Community Education

NEED

In the villages of Lam Asan, Lampineung, Lam Gapang, Lambui and Kleng, there are no community facilities or activities other than those surrounding their religion. Community spirit has been decimated by 30 years' of internal conflict, followed by the tsunami. The enthusiasm of the children attending the Education Programs, and the tangible results this has had on their learning capabilities as well as their outlook for the future, has had the result of inspiring the community to interact and work together. Such of the adults in the villages who are literate are now seen reading aloud to groups, which then discuss the book and look at the pictures together. A community spirit has been born and we are keen to help this grow.

CURRENT SCOPE

We run a small library in the village of Lam Asan which gives access to children and adults to educational materials and books. This has been met with enthusiasm by the whole community and encouraged reading and learning. It also reinforces the message that education is a way to lift the community out of poverty.

EXPANSION

To meet the community's thirst for knowledge, we would like to expand the library and purchase a copy of each text book for each subject for each class. This will allow photocopying for those who cannot afford to buy books for their children, which is one of the main reasons preventing children to attend school.

We would also like to be able to show educational DVDs to the whole community. We have already used this method as part of the Educational Programs we run with great success. We believe that this will also contribute towards the creation of a community spirit.

COSTS

This Program costs €1055.00 to set up.

WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES

The cost of the Program is set out in detail below:

COSTS IN €
1 Projector	466.00
100 Books (approx)	333.00
40 DVDs (approx)	135.00
Total	934.00