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Focus Cambodia is committed to improving access to high school education for teenage girls living in Kampot, a rural province in southern Cambodia.
Foxglove partners with Focus Human Resource, a local NGO led by a husband and wife team, born and raised in local villages. After many years working with international NGOs in Phnom Penh, they returned to their rural communities to address grassroots needs that continue to impact the living conditions and opportunities for those living in poverty in rural Cambodia.
Poor sanitation in Cambodia is commonplace with up to 80% people living in rural Cambodia having no access to toilets or clean water. But it has a particular impact on teenage girls attending public school. Over the next 3 years, we plan to build toilet blocks, provide clean water points and facilitate health and hygiene training for 6 secondary schools in partnership with provincial and local school authorities. It is part of the project agreement that schools and communities provide a plan and commitment for the ongoing maintenance of project infrastructure and training of the students in health and hygiene. Secondly, we work with the schools and community leaders to highlight the opportunities that come with higher education. An opportunity that is overwhelmingly denied to young women. Without community consultation and education, the incidence of girls as young as 14 years old working long days in the rice fields or entering the expanding garment factories will continue to grow.
Foxglove works in partnership with schools that believe in the capacity of women and girls to contribute and bring about change in their communities.
She makes her future.
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Focus Cambodia is committed to improving access to high school education for teenage girls living in Kampot, a rural province in southern Cambodia.
Foxglove partners with Focus Human Resource, a local NGO led by a husband and wife team, born and raised in local villages. After many years working with international NGOs in Phnom Penh, they returned to their rural communities to address grassroots needs that continue to impact the living conditions and opportunities for those living in poverty in rural Cambodia.
She makes her future.
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“Let us pick up our
books and pencils.
They are our most
powerful weapon.”
- Malala Yousafzai
Goals
To improve the education opportunities and conditions for teenage girls in rural Cambodia
Sub goals
To build sanitation infrastructure in 6 secondary schools in rural Cambodia
To encourage community and family support for young women wishing to remain at school
To support school and community leadership to take responsibility for maintaining infrastructure
To ensure health and hygiene training for all students
Activities
Sanitation & Hygiene
Drill wells for clean water access points
Build toilet blocks including hand-washing facilities
Train students in health and hygiene practices
Healthy and Safe Classrooms
Improve physical environment including removal of mould, painting of rooms and replacing ceilings
Classroom fit outs and security
Educate Communities
Educate teachers & education officials re impact of health conditions on academic performance
Encourage community discussion re girl education and hopelessness of garment factory employment
Impact & Achievements
Government Partnerships
Established excellent relationships with provincial education officials
Government support secured to fund schools & ongoing maintenance of infrastructure
Transitioned privately funded primary school to Government school
Sanitation &
Clean Water
Clean Water
Installed wells, toilets & clean water points for 3 secondary schools
Trained and established approved building team for sanitation projects
Developed district approved sanitation and toilet plans for education facilities
Education Performance
Increase in girl attendance from 57% to 74% after adding toilets and support for girl students
Improved attendance levels across schools with improved classrooms and amenities from 68% to 88% (post 12 months)
Supported one girl into medical school program in Vietnam under university scholarship
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