Dear Friends: To be honest, we have seen a very good talks, but I we need to take action. We need to stop the rumors and back-talks than facts.
I have seen some actions. Here we go: ============================ Dear All I would like to update you the progress of the computer project at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) and at Wat Po Banteay Chey in Siemreap, including the scholarship programs. - The Computer lab at ITC will be opened on September 2009. 31 DELL computers, one server and one printer were already purchased and delivered to ITC (see Invoice on attachment). The CEE Foundation will provide 31 tables and 31 chairs for this ITC Computer lab. - For the Computer lab at Wat Po Banteay Chey in Siemreap, the Solar panels were installed and computers were selected. We, at the CEE Foundation will provide one computer lab, Eco-friendly at Russey Chroy in Kandal (click on this link) Computer Lab project at Russey Chroy, Kandal Province There were award ceremonies on June 8, 2009 at Ek Phnom in Battambang and on June 24, 2009 at ITC in P.Penh for the second disbursement to the scholarship recipients for the 2008-2009 school year. Thank you for your support My best regards Samrang Kchao President of the CEE Foundation 2009/7/18 ឌើលុច្ស អៀម <[email protected]> > Lauk Chhim, > > There are steps to building wealth as well as building human capital. > First, an equal opportunity must be created for all Khmer children to go to > school. That opportunity must eventually provide a return on investment for > poor peasants to send their children to go to school while forgoing > additional helping hands in the rice paddy. > > Even in the United States, schools provide free lunch during Winter and > Summer sessions as the government knows that some families cannot afford > balanced meals for their children. Free breakfast and lunch along with > airconditioned room draw a high attendance, but not perfect due to other > circumstances. > > Average Cambodians cannot afford to lose extra helping hands that possibly > can gather just enough food for the day. It would be a major burden to send > children to school and pack food for them as well. > > Lets take it a knotch further. Even professional nurses and doctors in > Cambodia are facing a similar vicious cycle when they need to upgrade their > skill. When the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, a teaching > hospital, brings in doctors and nurses from distance provinces for training, > they need to pay for travel, shelter, meal and salary cost. Otherwise, > those professionals cannot afford an upgrade to their career as trainings > take away time from family and opportunity to make a living. > > In order for Cambodia to build sufficient human capital to compete with > other ASEAN countries, the RGC must not only provide affordable quality > education, but also need to assist its citizen in obtaining the education by > relieving them from their daily hardship. Otherwise, only the wealthy will > continue to thrive and the have-nots will further dive to the abysmal of > economic spectrum. > > In order to cross the road, there got to be a place of destination (ie. > jobs). Along the passage, their must be traffic lights/signs to protect the > pedestrians to provide law and order. If none exist, we need cops to direct > traffic. Cambodia is not there yet. She is trying, but progress is > slow. Graduates of university have no jobs waiting for them. Teachers and > professors are taking bribe from students/parents as their salary is > miniscule. Besides, the government does not pay on time. Therefore, the > teachers need to subsidize their incomes via other means. > > When one tries to fix the broken system, we tend to point fingers at one > another; thereby increasing personal tensions which leads to violence. This > must stop. We are all Khmers regardless of race and ethnic background. > Those who live in Cambodia must provide allegiance to Cambodia. > > > On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 4:36 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> New Faces of Cambodian Graduates at Norton University in Phnom Penh >> >> It is remarkable that those who have a chance to study and graduate from a >> better school in Cambodia are mostly of mixed race Cambodian children. >> Please click this link. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp8a_oGytsY >> >> Khmer students from the country sides should try harder to get higher >> education to balance things out. Otherwise they will not have a chance to >> compete. 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