We find our project in all kinds of ways. Because our name has charities in everybody thinks that we have Money to give. The project requests come from members, priesthood leaders, Minister of Cult and Religion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Provincial Governors, Political leaders, Chief of school districts, District Governors, village chiefs, Mission President, NGOs, you name it.
We try to keep our projects in the member area of strength around the Tonle Sap lake, about 5 hours away. That way we can monitor the progress of the project. We are now looking a t project in Prey Veng Province about 2-3 hours way. There are two school district in 2 separate Districts. 31 schools min one and 66 in the other. The last time they had any work done was by UNICEF in 2009.
The school districts get $1.75 per student per year towards maintenance and repair of school property.
Something breaks it stays broke. NO MONEY is the term that is used most often when asked why something is not fixed. So if a 5 door school with 200 kids in the morning session and 200 kids in the afternoon it get, receive $1.75 x 400 =$700. That money is usually shorted through the sieve on its way to the school. In the recent past the school teacher, who make about $108 per month, was being shorted by the school director and or the district school chief and or somewhere higher up before it got to the teacher. The government now send the pay to the teacher's bank account direct. That doesn't stop someone from asking for money back to keep you job. Challenging!!
The Prey Veng project request came through Cult and Religion and the Provincial Govenor. We have spent 2 days looking and charting the first 25 school. We primary look at clean water and sanitation.
Wells, rain water catchment, water tanks or piped water, latrines and hand wash station.
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