So, why Cambodia? Because we want to help.  It's as simple as that. In March 2000, the Yates family started supporting the "Anlong Veng" project in the far north of Cambodia  - a difficult to access area, which only just over a year and a half ago got out after decades under the Khmer Rouge. The 1999 / 2000 dry season was the first time these children got any real schooling, yet 45-70% of the children still do not attend school of any kind, even for one year.

  The project will  provide primary schooling, buildings, teacher training using "sustainable" techniques, and library resources for several thousand primary schoolchildren. 

One of the four districts involved is Anlong Veng, 120 kms north of Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) , and near the Dangrek mountain range on the Thai border. Another is Trapang Prasat, 34 kms east of Anlong Veng. Hopefully in 2001 we can extend to Varin and Angkor Chum, closer to Siem Reap but still very much cut off in educational terms.

The Save the Children (Norway) Cambodian office and the Siem Reap Provincial Education Office are the agencies doing the really hard work.  We intend to document the work, and gain publicity to help these Cambodian children via this site, so please come back a few times if you have the opportunity.  Check out our big Cambodian links list.  See if there are other ways to help.  Learn more about Save the Children (Norway).  

Last updated July 01, 2000

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