We're proud to have given the opportunity to learn to ~600 more children in and around Andong.

In February 2017, we were planting a garden in the grounds of Kork Rokar Primary School with eight international volunteers and 200 students. It just happened to be the same day that the Honorable Hang Chuon Naron - Minister of Education, Youth and Sports - was visiting the Daycare Centre across the road. He noticed the commotion we were creating and came to check it out. Following years of government lobbying, this was the lucky break we needed.

In January 2022, we opened ten new classrooms which will service the needs of up to 600 children. This is a huge opportunity for children in Andong and a huge milestone for us!

Why it's so important...

With classrooms on the other side of the school at maximum capacity and without new spaces, Kork Rokar could not teach all of the children in the area. Classes often contained up to 60 children and as a result, their ability to learn and develop a love of learning was significantly diminished, further disadvantaging them from their city-based peers.

While we supplement local education, our goal has always been to increase capacity at Kork Rokar and support governmental teaching staff to improve the quality of education in and around Andong. We want to make education more accessible to people of all ages and hope that the new building will also become a key community base in the future.

We're proud of the hard work our teachers and volunteers put in to make this a reality.

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