The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Kamata Family School
School children in Khmer traditional dresses give a garland of flowers to the school donor Mrs. Seiko Kamata her family members as they arrives at the entrance to the school where a dedication ceremony was held on 27th December 2005. Photo: Mrs. Seiko Kamata wears the garland of flowers as others looks on.
The Kamata family walks to the platform as school children line up on both sides of the road and give applause. Photo: In the first row: Mrs. Seiko Kamata wearing a garland of flowers; in the middle her eight-year old daughter: Miss. Kotoe Kamata, on the right: H.E. Mrs. Pheng Kim, Deputy Governor of Ratanakiri province.
Mrs. Seiko Kamata takes the floor and makes a speech during the ceremony. Photo: from right to left: 13-year-old Mizuki Kamata; Mrs. Seiko Kamata; Deputy Governor H.E. Mrs. Pheng Kim; District Chief Mr. Chhoeun Chan Thien; and Deputy Chief of the Provincial Department of Education Mr. Pa Sotha.
Mr. Mizuki Kamata takes the floor to tell the assembled school children that he has bought soccer balls and volley balls for them to play with. He asked the school children to play sports as much as they can in their free time.
Deputy Governor H.E. Mrs. Pheng Kim gives a letter of thanks to Mr.Yasuyuki Kamata, Mrs Seiko Kamata’s husband and their three children for their efforts and generosity in building a school for Cambodian children. Photo: Mr. Yasuyuki Kamata receives the letter of thanks while the others give applause.
Miss. Kotoe Kamata helps her mother, Seiko Kamata, to cut the red ribbon to inaugurate the school building.
The Kamata family’s second son, Toshiki Kamata, helps her father Yasuyuki Kamata to cut a piece of red ribbon.
The school donor Mr. Yasuyuki Kamata gives packets of school supplies to children in the computer room at the new school. The computer is powered by energy from solar panels located on the roof of the school building. The Kamata family donated a set of three-piece solar panels for the computer room.
Mrs. Seiko Kamata gives a package of school supplies to each child.
Mrs Seiko Kamata sends an e-mail from a computer in the new school. The computer is equipped and connected to a non-real time e-mail system which is part of the Village Internet Motoman Project of AAfC & JRfC. The system uses motorcycles equipped with special equipment which can collect and deliver e-mails and other data. Schools connected to the Motoman email system are located in remote and isolated areas where there are no water supplies, electricity or telephone access.
