What is the main reason that we created the Community Preschool Project

The project is aimed at providing pre-education services to children living in the rural CCAFO target area. The goal of the project is to lessen the workload of vulnerable households, including widows, persons living with HIV/AIDS, and persons with disabilities who have low income so that they can participate in income-generating activities.

Community preschool education is provided to children aged 5 to under 6 years old. This provides better preparation for students upon entry to primary education and encourages entry at the age of 6. The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport of the Royal Government of Cambodia has stated that expanding early childhood education is key to addressing late entry into primary schooling, reducing levels of grade 1-2 repetition and grade 4-6 dropouts, increasing completion rates, and improving student performance. With funds from donors, particularly the iHerb Charitable Foundation and the Buddhist Cambodia Project, among others, we are coordinating 23 different preschool classes (five of which meet the minimum standard for preschools).