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Cambodia School Libraries
Application Report
Prepared for: Tim Ferriss
Thank you for helping us establish a new library inCambodia!
Project Location
Chi He Primary School is located in Phsar Thmei Village, which
is 36
kilometers southwest of Kampong Cham provincial town. That
village is 148
kilometers northeast of the Room to Read Country Office in Phnom
Penh. It
takes 4 hours and 40 minutes to travel from the Room to Read
office to the
school.
Community/School Profile
Chi He Primary School serves children in four villages,
including Phsar Thmei.
The population of these four villages is 3,863, including 2,016
females. The
villages are located in the lowland region of the Mekong River
basin. The
region has two seasons: the rainy season lasts from May to
October, and the
dry season lasts the rest of the year. At the end of the rainy
season all of the
lowland crops are covered by floods. The villagers cannot
harvest during these
two months and they cannot harvest during the dry season when
they plant
their crops. Therefore, there is only a small window during
which farmers in
this area can earn a living by farming. Some of the farmers also
earn a living
fishing. The few villagers that are not farmers or fishermen are
public officers,
craftsmen, or venders.
Project ID: KH-CRR-12-0008
Name: Chi He Primary School
State/Province: Kampong Cham
District/Zone: Koh Sotin
City/Village: Phsar Thmei
Grades: Kindergarten through 6
Number of Students
Female: 222
Male: 248Total: 470
Number of Teachers
Female: 9
Male: 5
Total: 14
Chi He Primary School.
Students attending a class.
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APPLICATION REPORT 2
Reason for Support
Chi He Primary School has two buildings with a total of 10
rooms. One room is
used as an office, one as a teacher's lounge, and the remaining
eight are used
as classrooms. Although the school does have a double room that
serves as a
library, the rooms are old and in disrepair. They are not safe
for students and
teachers and do not meet the minimum safety requirement as set
by the
Ministry of Education. Not only is the building in poor
condition but also thebooks are not suitable for all grades at the
school.
Chi He Primary School serves students in grades kindergarten
through 6.
Because there is not enough space for all of the students at
once, they must
attend classes in two shifts. The school officials and community
are dedicated
to providing a better education for their children. Thus, they
contacted Room to
Read to ask for help in establishing a new library.
Proposed Plan
Room to Read plans to partner with the local community to build
a single-room
library. The building will be built using reinforced concrete
columns, brick
walls, concrete floors covered with tile, wooden doors, aluminum
framed glass
windows, and a steel roof covered with tile. The building will
measure 7 m
wide by 9 m long. A veranda will be constructed at the entrance
of the library.
Proposed Community/School Contribution to the Project:
Formation of a School Construction Committee to coordinate with
Room
to Read in the construction process
Funds for construction, including donations from the
community
Project management, including supervision and monitoring of
project
progress
Staff for the library
Challenge grant equaling 15% of the total project cost
Proposed Room to Read Contribution to the Project:
Technical design of the library building
Funds for construction materials and labor
Technical assistance for construction
Planning and organization of project
Construction training to School Construction Committee
Monitoring of construction quality and progress
Books and furniture for the library
Library management training for the school librarian and head
teacher
Contribution of 85% of the total project cost
The proposed location for the new library.
