Successful education actively involves the community in sustaining the school.

Cambodia is still recovering from the massive societal damage inflicted by the Khmer Rouge regime, in particular fear and oppression break-down relationships, damage people's problem-solving abilities and limit their options.  Yet, a school can serve as a natural center to rebuild community trust and cohesion.  At Sustainable Schools International, we work with the community to look to each other for the answer.

We support parents' roles as leaders for their children.

We recognize the critical role of education in rebuilding trust and relationships in the aftermath of widespread violence.  We work with the school community and parents to create avenues to express community needs in ways that build trust, ownership, and develop skills.

 

 Education, environmental stewardship, community solidarity and good governance take root.

When local people are empowered to support their schools and academic skills compliment hands-on experience, people start to believe they can change their community for the better.

At Sustainable Schools International we work with Cambodians in poor, rural and marginalized communities to sustain their schools in ways that serve their children and their aspirations and support the larger community as a whole.