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Supporting access to education with Child's Dream in Cambodia

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Re&Act and Child’s Dream established an agreement in 2020 to provide quality schooling at primary, secondary and high school level and to ensure a safe and secure learning environment in remote communities in Northern and north-western Cambodia.

So far, through our partnership, Child’s Dream has strengthened access to education by building new classrooms, equipping schools with computer labs and providing scholarships for marginalised students.

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A group of children in white shirts sit at wooden desks outside. One boy smiles, holding a chalk drawing of a house on a slate. The scene is cheerful and lively.
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Project updates

  • New schools: In total, 23 schools have been constructed, including 118 classrooms and benefiting over 10,000 students.

  • Computer labs: 10 labs have been built, benefiting 4,000 students.

  • Scholarships: In total, 350 high school scholarships were granted across Cambodia.

From 2026 to 2030, Re&Act and Child’s Dream are continuing their collaboration through a new phase of the Integrated Education Programme in Northern and north-western Cambodia. 

The new goals are to further strengthen the education pathway by supporting 12 new classrooms per year, one fully equipped computer laboratory per year, 100 high school scholarships per year, and five university scholarships per year. This next phase will help young people continue their education from school through to higher education, opening up more opportunities for future employment, leadership and community development.

Child’s Dream Foundation is a charitable not-for-profit organisation founded by Daniel Siegfried and Marc Jenni in 2003. The foundation is dedicated to empowering marginalised children, youth and communities in the Mekong Sub-Region of Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia.

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