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


School Building: The Little Mermaid School.

Number of School: 295
Name of School: The Little Mermaid School
Name of Donor: Birgitte and Hans Boegh-Soerensen
Location of School
Province: Kratie
District: Sambo
Commune: O Krieng
Village: O Krieng
Status: Complete
Start of construction: 30th April 2006
End of construction: 1st October 2006
Student body: 81
Teaching staff: 4
Classrooms: 5
Average students per room: 25
Distance: 377 km from Phnom Penh
Travel Time: 6 hours from Phnom Penh


School Sign: The Little Mermaid School

In Their Own Words. . . 

 Mrs. Chan Rathana is a 31-year-old school director of the Little Mermaid School.
The Boy: Sam Sovey, a 13-year-old grade 7 student at the Little Mermaid School.
The Girl: Soun Racheany, a 15-year-old grade 7 student at The Little Mermaid School.
The villager: Mrs. Bok Soul, the 43-year-old farmer with daughter, at the new school.