Cambodian Education Trust
Fundraising campaign by
Alexandra Bowen
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£450.00raised of £800.00 goal goal
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Campaign Story
I am currently in Year 12 at Mayfield School and in June 2016, I will be travelling to Siem Reap, Cambodia, with a small group of other students and teachers. Mayfield School is developing a School Partnership Programme with a village school located on the outskirts of Siem Reap. This trip will enable me to do voluntary work and teach English at Lvea School and I will also have the opportunity to teach adult groups at a local monastery in Siem Reap. The programme will enable me to share my gifts and talents with people less privileged than myself and experience life in another country that is culturally very different to ours.
The Cambodian Education Trust was recently set up with the goal of supporting the people of Cambodia by assisting in education and training. It also provides the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient. Cambodia is a poor country whose education system was almost obliterated by a brutal regime in the late 70’s. Today, its education indicators are still among the lowest in Asia and there is limited access to quality instruction, inadequate school facilities and high dropout rates.
I will be required to undertake a 10 week TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language) course, delivered and developed by a qualified TOEFL teacher, so that I too will be able to teach English to the children and adults in Cambodia. The time spent in Cambodia will be challenging, but the experience of teaching English to children so that they can start a business in the future, and spend time with these people will be enriching and life changing.
In order to raise some of the money I will be taking part in the London - to - Brighton Cycle Ride, as well as organising events at my school. This money will not only support myself by providing the funds necessary to travel to Cambodia, but surplus money will contribute in funding additional educational supplies for Lvea School.
Any donations would be greatly received, thank you in advance Alex X
Organizer
- Alexandra Bowen
- Campaign Owner
Donors
- Anonymous
- Donated on May 02, 2016
Brilliant well done Alex it sounds like a great trip
- Alice Knight
- Donated on Mar 07, 2016
Well done Alex! Love Alice Andrew Jess & Will xxx
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Donors & Comments
- laureen spethmann
- Donated on Jun 02, 2016
Dear Alex, enjoy going out in the big wide world! You will be an amazing teacher and will learn so many new things at the same time. Very proud of you, Laureen & Angus & Elmo & Kiko xx
- Anonymous
- Donated on May 02, 2016
Brilliant well done Alex it sounds like a great trip
- Alice Knight
- Donated on Mar 07, 2016
Well done Alex! Love Alice Andrew Jess & Will xxx
- Victoria Muir
- Donated on Mar 06, 2016
Good luck Alex - this will be an amazing experience and the kids will really benefit xxx
- Jack Czarnota
- Donated on Mar 01, 2016
Good luck ! Great cause ! Jack
- Anonymous
- Donated on Feb 29, 2016
- Anonymous
- Donated on Feb 28, 2016
Darling Alex, What a fantastic journey this will be for you and how lovely that you will be helping so many children who are less privileged than yourself. I very much look forward to hearing about your adventure when you get back. I visited Cambodia with my Mother in 1995 and was very moved by the tragic events that had happened there. The children deserve all the help they can get and you will learn so much from them too. I am very proud of you and send you lots of love as do Richard, Ella, Anna, Twig and Luna x
- Deirdre DiNovi
- Donated on Feb 28, 2016
Bravo Alex!
Dear Alex, enjoy going out in the big wide world! You will be an amazing teacher and will learn so many new things at the same time. Very proud of you, Laureen & Angus & Elmo & Kiko xx