Credits
LOMEF
Catholic Overseas Development Agency (CAFOD)
United Church of Canada (UCC)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Qatar Charity
Muslim Aid UK
Buddhist NGOs Network of Japan (BNN)
Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)
ASIAN RESOURCE FOUNDATION
The Spirit of Caring and Sharing
CAMBODIA
Organization: Cambodia Islamic Youth Association (CIYA)
Rural Children’s Education Program
After two decades of civil war, Cambodia is still struggling to reconstruct their society. With millions of lives either lost or scarred through disability and a shattered economy, economic and human resource development has become an immediate priority for the Khmer population, however, a lack of facilities or emphasis on the importance of education limits such efforts. In order to address such needs, CIYA has been implementing basic child education programs since 2002 through the establishment of non-formal education centers, the equivalent of grade 1 – grade 4, to young Muslim students from the rural provinces of Kompong Cham, Kompong Chanan and Battambang and also the city of Phnom Penh. Rural Islamic teachers once working on a voluntary basis and only teaching Islamic education now receive a small remuneration, have expanded their classes to include general education, and students are now annually provided with uniforms, books and other learning materials/aids through LOMEF/ARF support.
The program has increased significantly in 2004 with 10 centers now supporting 11 teachers, 1,114 children and the wider Muslim community through the organization of fund raising projects. Both general education in literacy, numeracy, geography, art, history, science and an Islamic course of Arabic language and Quran study are offered. Classes are offered in morning and afternoon class blocks in order to allow students the time required to work for the contribution to family incomes.
In the future, CIYA hopes to offer English language classes as a part of their curriculum, decrease the number of students in each class, begin support to those children who are eligible to attend government school and therefore receive formal accreditation, and increase efforts to strengthen cooperation with local authorities, communities, and Imams through regular consultation.
Organization: Cambodia Islamic Youth Association (CIYA)
Rural Children’s Education Program
After two decades of civil war, Cambodia is still struggling to reconstruct their society. With millions of lives either lost or scarred through disability and a shattered economy, economic and human resource development has become an immediate priority for the Khmer population, however, a lack of facilities or emphasis on the importance of education limits such efforts. In order to address such needs, CIYA has been implementing basic child education programs since 2002 through the establishment of non-formal education centers, the equivalent of grade 1 – grade 4, to young Muslim students from the rural provinces of Kompong Cham, Kompong Chanan and Battambang and also the city of Phnom Penh. Rural Islamic teachers once working on a voluntary basis and only teaching Islamic education now receive a small remuneration, have expanded their classes to include general education, and students are now annually provided with uniforms, books and other learning materials/aids through LOMEF/ARF support.
The program has increased significantly in 2004 with 10 centers now supporting 11 teachers, 1,114 children and the wider Muslim community through the organization of fund raising projects. Both general education in literacy, numeracy, geography, art, history, science and an Islamic course of Arabic language and Quran study are offered. Classes are offered in morning and afternoon class blocks in order to allow students the time required to work for the contribution to family incomes.
In the future, CIYA hopes to offer English language classes as a part of their curriculum, decrease the number of students in each class, begin support to those children who are eligible to attend government school and therefore receive formal accreditation, and increase efforts to strengthen cooperation with local authorities, communities, and Imams through regular consultation.
