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Week Long Bike Ride Raises Education Awareness

Paris-based NGO Aide et Action (AEA) and several partner organizations have launched a 425-km bike ride across Cambodia from November 13-20. The ride aims to raise public awareness of the importance of education and encourage out-of-school children to re-enroll in…

Cycling Campaign for Children’s Education

Children’s education advocacy groups from around Cambodia and the world are cooperating to launch an ambitious nationwide cycling campaign this month. The cycling route extends over more than 400 kilometres across five provinces bordering the Tonle Sap Lake. The tour…

Proud to Teach “Children with Special Needs”

Cambodian society often looks down on children with disabilities. Some kids just never make it to class. The Cambodian Consortium for Out-of-School Children project, however, has given these kids new chances thanks to cooperation between the Education Above All Foundation…

Library Floats Boat of Battambang Lake Dwellers

Action Education (AE), an international NGO formerly known as Aide et Action, and its partners have established a library for the children and adults of the communities of the Tonle Sap Lake’s seasonal floodplains in Battambang province. The facility, located…

$30,000 Allocated for Grassroots Economic Expansion

ACTION Education, an international NGO formerly known as Aide et Action, has received 120 requests from subsistence businesses and vendors in target areas for budgetary assistance. This comes after the organisation’s announcement to provide funding ranging from $100 to $500…

Back-to-School Drive Begins in Siem Reap

A campaign to encourage out-of-school students to return to the classroom has been launched in Siem Reap province, as part of an initiative by Kampuchea Action to Promote Education (KAPE). The campaign was rolled out at Muk Pen Primary School…

$8.4m Project Pumped into Coastal Communities

A project aims to elevate the livelihoods of 184,550 fishing families and 1,000 students living in coastal provinces. A new project is being implemented to improve the socio-economic development of coastal communities in Cambodia. The project called the Consortium for…

EU Funds Empower Fishing Communities

Action Education (formerly Aide et Action), a French organisation, is leading project CO-SAVED, which aims to aid nearly 400,000 citizens within fishing communities who are adapting to climate change. Supported by a €4 million EU fund, the project targets economic…

Ornamental Plant Project to Boost Local Economy

Action Education (AE), a Geneva-based international NGO formerly known as Aide et Action, has launched a project to help generate new income for local communities with ornamental plants. According to a recent study, Cambodia spends no less than $50 million…