The intention is to provide a summary of facts and figures to supplement the knowledge of the project gained by the regular field visits and on-line diaries, rather than provide a detailed explanation. Therefore, this report contain mainly tables and maps, with minimal description and interpretation added. the report was authored by Save the Children (Norway).

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1. Overview:

The project "Basic Education in Reconciliation Areas in Siem Reap and Udor Meanchey Provinces" was implemented by the Provincial Education Office (PEO) in Siem Reap. The project is co-funded by SCN-CO and the Yates family. The project covers four districts: Angkor Chum and Varin in Siem Reap; Anlong Veng and Trapang Prasat in Udor Meanchey.  The responsibility for implementation in all 4 districts is under the PEO of Siem Reap.

After the reintegration of Khmer Rouge in 1998 and the repatriation of refugees from Thailand-Cambodia border camps, the reconciliation areas have been deprived of all things in relation to community development – especially basic education. Basic Education was the most urgent need for people and children in this situation.

The project aims at building capacity and develop human resources of the project management team to design and implement project activities. The educational objectives were to increase the children's promotion rate from 50 to 85%, to assist schools to have school development and school action plans, to do so that children learn in better environment such as having classrooms, furniture and clean environment. To be able to achieve and reach these objectives, the following activities has been implemented:

• School management and administration training, practice and provision of materials.
• Learning and teaching pedagogy for Child Friendly Learning Environment (CFLE) - training for teachers, school administrators and school supervision activities which includes workshop training, on-the-job training and provision of teaching materials and aids.
• Library and resource centre construction, training librarians, provision of furniture, books and material.
• Construction of school buildings (and providing school furniture), playgrounds, wells and toilets for a better school environment.
• Improving school-home relationships through capacity building, campaigns and lobbying, and sharing of materials, plans and reports.

The report pays particular attention to the statistics for girls, as they historically have received even less education than boys.

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2. Schools built:

Table 2: School buildings constructed by yates family & number of students at end 2002:

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1. Playground: Number of schools with playground.
2. Well, latrine: Number schools with well and/or latrine.
3. This building was constructed in early 2003.

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Note: Population census before 1999 is not reliable because of the war.