EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMME

Objective and Vision:

To prevent school dropout and to motivate and empower children and young people living in poverty and in situations of heightened vulnerability, by promoting education as a pathway to decent employment and to an autonomous and dignified adult life.

 

Our support includes:

• Resolution of issues related to children’s civil documentation (required for access to public schooling);

• Daily after-school support in public schools or in accredited private centres (schools and after-school programmes);

• Provision of school materials and uniforms;

• Liaison with public schools;

• Promotion of personal hygiene practices;

• Food support whenever a need is identified;

• Health-related support whenever necessary.
   

Location

Tuek Vil Community, Siem Reap - Cambodia

 

PARTNERS:

1. Sieng Nam Sandan Primary School

Context: The public school is a safe and reference space for children. This primary school provides free access to Khmer language classes to all enrolled students. Within this model, and following a renewed partnership meeting, we requested the inclusion of Thea and his brother Wanna, both in Grade 1, encouraging their active participation in the free afternoon after-school support programme.

We donated school and sports uniforms customised for this school, as well as appropriate footwear. We also invested in a bicycle to enable their commute to school, additional clothing and footwear, and hygiene materials (soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and laundry detergent), all of which are essential to support the children’s physical and emotional health and overall well-being.

Sreynim, currently in Grade 6, attends the free after-school programme regularly and achieved excellent academic results in the most recent school year.

The school also offers, within its premises, a programme called “Family”, which allows students from Grade 3 onwards to attend additional English and computer classes for an annual fee of €20. This programme guarantees daily after-school support at the public school (3 hours per day, 5 days per week), in classes of approximately 30 students.

In January 2026, we enrolled Nouch in this programme for one academic year. Through THF, we provided school supplies, school and sports uniforms, and hygiene products. Nouch lost his parents in 2020, is Sreynim’s brother, and is one of the children for whom the Educational Support Programme by THF was originally designed five years ago.

From September 2026, we plan to enrol Veasna and Thanith in the same programme, as they were previously unable to secure places in the morning classes.

Impact & ODS Alignment:

• Ensures access to education (SDG 4 – Quality Education)

• Promotes well-being and protection against exploitation (SDG 16 – Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions)​
   

2. Bee International School

Context: The Bee International School, in Siem Reap, implements a General English and Digital Skills Programme that promotes inclusive and quality education. Through this partnership, we aim to contribute directly to SDG 4 – Quality Education.

We enrolled and covered the annual fees for three adolescent girls—Choovy, Piksey, and Nouna—with whom we have worked since 2015 within the THF framework and who are already attending higher levels in public school. The students undertook an assessment to determine their current English proficiency level and began this after-school programme on 19 January 2025.

By strengthening essential language and digital skills, this programme supports autonomy and future employability, contributing to SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth, while simultaneously reducing inequalities in access to educational and professional opportunities, in alignment with SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities.

Through this partnership, and with the potential enrolment of additional adolescents in the short term, we have secured a monthly cost of approximately €7 per student, totalling around €84 per year.
Impact & ODS Alignment:

• SDG 4 – Quality Education

• SDG 8 – Decent Work & Economic Growth

• SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities

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3. English Education Center For Community (EECFC)

Context: The EECFC, founded and managed by our partner Veasna Tong, is the space where children first received after-school support through THF. Veasna has collaborated closely with us in securing personal documentation for children who previously had none, facilitating vaccinations so that they could be enrolled in public school, and mediating between schools and parents or caregivers.

This centre provides continuous follow-up, allowing us to listen to and assess children’s progress and challenges, while identifying ways to motivate regular attendance. It serves as a constant point of reference and positive role modelling, sharing a realistic and encouraging vision of the opportunities available to these children.

At present, Veasna and Thanith will continue at this centre at least until September. The current cost for 2026 has been reduced from €7.50 to €4 per month per child, as free after-school support for Khmer (the official language) is now available at the public school.​

Impact & ODS Alignment:

• Supports regular school attendance and personal development

• Promotes physical, emotional, and social growth

• SDG 4 – Quality Education | SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities | SDG 16 – Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions