“In our year group we have created a committee who dedicate themselves to helping support the Cambodian teachers and students. We have formed a set of current and future goals. Instead of giving presents within our class and friendship groups, Year 9 at SCEGGS Darlinghurst is giving much-needed school and sporting supplies. We believe it is […]
Earlier this year we put out an appeal to help us build a new house for Girls Be Ambitious sponsored student, Srey Touch and her sister. They were living in a house that was falling down. They lived alone and it wasn’t safe on a number of levels. While we don’t usually devote funds to […]
Come along to our upcoming art exhibition fundraiser. Proceeds from sales go to supporting education at our two schools in Cambodia!
Chanra has been visited by the staff at World Assistance for Cambodia, and is recovering well after another round of surgery at the Children’s Surgical Centre in Phnom Penh.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Peter Solness, one of our ongoing supporters at Let’s Build a School, won the NSW Parliament Plein Air Landscape Photography prize last night!Peter donated four works, and a voucher to attend his night photography workshop, for our silent auction at our recent trivia night fundraiser; so some lucky bidders got to take home Solness originals, […]
