Sustainable Cambodia Inc

LOCAL CAMBODIAN STAFF ASSIST RURAL VILLAGE FAMILIES IN IDENTIFYING THEIR NEEDS AND EMPOWERING THEM THROUGH SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS, INCLUDING FOOD SECURITY, SAFE WATER, LATRINES, ECONOMIC & AGRICULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTH WORKSHOPS, SELF-RELIANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH EDUCATION.

WORKING SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH BENEFICIARY FAMILIES, OUR TEAMS TRAIN AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO REBUILD AND MAINTAIN THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. ACCESS TO YEAR-ROUND SAFE WATER AND SANITATION HYGIENE (WASH) CONTINUES TO BE A CORNERSTONE OF OUR VILLAGE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS. WATER SUPPORTS GARDENS THAT BUILD FOOD SECURITY. WATER SUPPORTS AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND CASH CROPS THAT LEAD TO ECONOMIC GROWTH. HOUSEHOLD FILTERED WATER AND FOOD PROVIDE CHILDREN (WHO ARE THE MAIN WATER CARRIERS FOR THEIR FAMILIES) WITH TIME AND HEATH TO ATTEND SCHOOL TO GROW THEIR FUTURES. IN 2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND BENEFICIARIES INCLUDED ANIMAL PASS-ON COWS TO BENEFIT 20 FAMILIES WITH 99 PEOPLE WITH FARM LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, 6 COMMUNITY PONDS TO PROVIDE 42 FAMILIES WITH 161 PEOPLE WITH IRRIGATION FOR RAISED-BED GARDENS, FISH FARMING, HIGH PROTEIN AND INCOME; 10 DEEP WELLS TO BENEFIT 86 FAMILIES WITH 365 PEOPLE WITH YEAR-ROUND WATER FOR DRINKING AND DAILY USE; 6 TRAININGS AND 144 LATRINES TO BENEFIT 710 PEOPLE WITH IMPROVED SANITATION AND HYGIENE; 65 RRH TANKS TO BENEFIT 61 FAMILIES AND 4 SCHOOLS BY CAPTURING RAINWATER IN LARGE CONCRETE TANKS, SEALED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION; 50 BIOSAND FILTERS (BSF) AND 45 TULIP FILTERS TO BENEFIT 549 PEOPLE WITH HOME WATER FILTRATION SYSTEMS TO REDUCE WATER-BORNE DISEASES AND TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY; HOME GARDENS, SEEDS AND TOOLS AND 7 TRAININGS TO BENEFIT 285 PEOPLE WITH INCREASED NUTRITION. 4 SELF-HELP GROUP TRAININGS AND 4 VILLAGE COMMITTEE TRAININGS STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY.

IN 2022, A CORNERSTONE OF OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM CONTINUED TO BE SUPPLEMENTAL AND ENRICHMENT EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN IN PARTICIPATING VILLAGES. SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION STRENGTHENS OUR RURAL STUDENTS' READINESS TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT GRADES IN THEIR STATE SCHOOLS. COURSES INCLUDE ENGLISH, KHMER LANGUAGE, MATH, COMPUTERS AND RESEARCH AND LIBRARY TIME. SPECIAL TUTORING IN ADVANCED SCIENCES AND MATH ASSISTS OLDER STUDENTS IN PREPARING FOR THEIR 12TH GRADE STATE EXAMS. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE YOUTH CLUB AND STUDENT COUNCILS THAT DEVELOP MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH THEIR SELF-DIRECTED COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, TRADITIONAL DANCE CLASSES. IN EACH SCHOOL, STUDENTS RECEIVE ESSENTIAL LEARNING MATERIALS, INCLUDING PAPER, PENS AND BOOKS. OUR LIBRARIES HAVE BECOME CENTERS OF INCREASED LITERACY WITH INTERACTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES LIKE READ-ALOUDS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR STUDENTS LOVE TO LEARN. IN THE TC SWARTZ AND WONG SCHOOLS, PROJECTS INCLUDED FAR-REACHING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SCHOOL CAMPUSES WITH WALKWAYS, PLAYGROUNDS, PLANTS, FLOWERS. IN ALL, 1,107 STUDENTS FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADUATION BENEFITTED FROM OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WE PROVIDED 3 COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH HAND-WASHING STATIONS TO BENEFIT ALL CHILDREN IN SURROUNDING VILLAGES. WE ALSO PROVIDED TRAINING IN CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION AND A NEW SCHOOL LATRINE. OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM INSTALLED 3 LARGE COMMUNITY-SIZED BSFILTERS. ALSO 37 NEW UNIVERSITY STUDENTS JOINED OUR EXISTING SCHOLARS IN STAYING ACTIVE IN THEIR STUDIES THROUGH ONLINE CLASSES. TO DATE OVER 450 SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE HELPED YOUNG PEOPLE IN GROWING THEIR ABILITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COUNTRY'S EMERGING RECOVERY.

IN 2022 WE CONTINUED TO CONDUCT EXTENSIVE TRAININGS AND SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT DENTAL, HYGIENE AND HANDWASHING PRACTICES. OUR DAYS FOR GIRLS PROGRAM LED 4 TRAININGS IN MENSTRUAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE TO BENEFIT 130 STUDENTS IN 3 SCHOOLS. WE ALSO PROVIDED 130 SUPPLY KITS TO ASSIST THE YOUNG WOMEN IN MANAGING THEIR MONTHLY CYCLES, STAYING ACTIVE IN SCHOOL AND HELPING THEM TO SAVE MONEY. EMERGENCY FUNDS ASSISTED STUDENTS WITH OPERATIONS AND EXTENSIVE FOLLOW-UP CARE. ADDITIONAL FUNDS SUPPORTED DORMITORY STUDENTS WITH FOOD AND SUPPLIES. SEVERAL CHILDREN WERE ASSISTED WITH DENTAL CARE. THE OUTREACH PROGRAM SUPPLIES 737 WATER BOTTLES IN 2 SCHOOLS.