Annual Report 2009

Roll Call of Institutional and Individual Supporters

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Table of Contents

3 Partnering for a Change

4 A Hand Up for a Future

6 Healthy Students Become Stars

10 Bricks & Mortar: Sustaining Our Facilities

14 Volunteers Helping Us See It Through

16 Hands Reaching Across Borders Boost Local Curriculum

18 New Dimensions in Teacher Training

22 Give a Hand Up!

23 Together, we can see it through

24 Contact info and credits

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Partnering for a Change

Dear Caring Friends,

A hand up, not a hand out. That’s what we promised seven years ago when we built our first Caring for Cambodia School in Siem Reap.

Fast forward to today. The hand up has turned into a partnership for change. The communi-ties around all seven of our schools are buzzing with a positive, dynamic energy. Parents care about their children and their families’ futures like never before.

The children in our schools bring what they learn home. The concepts of clean water, healthy foods each day, brushing their teeth, and keeping their environment clean is now a reality in all seven of our schools and villages. And their parents—a generation that grew up with the pain of losing their own parents, grandparents, and entire families at the tor-ment of the Khmer Rouge—are amazingly hopeful.

As excited as I am about conquering our challenges and accomplishing so much in a short period of time, a lingering question never leaves my mind: How do we continue to make these changes permanent, sustainable, and scalable?

Caring for Cambodia wants to see every child in the CFC system graduate from high school and get a job. We have a lot of work ahead of us and it won’t be easy. However, with the dedication, hard work, and commitment from so many volunteers around the world it is possible!

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you on all sides of the globe that have given your time, energy, ideas, love, and funds to CFC. I am honored to be a part of something so right.

Through education we are eradicating poverty, slowly, but surely. Please start or continue to be part of the team of change.

Peace,

Jamie

Jamie Amelio, Founder and President

“ Years ago, I was speaking to one of our teachers with the help of a translator. When I talked about instilling the children with a sense of hope for the future, our conversation faltered. The word “future” somehow didn’t have a Khmer counterpart. Today, I believe our teachers feel responsible for the future of the children, their communities and their country.”

Jamie Amelio, Founder and President, Caring for Cambodia

66,500 FoodForThought meals served monthly

15,000 Toothbrushes provided to our students to improve dental hygiene and reduce medical absences from school

5,400 Students supported

1,250 Bicycles bought locally to transport students to school

100 Teachers from CFC and other schools provided with professional training

93 Staffsalaries paid monthly, including teachers, principals, librarians, nurses, cooks, general staff and administrators

50 Waterwells funded for clean drinking water

27 Grouptrips to Cambodia in seven years to build houses, libraries, computer labs, gardens, and distribute uniforms and school supplies

19 Schoolbuildings upgraded, built, and maintained by CFC staff and volunteers

16 Homes built for students’ families in desperate need

9 MinistryofEducationteachertrainers trained to teach classroom best practices, thus building capacity across the country

7 Schools managed and supported

4 Cafeterias built, stocked with supplies, and staffed with local cooks

4 Libraries created and stocked with thousands of donated books

4 Large-scalewaterfiltrationsystems on school grounds and accessible to students and villagers

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Caring For Cambodia is a non-profit, non-governmental, charitable organization. Our mis-sion is to secure a better, brighter future for the children of Cambodia by providing them with an education.

Our approach goes beyond building and maintaining classrooms. We work to make sus-tainable changes in our students’ lives. We provide each child with a nutritious daily meal, a bicycle to use as safe transport, a uniform, and basic health and hygiene care. We mentor and professionally train our teachers. We fund supplies, such as books, paper, pencils, and other classroom tools. We maintain and upgrade facilities, including classrooms, bath-rooms, and playgrounds. In short, we care for our students by creating a safe environment where they can learn and thrive.

With our help and the support of people around the world, these children can work to their potential, becoming valuable, productive members of their community and perhaps future role models for the next generation of Cambodian children.

A Hand Up for a Future CaringFacts2009

CFC operates in the impoverished Siem Reap Province of Cambodia educating children and their families. In seven years we’ve grown from one school with 200 students to supporting seven schools with 5,400 students grades pre-school to high school. Below is a glimpse of CFC by the numbers.

1. Bakong High School students love their new library after a thor- ough cleaning, painting, and reor-ganizing.2. Using donations we buy bicycles locally to support the local econo-my and give our students living in outlying areas transport to school. 3. The 15,000 toothbrushes distri-buted annually mean our students have lower rates of infections and better overall health.

4. Our teacher develop child-friend-ly classrooms using internationally recognized best practices. 5. Happy children enjoy a new playground built by Singapore Management University students using local material.

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Healthy Students Become Stars

In our first year at CFC we lost more than ten children to death from hunger, dental in-fections, dysentery, Dengue Fever, and AIDS. By consistently providing basic necessities such as clean water, a daily meal, and personal hygiene instruction, we have not lost a student in the last two years. Today, our students are much more prepared to learn and have a greater sense of hope for their future.

“ Breakfast for children at school is great. It makes all our children healthier and smarter. They are happy when they get enough food. I am very grateful to the Caring for Cambodia members who help support this program. The parents are, too.”

Suy Sopea, Food For Thought Program Manager

“ I was impressed with the work of Caring for Cambodia in schools in and around Siem Reap. Our initial deployments progress- ed flawlessly—bringing clean, safe water to more than 2,500 children.”

Mark Steele, Founder, Asia Water Foundation

FoodForThoughtgivesstudentsanutritiousstart

Food For Thought addresses the chronic problem of malnutrition among our children by providing both a healthy daily meal and long-term parent mentoring in health and nutrition so the children can reap the bene-fits of the program at home.

The Capital Group Companies generously donated funds for Food For Thought, with further support com- ing from our annual Egg-A-Thon, an Easter egg hunt where children obtain donations for every egg they find. These funding sources are crucial to our efforts.

Organizationally we look to support the local economy at every opportunity. To that end, we use local produce prepared by paid local cooks for our meals.

Visitors and volunteers often mention that serving the children breakfast is one of the most memorable experiences of their trips. As for the children, they en- joy the camaraderie of a group breakfast and take pride in washing their bowls and utensils before heading to their classrooms.

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Approximately 125 million children in Asia do not have access to clean drinking water. This year we actively worked to lower that number. Asia Water Foundation, Ltd., donated and installed micro filtration systems in four of our schools—Amelio, Aranh, Bakong, and Kong Much.

The systems treat water without electrical pumps or chemicals by using the gravitational flow from an ele-vated tank. As a result, the students and staff now enjoy 10,000 liters of clean drinking water per day.

The children are delighted with the new drinking foun-tains and taps—finding it magical that pressing a button makes water spurt out. Each day, not only our students and staff, but monks and villagers are encouraged to use the water taps to obtain clean water.

1. Typical breakfasts consist of vegetables, rice or porridge, and a protein. For many, this is their only meal of the day. 2. Children learn responsibility and good hygiene when they wash up after their meals.

3. Children brush their teeth after their morning meal at school. 4. With clean water comes lower disease rates and higher atten-dance by healthy children.

BrightSmilesBrightFuturespromotesoverallhealth

For families in Siem Reap toothbrushes are a luxury. Yet good oral hygiene is essential for each child’s overall health and sense of worth. Bright Smiles Bright Futures promotes dental health by requiring students to brush their teeth after their in-school meal and educating them and their parents about good oral hygiene.

We need to collect more than 16,000 toothbrushes in order to provide each of our 5,400 students with three new ones each year. In 2009 hundreds of donors gave thousands of toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste so that we could meet our goal.

New toothbrush donations came from children in Sing-apore; Perth, Australia; and Washington, D.C., USA, who, during Halloween, collected them along with their candy in a Trick or Teeth program. Dr. Florence Li, a dentist in Singapore, organized a donation from P&G of 20,000 toothbrushes. Teachers, students, and other volunteers from schools and communities around the globe also collected hundreds of toothbrushes throughout the year.

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5. Tanglin Trust primary school families donated more than 1,000 hygiene packets that were dis-tributed by Tanglin Trust teachers to reinforce their lessons about Hygiene in the Home.6. Hand washing technique is inte-gral to our early childhood health and hygiene program. Mothers and children learn proper cleansing to-gether.7. Students’ toothbrushes and toothpaste are organized in class-room Hygiene Corners. Students are responsible for keeping the area clean and organized.

8. Boys wear blue shorts or pants with a white shirt. Girls wear mid-calf length, blue skirts, and a white blouse.9. We need 5,400 backpacks each year. Without backpacks children use plastic bags on sticks to keep their school work clean and dry.10. Bicycles are often a family’s only mode of transport.

Ahygienecornerforeveryclassroom

The importance of good hygiene was a big focus in our curriculum this year at all grade levels. We now have a Hygiene Corner in most classrooms at CFC schools. Each child has a toothbrush and cup for clean drinking water. The teachers instruct the students and oversee their teeth brushing once a day.

We also distributed hundreds of hygiene packs in 2009 to students and their families in school and at large community gatherings. And, at our new preschools the mothers receive the same hygiene lessons as their children.

TanglinTrusttackles“HygieneThroughLiteracy”

During their mid-term break teachers from the Tanglin Trust School in Singapore combined two of our most pressing topics—hygiene and literacy—in a training pro-gram for third and fourth grade teachers. They intro-duced reading “shared books,” demonstrated quest-ioning techniques, and left behind a series of lesson plans and follow-up activities—all focused on the importance of good hygiene.

CFC veteran Katie Sansom and nine Tanglin Trust teachers also delivered more than 1,000 hygiene pack-ets containing soap, shampoo, combs, nail clippers, toothbrushes, and toothpaste, to the families of the Kong Much School community at an outreach program on Hygiene in the Home.

Outfittedforschool—uniforms,backpacksandbikes

The Ministry of Youth, Education and Sports (MoEYS) in Cambodia mandates that children must wear uniforms to attend school. In the past we relied on donated uniforms from international schools in Singapore. But the quantity and condition were not always reliable. Recently, we found a manufacturer in Cambodia to make uniforms for a reasonable price. And yet, with more than 15,000 uniforms required annually to outfit our students with three sets each, this is one of our larg- est operating expenses.

The value of ownership and taking care of possessions are important skills. Backpacks foster this sense of re-sponsibility among our students. At the beginning of the school year students are issued either a new or gently used backpack. This year parents at the Singapore American School also collected more than 1,000 nylon library bags for our students to tote supplies and books.

Safe and reliable transportation to school is important to ensure high attendance rates. For the past few years we have directed funds toward the purchase of bicycles for our students in a very successful program.

“ You can really see a difference between the kids from the more established CFC schools and the kids from the newer ones. The kids with a longer history with CFC definitely had brighter faces, bigger smiles, more spark in their eyes. It’s amazing to see. The hope for the future is right there on their faces.”

Patti Spooner, Education Committee

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Bricks & Mortar: Sustaining Our Facilities

For most of our students, their CFC school offers more than an education: it is also a clean, safe place for them to play on a Sunday morning or during a public holiday. For our parents, the school offers a much-needed support network. This past year, our PTA meetings and community gatherings have been overflowing with parents, grandparents, and younger siblings.

To construct and maintain our school buildings takes tremendous time, effort, and fund-ing—but imagine the pride a child feels sitting on a tiled floor rather than a dirt one; the teacher’s pleasure at no longer teaching beneath a dripping ceiling; and the health bene-fits of ridding a classroom of rodents and birds. As any of our volunteers can attest, our students, teachers, and staff are very proud of their clean, organized, well-built schools.

1. Aranh School’s new two-story building is the first of its kind and a model for all new construction projects. This new design gives us more classrooms in a smaller footprint and is built to last for many years to come. 2. Even after volunteers have left, students take responsibility for their classrooms and the school grounds by sweeping and tidying daily.

3. Bakong High School classrooms were dark, uninspiring places be- fore CFC volunteers worked with students and staff to begin refur-bishing the facilities.4. After refurbishment, classrooms are lively and ready for young minds to be open to learning.5. The new playground at Amelio School gives students a safe, cre-ative place to play and blow off steam during recess.

“ Since returning to Singapore, we all agree that one moment re- mains unforgettable to us. It was when Cambodian students gath- red to look at the computers we had assembled for their class- rooms—they looked at us with such admiration and appreciation. Those were the most pure, sincere faces we had ever seen.”

Kang Lia, student, Singapore Management University

AnewbuildingforArahnSchool

Through generous funding and the dedication of our teachers, staff, and volunteers, Arahn School had a tremendous year of progress. We constructed a new two-story building that is the blueprint for all future CFC school construction. The cost-effective, concrete structure allows us to put more classrooms in a smaller footprint, has indoor bathrooms, and clean running wa-ter. The school community was so proud of the building that the parents pooled their resources and bought potted plants to enhance the exterior.

Other improvements include a new Teacher Resource Center funded by Tanglin Trust School in Singapore, now housed in one of the original wooden buildings that we committed to the community to preserve. Plus, we tiled classrooms in February and built a new cafeteria in March. Volunteers also built two houses for families in need in the school community.

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Thirteen Education Committee members visited Ba-kong High School in November. Armed with basic tools, buckets, mops, and brooms, volunteers created a new library because the current library couldn’t accommo-date the 2,000 students. They cleaned floors and shelves, sorted books, hung bulletin boards, and established a reading corner with the help of some very determined students. The following day when the team arrived to finish their work, they found a library full of students browsing and reading, plus a long line of readers wait-ing at the librarian’s desk to check out books.

Singapore Management University students also worked at the high school cleaning and organizing classrooms and painting the entire building inside and out.

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In 2009, volunteers worked to create child-friendly class-rooms, to establish hygiene corners in each room, and to implement classroom libraries. They created learning materials, using recyclable material and local goods; painted bulletin boards, furniture, and walls; tiled floors and patched roofs; and did heavy-duty and general cleaning.

Volunteers erected soccer goal posts, dug holes for fences, and planted trees—all in an effort to give our students pleasing, safe outdoor space.

We believe proper play space is integral to a healthy learning environment for young children. To that end, volunteers from Singapore Management University led by SMU alumnus and current The Capital Group Com-panies executive Kai Zhang built a new playground at Amelio School. And some visiting university students from the US built a playground at Arahn School. Both playgrounds were constructed with indigenous materi-als and used recycled tires for swings.

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1. Star of the Week is one of the new programs to motivate the children to succeed and reward them for good work. Our younger students love wearing the crown!

2. Physical education is part of the core curriculum. In 2010 we are planning to rev this up and give our teachers more training in this area.3. Students love the interactive games their teachers use to en-gage them in the learning process.

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Hands Reaching Across Borders Boost Local Curriculum

CFC schools follow Cambodia’s existing Ministry of Education Youth and Sports curricu-lum, but dramatically enhance it with internationally recognized best practices in teaching. This year, we strengthened our literacy programs (both Khmer and English), established our first preschool, and sent our students abroad to share their beautiful traditional dance.

AugmentingtheKhmerliteracyprogram

Teachers use government-issued textbooks to present core lessons and Khmer literacy is taught at all grade levels. To broaden the children’s learning experience, teachers integrate social studies and health topics into their reading. They have also had great success with varied reading exercises such as “shared reading” where the students read an enlarged text as a group.

IntroducingEnglishasasecondlanguage

Caring for Cambodia has an exciting English language program for its fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. Four English teachers—who are all fluent—work tirelessly to create a truly interactive second language experience for the students, with an emphasis on speaking. The teachers rely on computers to make lesson planning and grading consistent.

This year, the students were grouped according to ability rather than grade level and we saw even greater improvement in their English language skills.

Establishingourfirstpreschool

To further our commitment to early childhood education, we opened our first village preschool this year. The idea came from village families, who in a show of deep commitment offered a home for use as the morning classroom.

Teachers, volunteers, and staff worked tirelessly to trans-form a little boy’s bedroom into a preschool classroom—with bulletin boards, displays, and games, all made from recycled materials. The mothers who attend seem to enjoy the program as much as their preschoolers.

“It was one of those pinch myself moments—the opening of our fist preschool,” said CFC Director of Teacher Training Kaye Bach. “So many people came together to make this happen: the family offering their home, the Singapore American School teachers providing funds, CFC Superintendent Ung Savy guiding the process, and the mothers trusting us with their precious, young children. We celebrated with balloons, bubbles, and fresh spring rolls. In many ways it was a celebration of the trust now developed between CFC and the village community.”

1. Paper and pencils are scarce and expensive so students use individual blackboards or white-boards to practice writing.2. The preschool dedication cere-mony cemented our bond with the community.

3. Children line up at the librarians desk to check out books each day.4 & 5. Cambodian classical dance plays a very important part in Cam-bodian culture. Associated with the Royal Court of Cambodia for over a thousand years, it is recognized by it’s graceful, elegant gestures, and elaborate costumes, this beau-tiful dance form embodies the his-torical traditions and values of the Khmer throughout the world.

FocusonLibraries

This year we focused on training our library staff and getting books into the hands of our students. We reorganized our existing libraries and worked with Room to Read to create “classroom libraries.” In the past because books were so precious, teachers and librarians kept them locked away. We now have systems in place to allow students regular access to books.

With this initiative, every teacher in the Amelio and Bakong Schools received a metal bookshelf and Khmer books to stock their classroom libraries. The teachers also participated in training sessions on how to read aloud and engage children in the stories. Many classrooms received more than 100 books resulting in much excitement amount our students. Our hope is that by making books fun and meaningful the children will become lifelong readers.

CelebratingKhmerCulture

In October 2009, Caring for Cambodia students flew to Singapore to perform traditional Khmer dance in cele-bration of UN Day at Singapore American School and Tanglin Trust School.

At Caring for Cambodia, we feel a responsibility to help the children preserve their heritage—and one way is through the ancient art of Cambodian dance. The trip to Singapore also allowed our students to build cultural bridges, learn about another country, and experience a truly different environment.

“ When the Khmer students came by, they said my newly redone classroom was so beautiful. They asked to study English too! I told them they were too young and must wait for next year.”

Sinat, English teacher at Kong Much School

“ The CFC dancers were the highlight of our UN Day program. They were totally poised, completely on point with their movements, and undaunted by the crowd. To me, they were the personifica- tion of happiness. I believe the audience connected with how special—almost unreal—it was for your kids to be with us.”

Ken Schunk, Primary Division, Singapore American School

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New Dimensions in Teacher Training

This year, we trained more teachers than ever before—a total of ninety teachers plus three local ministry officials—in a broad range of grades and subjects. Our emphasis has been the importance of greater interaction with students and child-friendly classrooms. Some of our staff traveled to Singapore for additional education; and as always, we are very grateful to the international teams of teachers who organize training sessions at our schools. In terms of sustainability, our teacher training took a great leap forward as our most accomplished teachers now mentor their peers in a long-term program. Our director of teacher training, Kaye Bach, has made major strides in establishing this mentor program and fortifying our Teacher Resource Center.

1 & 2. The teachers’ enthusiasm for learning new techniques was palpable during the NIE training sessions.

3. Sem Savenh, a Kindergarten teacher at Amelio School, uses felt stories to engage children in her class.4. Chan Vandy (R) and Sao Carin (L) hone their skills at professional training in Singapore.

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In May, three National Institute of Education (NIE) Singa-pore professors flew to Cambodia to deliver a series of interactive trainings to ninety CFC teachers. The work continued a few weeks later in Singapore when NIE, in collaboration with the Temasek Foundation and CFC, held a two-week training program for thirty-five CFC teachers, and administrators, and Cambodian Ministry of Education officials. Visiting Singapore for this pro-gram, our staff experienced many firsts: obtaining pass-ports, traveling by airplane, and staying in a foreign country.

The Cambodians attended classes for six hours each day at NIE. They also toured international and local Singaporean schools, cementing friendships with teach-ers who had previously volunteered at CFC schools. When the attendees returned to Siem Reap, they pre-sented workshops to their colleagues explaining what they learned and how to incorporate it into their own work.

Another significant source of training comes from teams of visiting international schoolteachers. These teachers come armed with lesson plans, supplies, and bound- less energy and patience. The techniques demonstrated range from reading a story to asking open-ended questions to getting a child to identify with a character in a story.

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In August, we proudly hosted the first teacher training program delivered by one of our own teachers, Chan Vandy from the Amelio School. Against great odds, Vandy is now a leader in the professional dialogue at CFC schools.

Born in 1980 just after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, Vandy describes a childhood full of hard work, little food and a daily fight for survival. She began school at age six when a village woman began gathering children under a tree to teach them basic lessons, using clay as chalk and a rock as a blackboard.

Today, Vandy is a kindergarten mentor teacher. She helped set up our first preschool and models very en-gaging teaching methods. Notably, in March, Vandy led her first kindergarten team meeting.

Director of Teacher Training, Kaye Bach worked with Vandy for weeks to prepare for a three-day workshop that extended to teachers who work in extremely poor conditions in remote areas in Cambodia. Some of these teachers traveled more than 100 km to attend. Vandy demonstrated learning activities and helped them de-velop resources to take back to their students.

“I was very excited to have an opportunity to share everything I have learned in CFC training with other teachers in Cambodia, especially the ones who have no support at all,” Vandy said after the program. “The workshop was very different from the government ones where you sit and listen. We had ‘hands-on’ activities and teacher-made resources the y could take back to their classrooms. It’s very important to have something to take back.”

“ Now I am a teacher at the Amelio School. I have attended teacher training sessions for two years and have learned so much from CFC. I not only teach my own students, but I can teach other teachers how to work with children. I know how to plan a lesson and how to make it fun and interesting for children. I hope to teach more students and more teachers for a very long time.”

Chan Vandy, mentor teacher, Amelio School

“ Our administrative group was so full of enthusiasm about the NIE workshops that we would continue discussion during morning and afternoon tea breaks and then again at dinner.”

Ung Savy, CFC Superintendent and Cambodia Country Manager

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5. A child friendly classroom inc-ludes interactive spaces, child-size tables and chairs, bright colors, and learning materials accessibly placed for the students.

6. Director of Teacher Training Kaye Bach presents new materials to our eager teachers.7. Education Committee members sort through books in a library re-vamp.

Creatingchild-friendlyclassrooms

In June 2009, Amelio School hosted workshops on child-friendly classrooms for 50 local administrators. As a model school for the country, Amelio School pla-ces emphasis on classroom environments—linking the displays to learning and basing displays on curriculum content.

Other CFC schools also work to make their classrooms more lively, colorful, and informative. The children, teach-ers, and parents take great pride in their new environs. We find that teachers are making greater use of the Teacher Resource Center and volunteers are working along side them to create more child-centered spaces.

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Each year, teachers from the Singapore American School (SAS) spend their Thanksgiving break training CFC teachers. Leaders Sarah Farris and Jenny Redlin enhanced this year’s theme, Keeping the Environment Clean, with books they wrote and produced. In these training materials they delightfully included photographs of Amelio School students.

The highlight of the SAS visit was a presentation to the village community. Chuk Dary, principal of the Amelio School, arranged for 500 chairs, but still many parents were left standing—a wonderful sign of the trust and enthusiasm that has been building over the years. Chan Vandy, a kindergarten teacher, brought out her class to read a book about picking up rubbish to the crowd. The presentation enthralled parents who also appreci-ated the 900 hygiene packets that SAS students pre-pared for them.

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The Education Committee is a team of volunteers that supports teacher training initiatives. Led by Natalie Bastow, the team kicked off the New Year with a visit to Siem Reap to promote literacy. Arriving with sets of colorful masks prepared in Singapore, they instructed first and second grade teachers how to use props to boost their storytelling. The masks were a big hit—first with the teachers and then with the young students— as their favorite Khmer stories became more animated and engaging.

To round out the visit, committee members set up an English corner in the Amelio School library so that students could improve their language skills by listening to a CD or playing a game or simply reading a book. They also revamped the library, leaving it more organized and sparkling clean.

“ This year, our teacher training trip felt magical—the teachers were so enthusiastic and each time we visit, it seems as if the children are holding their heads higher.”

Jenny Redlin, teacher, Singapore American School

“ When I think about our teacher training program, I imagine the proverbial stone that has been dropped in a pond with its rings of influence rippling outward.”

Liz King, CFC Director

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Aranh 18 19 2

Bakong Lower School 14 15 3

Bakong High School 0 0 0

Kong Much 21 22 3

Kravaan 0 0 0

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1 Bakong High School has 85 teachers, none of whom receive a CFC salary supplement.2 Kravaan School has 14 teachers, none of whom receive a CFC sa-lary supplement.

3 Includes Principal.4 When two staff are paid, staff are Principal and Deputy Princi-pal; when three staff are paid, third staff is the secretary.

Most teachers earn a government salary of $20-30 US per month. For several years, CFC has supplement-ed our teachers’ salaries and paid local people a fair wage to staff our schools. CFC teachers’ supplements range from $30-50 per month. In addition, CFC employs

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22 other people in various capacities including secu-rity guards, librarians, cooks, a nurse, superintendent of school, teacher resources center manger, grounds- keepers, secretaries, and maintenance staff.

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Give a Hand Up!

“ I feel blessed to live a privileged life, and also responsible to give back to this world in some way. Caring for Cambodia has offered me the perfect way to make a difference in many children’s lives.”

Lori McConaghy, Global School Partnerships Coordinator

Together, we can see it through

BecomingaCaringFriendmember

Please take the next step and join our Caring Friends membership program. Caring Friends receive regular email newsletter updates, priority registration for sold-out events, plus invitations to exclusive members only trips. You will also have access to CFC guides when-ever you travel to Siem Reap. There are five membership categories to choose from—individual, family, teacher, student, and corporate—and the fees begin at SG $100 or US $75. Please visit our website for more information about how to join.

Alittletrulydoesgoalongway…

Educating a nation is a big challenge but not an insur-mountable one. Please take a look at our Wish List to see just how far your contributions can go towards providing educational opportunities for Cambodia’s children. Gifts may be directed towards the Faculty Fund, the Bricks and Mortar initiative, or our Student Stars.

Many other giving opportunities also are available. Please contact us if you would like to deepen your commitment to CFC or begin a new relationship with us.

Bricks&Mortar includes all facilities and maintenance activities such as:

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Fans for classrooms and offices 125

Windows for one classroom 900

School Gate and Fence 1,250

Playground 2,300

Bathroom 2,500

Facilities maintenance per school annually 3,000

Classroom Tile/Flooring 3,500

Cafeteria 12,500

School Building – new two-story structure 90,000

StudentStars includes all items related to student wel-fare such as:

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Vitamins one child per month 20

Uniforms per year 20

Bicycle for transport to school 50

Sports Equipment 350

First Aid Supplies 400

Food For Thought one school per month 1,000

Amount on chart is the suggested donation to cover this item. Any amount is welcome and will be put to use in your directed fund. However, we regret that we cannot guarantee that your donation will go to a specific item in that fund. We direct donations from each fund to the area of greatest need within the fund at the time.

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Classroom supplies per month 60

Teacher uniforms per year 75

Teacher salary supplement per month 90

English language teacher salary per month 150

Librarian salary per month 150

Nurse salary per month 275

Staff salary ex: Principal, administrator 400

WishListFacultyFund includes all items related to teacher and staff support such as:

Acallforunrestrictedgifts

During its seven year history, Caring for Cambodia has never experienced the need for unrestricted gifts as it did this October when catastrophic floods costs thou-sand of dollars of damage to our schools in Siem Reap. Unrestricted gifts allow CFC to direct funds from a general account to the area of greatest need.

Kong Much School was most severely affected: water flowed into the school grounds and prevented access through the front gate. Many of our families had to leave their homes and stay with relatives in drier areas. Everything was put on hold as we worked to clean schools and dry out classrooms. Our team on the gro-und mobilized quickly and also organized an outreach effort emphasizing the need for good personal hygiene during these conditions to prevent the spread of disease in our communities.

It is during these unpredictable times that we most ur-gently feel the need for donations marked as “unre-stricted gifts” so that we can act quickly and effectively. Please consider making an unrestricted gift to Caring for Cambodia—it will go a long way in ensuring the well being of our students and their school community.

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2009 Board of DirectorsBill Amelio, ChairmanJamie Amelio, Founder and PresidentJoAnne Neidow, TreasurerMichael O’Neil, SecretaryLiz King, Director of Teacher TrainingChris Graves, DirectorBrent Smith, DirectorCuong Do, Director

Management StaffUng Savy, Cambodia Country Manager and Schools SuperintendentKaye Bach, Director of Teacher TrainingPaige Okun, Chief Operating OfficerKristie Hess, Staff Accountant

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Credits:Annual Report Staff:Maureen Murray, EditorJeanette Pantelides-Söderqvist, DesignerPaige Okun, Editor

With special thanks to Jill Danielson, Kelly Zotos, Kaye Bach, Natalie Bastow, Danielle Daley, and Ung Savy.

Printed in Cambodia, March 2009.

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