Raksmey Sangha Primary School has 348 students (Sept 2006) of ages between 6 and 16 years old. More than 50 % of the students are girls. There are 14 teachers. The school has 2 buildings with 8 rooms, 6 of which are classrooms. The school has no tap water supply so students bring their own drinking water. There are 2 toilets.

Raksmey Sangha is a small rural town in a dry forest zone in North-East Cambodia. The rural populations are usually poor farmers, and people who have small businesses selling agricultural produce and groceries. So it is very special for the children to be able to go to school. Their mothers usually spend time to make sure that their children have clean school uniforms and look smart when they go to school.

Visit:

CRESARD farm manager (Mr. Tout) met with the school staff (Principal: Mr. Mehn Senoun) in Sept 2006 to discuss a Tree Planting Campaign. The school staff expressed their interest and that school children will be asked to participate in the Campaign. The School staff also indicated that there are other needs where assistance could be directed to, e.g. donations of used English and Khmer books to the school library, local magazines and novels, used bicycles for children and teachers who live several kilometres from the school, more toilets and a rainwater harvest system.

Intentions:

SEARDF plans to adopt Raksmey Sangha Primary School and will investigate how their needs and ideas could be developed into international project proposals and self-help activities that will involve students and school staff to improve school facilities and participate in extra-curricular activities. Some of the ideas are:

1. Greening of the school compound
2. Play a leading role in the Tree Planting Campaign
3. Cooperation with CRESARD farm for hand-on training on how to grow plants in a plant nursery
4. Adopt a CRESARD pond, protect it, feed fishes and have access to part of the fish harvest

SEARDF has developed an international project proposal entitled
"Full cycle involvement in a Tree Planting Campaign and the Greening of Raksmey Sangha Primary School, Battambang Province, Cambodia" and has sent a letter of Inquiry to an USA Foundation. A response from the Foundation is expected in Dec06/Jan07.

SEARDF has also developed a budget to welcome donors and co-sponsors who may wish to contribute to this effort.

 Budget Required:

* about 15 % of donations will be needed to cover administrative costs,
banking charges, reporting, etc.

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