Rural Schools Program

Build a rural school or adopt an existing school and enhance it with computer training, English lessons, vegetable gardens and more! Give children of the rural poor areas of Cambodia opportunities for a better education and brighter life.

Rural Schools and List of Donors


Children playing in front of the Rokar Thom Nippon Foundation School.

(October, 2001)

Number of School: 94
Name of School: The Rokar Thom Nippon Foundation School
Name of Donor: Nippon Foundation  
Location of School
Province: Kratie
District: Prek Prasob
Commune: : Chroy Banteay
Village: Rokar Thom
Status: Complete
Start of Construction: March 29, 2001
End of Construction: September 24, 2001
District Population: 61,561
Student Body: 331
Distance from Phnom Penh 233 km
Travel time 6:45
Teaching Staff: 5
Classrooms: 5
Average students per room: 45

In Their Own Words. . . 

Mr. Pong Toch is the deputy director of the Rokar Thom Nippon Foundation School.
Yourng Pity is an 11-year-old second grade student at the Rokar Thom Nippon Foundation School. 
Chon Chea is a 14-year-old fifth grade student at the Rokar Thom Nippon Foundation School. 
Mrs. Cheng Leng is a villager living near the Rokar Thom Nippon Foundation School.
Pong Toch # 94
Yourng Pity # 94
Chon Chea # 94
Cheng Leng # 94