When children receive an education it not only improves their future it also improves the futures of their families, their communities and their country. It teaches them self-confidence, critical thinking skills and ways to overcome difficult obstacles that are placed in their path. K.I.D.S is committed to supporting young people so they can receive an education by building and providing: classrooms, libraries, educational resources, bathrooms, bicycles, computers, solar lights, sponsorship programs, English lessons and early childhood education programs.
Classrooms & Floating Schools
Floating School built for 300 children on the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia |
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Libraries and School Supplies
School supplies and uniforms are needed and necessary however due to poverty and poor funding they are often affordable for families and schools. It is a relief to everyone when we can upgrade their supplies and give poor students a backpack and a new clean uniform that will last them the year.
Some schools do not have libraries or reading books, the only reading that children do is what the teacher writes on the blackboard or what the children write on their chalkboard tablets or in their notebooks. K.I.D.S works toward bringing books and libraries to children and schools.
School Bathrooms and Kitchens
Bathrooms are essential for the dignity and hygiene of children and youth. K.I.D.S. installs bathrooms at schools, which improve the health of the students
Computers
K.I.D.S. provides computer labs at high schools and supports students with computer training to further their education. We have been able to provide a high school in Siem Reap, which have total of 11,000 students, with their first computer lab. Each day hundreds of kids can now learn computer skills that will enhance and enable them to either go on to further education or secure employment. We also provided computers for a free inner city computer- training program, which serves young people living in slum areas of the city.
Bicycles
For many young people getting to school is a hot and arduous daily experience. Children and youth walk long distances on either dusty or muddy roads depending on the weather. A bicycle can change the future of a child; many must leave school when they reach high school, as the distance is just too far to walk. K.I.D.S purchases hundred of basic bikes to help children attend school as well as provide the family with a mode of transportation. One child who is able to get an education may in the future be able to find work and help support their family, ending the cycle of poverty.