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


(October, 2001)

Number of School: 95
Name of School: The Sandan II Nippon Foundation School
Name of Donor: The Nippon Foundation  
Location of School
Province: Kratie
District: Sam Bo
Commune: Sandan
Village: Sandan
Status: Complete
Start of Construction: April 25, 2001
End of Construction: October 12, 2001
District Population: 45,264
Number of villages in school district: Two villages
Student Body: 242
Distance from Phnom Penh 335Km
Travel time 7:00
Teaching Staff: 8
Classrooms: 6
Average students per room: 30

The signboard of the school.  It reads “Donated by the Nippon Foundation and the Social Fund, 2001.” (October, 2001)

In Their Own Words .. . 

Mr. Yem Sokhan is the director of the Sandan II Nippon Foundation School.
Hourt Chandy is a 12-year-old fourth grade student at the Sandan II Nippon Foundation School.
Tek Nak is a 13-year-old third grade student at the school. 
Mrs. Leang Cheng is a villager living near the Sandan II Nippon Foundation School.
Yem Sokhan # 95
Hourt Chandy # 95
Tek Nak # 95
Leang Cheng # 95