Cambodia Schools

  What percent of AAfC funding is used for administrative/fundraising expenses?
AAfC targets less than 10% of its expenses for administrative and fundraising. Over 90% of all donations go directly towards their programs.

  Where does AAfC raise money from?
AAfC receives donations from a number of sources. The majority of their donations come from individual donors and families. However, they also receive donations from foundations, corporations, international organizations, civic groups, and government agencies

  How much time will it take for a school to be built?
Schools take approximately three months for construction. However, there is often a delay in the construction depending on the season and location, so, for the school to be fully completed it could take up to to 6-8 months after sponsoring a school.

  How are schools selected?
Since the beginning of the Rural Schools Project, AAfC has used screening criteria to choose the site of each new school. Their criteria are that schools must be in villages that are very remote, lack a school within the near vicinity, have sufficient young people to need a school, and where students are studying under the trees or in very old wooden school buildings. Currently, schools are selected by the Cambodian Ministry of Education with the support of the Asian Development Bank, who choose locations through a formal process in partnership with the Cambodia Ministry of Education.

  How many students attend a typical school?
Schools typically hold 200-400 students. Some schools are built on the same facility as a separate school (such as a primary school sharing a campus with a secondary school).

  Who maintains the school?
All AAfC schools are official Cambodian state schools. The government maintains the building and pays for state teachers. All AAfC improvement features – such as a computer/English teacher, a vegetable garden, or a generator –are maintained by AAfC Cambodian staff through the generosity of our donors.

  How are school teachers paid?
There are two types of teachers: AAfC full-time teachers and state teachers. AAfC full-time teachers are recruited out of university or an orphanage, trained by AAfC, and fully employed by AAfC. State teachers are employed by the government, but given an extra stipend and training by AAfC to hold additional computer and English classes.

  What curriculum do the schools follow?
Aside from AAfC English and computer classes, all other curriculum is determined by the Cambodian Ministry of Education.