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The Cambodia Rural School Project
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Mr. Chea Sareth, director of The Brighter Tomorrow School.
| On teaching: |
“I
was a teacher from 1979 to 1989. At
that time the villagers needed a teacher who they could only pay with
rice, so I volunteered. During the Khmer Rouge I was also a messenger for the
district chief at Srey Santhor district in Kompong Cham province.
This year I will begin teaching again because the student
population is growing and we are in need of additional teachers.”
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| On the new building: |
"I like the new school building because it is
secure. I used to worry
about the old building collapsing during storms. And now the new
building is strong and nice and one can store things in the rooms
safely."
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| On school projects: |
"I try my best to do my job.
I want to decorate the school, but I don't always have enough
money. We try to make sports areas and gardens for the children.
Fortunately the government is also helping by not collecting
taxes from the children and instead allowing them to come to
school."
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| On the community: |
"The school community tried to help the school
by contributing 10% of construction costs and filling in the land as
late as 10 PM every night."
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| Message for the donor: | "I would like to thank the donor and I wish him always great success." |