Feb 09
By Chris

Panasonic Corporation in Phnom Penh Donates Solar Lights

The Panasonic Corporation in Phnom Penh donated 100 solar lights to World Assistance for Cambodia to distribute in areas without electricity. The Shintoshin School and the surrounding village do not have any access to electricity (though we feel hopeful with lines being laid nearby). The Shintoshin director, our Engligh/computer teacher, and one of the Girls […]

Feb 09
By Chris

Donated Clothes Find Loving Homes

The children at the Shintoshin School were very happy to receive some of the clothes donated by our supporters for our fundraising Garage Sale. Not many of the kid’s clothes sold at our sale, so we packed them up and distributed them to some very excited children in the village. We’ll be asking for more […]

Feb 04
By Chris

LBS Visits the Schools – January 2015

Let’s Build a School has just returned from a two week visit to both our schools in Cambodia. Though the visit was short, we achieved many things, and we’re looking forward to expanding our programs and support in the community. Some highlights include: Beginning to paint and re-concrete the classroom floors Visiting the GBA girls […]

Nov 12
By Chris

Reading Eggs in Cambodia

We are very happy to announce that we have been able to secure a Reading Eggs subscription for both schools for this academic year. We’d like to thank Paul McMahon from 3P Learning for all his support, and for Caz and Keith Clarkson for suggesting the idea and for sponsoring this program at the schools. […]

Nov 10
By Chris

Fourteen New Sponsors for the Girls Be Ambitious Program

Sodony, the Girls Be Ambitious program officer for World Assistance for Cambodia will be heading out to the village to select fourteen new girls for the program. Thank you to our wonderful new sponsors: Mat Bowden, Janice Duncan, Cath Holliday & Mike Hasenmueller, Leissa Pitts, Emma Smythe, Alan Moore, Carole Betts, Ann Smith, Alana Burton, […]

Aug 14
By Chris

Let’s Build a School on the Garage Sale Trail – 25 October

We are officially on the Garage Sale Trail in October! Come support us by buying stuff or donate items to our sale, or host your own and donate proceeds to the schools! We made over $400 last year. If we can get a few sales happening, we’ll increase the fundraising $s. You never know, if we […]

Jul 24
By Chris

Let’s Build a School Team Returns from Cambodia

A team from Let’s Build a School has just returned from visiting our sponsored schools in Cambodia. We apologise for the lack of activity on our website. We were making regular posts to our Facebook page while we were away, which kept us quite busy, so please head on over to see what we’ve been […]

Jun 02
By Chris

New Teacher Hired for The Shintoshin School

Welcome Sophanny. Sophanny is the new English/computer teacher at The Shintoshin School and is pictured here with some of her students! The funds to hire her were raised at our trivia night in early May.  We’ve already heard wonderful things about her, so we feel very lucky to now have two fantastic teachers to help further […]