Many years of war have had a major impact on the educational system of Cambodia. During the Khmer Rouge regime, teachers and all other educated people were killed, schools were destroyed and books were burned. This has resulted in countless of obstacles to the point where it challenges Cambodia’s aptitude to provide quality education access to the youth. Lack of schools exceptionally in slum areas like Phnom Penh has a high number of young children with little to no access to basic education. For these young children a lack of education can mean a life of poverty, limited opportunities, and poor health. In these slum areas poverty forces these kids to drop out of school to support their families. Many families can’t afford the cost of transporting their kids to school so instead of having their children to pursue an education they have them working for low wages. To offset these inequalities in Phnom Penh the Attitude Centre for Education (ACE) NGO is working to implement free education programs for the youth. The primary focus of ACE is to provide the youth with the confidence and leadership skills to bring about positive change in Cambodia. ACE works to create a generation of leaders and supports the youth to becoming effective role models in their communities.
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The Attitude Centre for Education (ACE) is a local Cambodian grassroots organization working to serve hundreds of young children in the slum areas of Phnom Penh. They aspire to providing quality learning and access to quality education for the disadvantage youth. ACE collaborates closely with the community, parents, volunteers and other local grassroots organization like Empowering Youth in Cambodia, Empowering Communities, New Future for Children and many more....
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... created in hopes to inspire the youth and to teach them leadership skills so they can effect change in their state or community. As education is the key to the future, ACE works to provide leadership training for the disadvantaged youth of Phnom Penh with limited resources and hope to create leaders of tomorrow. Mandela once stated, “Education is the most powerful weapon which one can use to change the world or country or community” (2003). Education is a weapon that human beings should be armed with for the good of society for it empowers each individual to use the skills, talents and knowledge acquired to innovate new technology and to form a better economy. It gives individuals the chance to create a better standard of living. For one thing, it teaches individuals on how to be “free.” It allows these individual to use the intellect to interpret the universe.
Many great minds believe that education is a powerful tool. Investing in your education is the most valuable and most rewarding thing a person can do to secure their future. Influential people who have brought positive changes to the world have said: “The investment in knowledge pays the best interest”. (Franklin). “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. (Nelson Mandela). “A brighter future starts with an education”. (Montgomery).
In Afghanistan, education is not easily attainable especially as a woman. “For girls in much of the country, education remains a dream no more attainable now than it was under the Taliban. If women are educated, that means their children will be too. If the people of the world want to solve the hard problems in Afghanistan--kidnapping, beheadings, crime and even al-Qaeda--they should invest in education”(Baker).This quote explains the struggles that young afghanistan children have to go through by not getting the opportunities that American children get every day. Even after Afghanistan was under the Taliban, it was still rare for children to attend school which is a horrible reality. Education is explained as one Afghanistan's worst problems of this time. Future generations are in trouble if this problem is not fixed. The tragedy that these children are facing needs to evolve towards a better system. Afghanistan’s current educational structure is unacceptable to the growth of children. “It's hard to overstate the amount of work to be done. The literacy rate in the country has dropped below 40 percent for men, and it is believed to be as low as 4 percent for women” (Whitelaw). Though there is clearly a lot of work to be done in the education systems, it is crucial to the well-being of many children that the systems improve to inspire kids that education along with hard work and dedication is essential to future success. This is only one
Education has always been in existence in one form or another. As each child is born into this world regardless of who or where they are born, life lessons immediately begin. He/she will learn to crawl, walk, and talk by the example and encouragement of others. Although these lessons are basic in the beginning they evolve as the child grows. However, the core learning method of a child does not change. Learning from others, they will watch, listen, and then act for themselves. Thomas Jefferson believed that an education would lead men and women to the ability to be self-governed and become positive contributors to society (Mondale & Patton, 2001). Today, we can see how true this is by the examples of others. Those that are given the opportunity for education are more likely to find jobs and develop skills that not only improve a community, but influence the economic growth of their nation (Ravitch, Cortese, West, Carmichael, Andere, & Munson, 2009, p. 13). On the other hand, if an education is not provided to individuals, they can become a hindrance to that nation’s growth.
The last theme is Advocacy to activism. As we mentioned before leaders are change agents, they are not just the advocate of the social justice and equity, they are also leaders who are engage in leading for social justice and equity in their school communities. If we look at it through political aspect we will realize that to walk the talk the leaders need bigger support other than their community. Since there is no boundaries for social justice and equity and in order to prepare school leaders’ way of knowing through sensory experiences for the purpose of meaningful change, school administrations have to grant permission to the leaders and provide funds for them to act as an active advocate. This will give them the opportunity to educate others and share their own experiences in order to transform their lives by practicing social justice and equity.
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Cambodia’s official name in English language is the “Kingdom of Cambodia”. Lately it been called Kampuchea and been described by Khmer Buddhist’s monk Chuon Nath in his book. Kampuchea name came from the Sanskrit word “Kambuja" which it means the land of peace or golden land. Cambodia is a country in mainland South-east Asia its co-ordinate 11.5500° N and 104.9167° E. In Southeast Asia, Cambodia was formed as a part of the French Colonial Empire in 1867. 1953 was the year where Cambodia win its independence. The independent day was on 9th of November which they keep celebrate it every year.
The Kingdom of Cambodia, situated in the Indochinese peninsula above the Gulf of Thailand, is an ancient nation with a rich and unique history. In Khmer, its official language, the country’s name is Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa, though it is usually referred to as Kâmpŭchéa. Throughout its checkered past, Cambodia has been influenced by many external forces, the most prominent of these being India, China, and France. Being a part of a peninsula known for facilitating multi-cultural diffusion has allowed the nation to develop a distinctive culture. Though Cambodia has not always thrived, it has certainly stabilized and developed much since the late 20th century. Its booming textile and tourism industries are unmistakable signs of its progress.
Cambodia isn’t really thought of when people are asked to think of a foreign country, they usually think of China or India. Cambodia is a southeastern country located between Vietnam and Thailand. Imperialism, capitalism and wars have really changed Cambodia, from the government, to the civilians.
Through voluntary teaching, exhibition, sharing session and various activities, Dandelion Projects leads volunteers across the different areas in China, spreading the seeds of hope to children in rural areas, just like dandelion. We help children realize the importance of studying by mental and behavioral education in order to let them know effort and knowledge are the key to lifting them out of poverty and creating a new
Education is a life-long journey. As we sail along this learning expedition, we encounter diverse views, ideas and conceptions which we gather together, filter, analyze and assimilate to form a newer set of beliefs, values and knowledge. We continuously build upon these precepts until we have achieved a certain level of transformation and awareness of who we are in relation to the world around us (Anderson, 1998)....
Education is a vital part of society. It serves the beneficial purpose of educating our children and getting them ready to be productive adults in today's society. But, the social institution of education is not without its problems. Continual efforts to modify and improve the system need to be made, if we are to reap the highest benefits that education has to offer to our children and our society as a whole.
A dusty, one-room schoolhouse on the edge of a village. An overworked teacher trying to manage a room full of boisterous children. Students sharing schoolbooks that are in perpetual short supply, crammed in rows of battered desks. Children worn out after long treks to school, stomachs rumbling with hunger. Others who vanish for weeks on end, helping their parents with the year-end harvest. Still others who never come back, lacking the money to pay for school uniforms and school supplies. Such is the daily dilemma faced by many young people in the developing world as they seek to obtain that most precious of all commodities, an education.
A human doesn’t achieve anything without learning. Being born in a refugee camp in an underdeveloped country like Nepal, I wouldn’t be doing my best if I wouldn’t have learned about learning. My idea on learning has helped me in various aspects on changing my life. Despite of challenges and daily struggles, I have an enthusiastic soul which wants to learn. With the will of learning and get education, I regularly attended my primary and secondary schools while I was in Bhutanese refugee camp. Along with the idea to learn and be educated, I passed my every school year with distinction grades.
It is no secret that Africa is comprised of some of the most deprived countries in the world. Each day millions of Africans are left starving and weakened from illness and poor health conditions. Surprisingly, this is not due to simple misfortune, but instead is the direct result of the lack of education in Africa. This is because education shapes many aspects of society and also the lives of individuals within that society. Education not only gives people the critical skills and tools necessary to help them provide for themselves and their children, but it also helps create job opportunities that are directly related to economic growth. Finally, education also helps fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, “A sexually transmitted disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus” (Sex 148) and other diseases as well as improves health overall. Therefore, it is crucial to provide a good education for the children of Africa in order to overcome larger issues such as poverty and the prevalence of diseases and high mortality rates. To do this, the quality of education must be improved, electricity must be provided to schools and other learning facilities, and schools must be kept safe. If these standards are met, and education is improved, many other aspects of the society will be positively affected too. This is because there is no doubt that education has the power to make a country, and more specifically the world, a better place.
Education plays a vital role in shaping tomorrows’ leaders. Not only can we become a better nation by acquiring the skills necessary to be productive members of a civilized society. Increase knowledge to actively achieve and meet challenges that can produce changes in which are productive for attaining business innovations, political and economic objectives.