3/22/2009
Source ::: THE PENINSULA
DOHA: Following several successful volunteer trips across Asia, Qatar-based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) is organising a Volunteer Trip to Cambodia.
The trip, being conducted in partnership with Education City, will last seven days (March 19-25) and is another effort to enhance access to quality education in Cambodia — one of ROTA’s priority countries — by removing barriers for school-going children.
Eighteen students from Education City, two teachers from Qatar Foundation and ROTA representatives will visit the city of Siem Reap to support an ongoing project for Working for Children orphanage in Pouk District.
Encompassing educational activities and cultural events, the trip will offer an opportunity to students from Education City to work with less-privileged children of Cambodia and assist them in the improvement of their educational and living conditions.
Cambodia suffers from a high drop-out rate in schools. On average, for every 100 students that start Grade 1, only 15 get to Grade 12, of which only seven students pass the exams and become eligible to pursue higher education.
Reem Al Dagma, Volunteer Programmes Manager at ROTA, said: “We are involving students in volunteerism and helping in conquering educational challenges in developing countries. The trip is part of our objective to play a pivotal role in community development in our priority countries.”
Source ::: THE PENINSULA
DOHA: Following several successful volunteer trips across Asia, Qatar-based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) is organising a Volunteer Trip to Cambodia.
The trip, being conducted in partnership with Education City, will last seven days (March 19-25) and is another effort to enhance access to quality education in Cambodia — one of ROTA’s priority countries — by removing barriers for school-going children.
Eighteen students from Education City, two teachers from Qatar Foundation and ROTA representatives will visit the city of Siem Reap to support an ongoing project for Working for Children orphanage in Pouk District.
Encompassing educational activities and cultural events, the trip will offer an opportunity to students from Education City to work with less-privileged children of Cambodia and assist them in the improvement of their educational and living conditions.
Cambodia suffers from a high drop-out rate in schools. On average, for every 100 students that start Grade 1, only 15 get to Grade 12, of which only seven students pass the exams and become eligible to pursue higher education.
Reem Al Dagma, Volunteer Programmes Manager at ROTA, said: “We are involving students in volunteerism and helping in conquering educational challenges in developing countries. The trip is part of our objective to play a pivotal role in community development in our priority countries.”
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