE) supports students at two drop-in-centers by providing the scholarship packages, teaching dancing, Khmer traditional music, and teaching Khmer, Mathematics, and English. These efforts aim to help young students from Kampong Cham province for their school studies. Additionally, the CE program offers an Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) kindergarten for children aged 3 to 5 from poor families, giving them the opportunity to start early education. This initiative helps foster their physical, emotional, and spiritual development.

Co-saved Project

1.     Project goal: To enhance the quality and access to primary education by increasing enrollment and retention of school children. 2.     Project objectives: 
  Communities benefit from enhanced learning opportunities for children and access to reliable water and sanitation. 

3.     Main activities: The Co-Saved project works based in Koh Kong Province focused on providing basic services in education and WASH. It recognizes the connection between access to quality education, a clean living environment, and overall quality of life. There are two main activities in the project such as; Increase enrolment and improve quality of learning, and Implement WASH enhancements. There are two main project programs to help and support the beneficiaries, as follows:
A) Increase enrolment and improve quality of learning for primary school children in CO-SAVED target schools. The project recognizes that educational opportunities are limited. One of the greatest opportunity costs for children is the need to stay at home and help their parents generate income. By increasing access to productive and decent work, the project aims to assist these parents, thereby enhancing their ability to send their children to school. To retain these children in the education system, the project will focus on improving the quality of both formal and non-formal education.
B) Implement WASH enhancements (latrines, hand washing stations, curricular improvements) in CO-SAVED target schools. The project aims to improve the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) situation in target schools, as safe water and sanitation are key prerequisites for child-friendly schools. The project will work as partners with local authorities (LAs), local communities (LCs), and civil society organizations (CSOs) to develop effective, and efficient responses to WASH needs in schools. These WASH activities include building latrines, installing handwashing points, and implementing behavior change activities.

Phtas Kumar

1.     Project goal: To support and empower orphan vulnerable children living with HIV/AIDS to become self-sufficient, educated members of the community. 
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Project objectives:
Strengthen the participation of local actors on encouraging OVC to get good education and improve their quality of life.
3.     Main activities: 
The Phtas Kumar has integrated with the Mekong Kampuchea Kids project is to support and empower orphan vulnerable children to access to the public school, and take care of their health. There are two main project programs to help and support them, as follows: 
A) Support students to access schools: The project help students to attend public schools and universities with the financial support.
B) Health Care Check: The project collaborates with Kampong Cham Provincial Referral Hospital to refer students to get the HIV/AIDS medication in regular, provide them counseling, and ensure daily follow-up on their taking medication.

Financing Future Project

1.     Project goal: To increase the economic livelihood of households so they can send their children to school.
 2.     Project objectives: Strengthening the economic livelihood of beneficiary families by helping to improve and troubleshoot their small businesses, thus enabling their children to attend school.
 3.     Main activities: The Financing Futures (FF) project, based in Kampong Cham province, focuses on providing small grants to start businesses, capacity-building training for beneficiaries on running businesses, business planning, and establishing SHG members. Additionally, the project establishes VSL groups to help and support their members. There are three main project activities to help and support the beneficiaries, as follows:
A) Provide grants to beneficiaries to run small businesses: Beneficiary families receive grants to start businesses, along with training to enhance their ability to successfully support their children's education.
B) Provide capacity-building training to beneficiaries on running businesses and creating business plans: Implement a long-term, sustainable community infrastructure that supports and ensures accountability throughout the project by monitoring and evaluating beneficiaries and self-help groups (SHGs).
C) Establish VSL groups to help and support their members: Continue to support the link between BSDA and the Financing Futures communities by providing resources to address future needs, with the overall goal of making the VSL project independent.