The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Seattle-Sihanoukville
Friendship School
Rath Daro is a fourteen-year old fourth grade student.
Pich Neth lives in Prek Svay village, where the school is located. She is fifty-two years old, and has two children. Her thirteen-year old daughter attends fourth grade at the school.
| On the New Building: | “Now that we have a new school and better teachers, I am very happy. I know my daughter will get a better education. Before, when we still had the old school, students found it hard to study, and the teachers would sometimes not show up for class. Now it is much better. My daughter can even study computers and English.” |
| “This school does not improve the lives of the elders, but the lives of our children. But, it does keep the children closer to home, since they no longer have to travel really far to go to school. That is a good thing for us older people, who like to see our children everyday.”
“I feel as though the new building has brought development to our village. It is the first and only concrete building for many kilometers around. It looks like it sprung up like a flower here in the forest. I think it makes the whole village look nicer.” |
