Girls' Education Program

Location:	Pnom Penh, Cambodia
Category:	Education
Published:	14 November 2007
Progress:	98% funded
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The Girls' Education Program was created as a result to the fact that Room to Read staff realized that only very few girls were attending classes in the schools. In almost all developing countries analphabetism is particularly high among girls. An education provides security and support to girls who often grow up in very uncertain environments and empowers them to make informed life decisions. A solid education beginning in the early years is the key ingredient for improved status for women, which provides a ripple of positive effects throughout society.

Our program officers are always local staff and work closely with the scholarship recipients. They give them the support needed and work actively to help remove the roadblocks that the girls may encounter, meeting regularly with the girls, their families, and the school administrators.

Room to Read makes a long-term commitment to each girl on scholarship: as long as she attends classes and receives passing grades, we will continue to fund her education through the completion of secondary school. Currently, the majority of our students range in age from five to ten years.

The scholarship covers monthly school fees, school uniforms, books, stationary, backpacks, transportation and other costs, if needed.

It has been said that, “If you educate a boy, you educate just a boy. If you educate a girl, you educate an entire family.”

Incomplete (1):

• Schulstipendien für Mädchen

  10% funded

  Donate

  • Redeem Voucher
  200 Euro. • Still needed: 180 Euro • Published 24 February 2010
  € 200,- ermöglichen einem Mädchen den Besuch einer Schule für ein Jahr. In diesem Betrag sind Schulgeld, Schuluniform, Bücher, Schulranzen sowie ein Fortbewegungsmittel enthalten (Kambodscha, Laos, Indien, Nepal, Sri Lanka und Vietnam)

Completed (31):

• 10 scholarships

  100% funded
  One for 200 Euro. • Published 14 November 2007
  € 200,-- are necessary to cover monthly school fees, school uniforms, books, stationary, backpacks and transportation for one girl during one year in either Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka or Vietnam.

English (2):

Renée F.

Thank You and News!

by Renée F., posted 4 months ago

Actually 8786 Girls have been awarded with long term scholarships through Room to Read. This is only possible with your generous and continuous support, dear donors!! A special thank you goes to the two teams who have donated funds to RtR: the Car

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Supporters (92):

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  H. Geiger
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  P. vestey
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  S. Albert
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  A. Dortmund
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  K. Möllberg
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  P. Gloeckle

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Advocates (3):

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  G. Mueller

  54/F • Hamburg, Germany

  Ich moechte dieses Projekt als Fuersprecherin unterstuetzen, da ich aus Erfahrung weiss, wie wichtig eine gute Schulausbildung gerade fuer Maedchen ist: Sie ist die Basis und der Schluessel zu einem unabhaengigen und selbstbestimmten Leben und eine der wichtigsten Voraussetzungen, die verhindern, dass Maedchen in ihrem Leben die oekonomische Abhaengigkeit zur Falle wird. Gut ausgebildete Frauen haben darueber hinaus als muendige Staatsbuergerinnen die Moeglichkeit, wirkungsvoll den Wandel ihrer Gesellschaft in Richtung Demokratie, Menschlichkeit und Gleichberechtigung der Geschlechter voranzutreiben. Ich wuensche den Maedchen in Kambodscha viel Unterstuetzung, an ihrem Erfolg zweifle ich dann nicht im geringsten....

Visitors (0):

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  J. Brown
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  Cambodia
  by J. Brown, asked on 28 September 2008 at 05:38 AM
  I received your email stating I had to visit the US based website to figure out how to visit you personally. I live in Cambodia. You are advertising in the Cambodia Daily for a new country director. You are located in Cambodia. This should be easy. Oh well!!!!!
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  J. Brown
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  Cambodia
  by J. Brown, asked on 19 September 2008 at 05:59 AM
  I am a photojournalist based in Cambodia and I would like to visit this project to help get you rolling and funded. Where are you located and who do I speak to? Best Regards, John Brown mmaster891@hotmail.com