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One week down: drawing, digging and duck-duck-goose! – The Borders Blog
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One week down: drawing, digging and duck-duck-goose! The second in our series of blog posts from Aimia, the team share their perspectives on their first week in Cambodia, helping to deliver our programs in Battambang. The group supported with a number of community outreach activities as well as school repairs and improvement works as part of our Better Schools. The day after, we all travelled to Sdey Leur primary school ready to lay concrete in two classrooms and create a walkway. We all introduced o...
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“Teach the Teacher’ international volunteers arrive in Cambodia. – The Borders Blog
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8220;Teach the Teacher’ international volunteers arrive in Cambodia. Over the next two weeks at SeeBeyondBorders we’re hosting a wonderful group from Australia as part of our annual two week volunteering experience. Qualified teachers will help to run our Teach the Teacher. Training workshops to strengthen the development of Cambodian teachers; and the other volunteers will get involved with school sports, health and community days, and help to improve school infrastructure as part of our Better Schools.
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Sports in schools: Not just child’s play – The Borders Blog
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Sports in schools: Not just child’s play. Setting up for a sports carnival is a lot of fun, but can involve a fair amount of work! Luckily during our recent sports carnival in Bavel parents and members of the community were on hand to support the smooth running of the morning’s activities. The sports carnival goes one step further than the weekly sports lessons, involving a whole morning of sport and competition. Divided into teams the students compete in hurdles, sprinting and sack races. In 2015 we tra...
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Conditional Cash Payments: How such a simple intervention can dramatically improve a child’s chances – The Borders Blog
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Conditional Cash Payments: How such a simple intervention can dramatically improve a child’s chances. Savong outside his home with his younger brother. My family is suffering because we do not have enough food. It is difficult to earn enough money to support my children, she told us, cradling her youngest child in her arms. CCP) provides families like Savong’s with support to help them keep sending their children to school. Savong’s mother Sam holding her baby daughter. Organisations such as UNESCO and t...
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Olympic fever: How sport is keeping kids in school in Cambodia – The Borders Blog
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Olympic fever: How sport is keeping kids in school in Cambodia. We’re captivated by it; the fun, the loud noise, the colour! Can bring nations together and promote a sense of unity and togetherness that makes us all want to celebrate in our defeats and triumphs. That’s the really positive impact that sports can have on the world. At SeeBeyondBorders. We see that sports can have a huge impact on children’s futures. And more recently through our supporting focus areas, ‘ Better Schools. She’s had a chance ...
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SeeBeyondBorders provides children in Cambodia with access to quality teaching and learning at school. Our approach is through sustainable development, helping communities help themselves. The Storm Markers: How Can We Do Our Part to Prevent Human Trafficking. Last week, PBS re-aired their 2015 film,. Which is described as an eye-opening look at the cycle of poverty, despair and greed that fuels human trafficking in Cambodia. By a human trafficker himself. Is all people can say about their case. At SeeBe...
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SeeBeyondBorders celebrates the work of outstanding teachers – The Borders Blog
https://seebeyondborders.wordpress.com/2016/11/08/seebeyondborders-celebrates-the-work-of-outstanding-teachers
SeeBeyondBorders celebrates the work of outstanding teachers. In 2012 a third of Grade 2 students in Cambodia could not read a single word (USAID). The work of teachers is fundamental to progress in Cambodia. Primary schools in Cambodia now boast a 98% net enrolment rate, and substantially increased literacy rates. As a way to mark this progress, every year SeeBeyondBorders celebrates the achievement of teachers, throughout the four districts in which it works. Of October and 1. Through our ‘Teach the Te...
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Final reflections from our amazing Aimia volunteers – The Borders Blog
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Final reflections from our amazing Aimia volunteers. The AIMIA team made their last two visits to schools in the Siem Reap district. They carried out an art visioning program and a health day, to highlight the importance of education as an agent of change. AIMIA finished their volunteering work with some new perspectives on education and its impact. We dedicated Thursday 1. Thank you to everyone for all their support. Both to those who supported us in the past year and the AIMIA team on the ground...
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Week 2: From one world to another… – The Borders Blog
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Week 2: From one world to another…. Aimia continued their community outreach in two different schools over two days before travelling to Siem Reap, where they will visit more schools and explore another district. Sarah from the team has shared her thoughts with us here. The height and weight data is recorded to determine how many children are stunted and underweight. SeeBeyondBorders will share this data with a health center or NGO who can help underweight children. After a busy morning, we spent the aft...
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The Aimia team explores Siem Reap – The Borders Blog
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The Aimia team explores Siem Reap. The Aimia trip to Siem Reap kicked off with a visit to the temples of Angkor, followed by visits to four of our schools in the surrounding districts. Sarah shares her thoughts with us in this third blog. On Day 11, Tuesday 29. After a tasty community lunch, we painted some of the flower beds and planted some flowers around the school. This was part of the school’s plans to make their environment more attractive for both students and teachers. December 5, 2016. You are c...
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