Overview

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Background

Kampuchean Action for Primary Education (KAPE) is the largest local NGO in the education sector in Cambodia. We are a nonprofit organization implementing projects and research at all levels of the education sector in Cambodia, with beneficiaries in primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary programs. Direct beneficiaries number well over 150,000 children and several hundred teachers, at over 300 schools across eleven provinces. We have had long-term partnership and close cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport as well a number of International NGOs and local education partners. KAPE grew out of the Cambodia Assistance to Primary Education Project (CAPE), which began in April 1996, aiming to improve instructional quality in school clusters. Following the closure of the project, a group of committed CAPE staff at the Kampong Cham provincial project site persisted with their efforts. In cooperation with the Provincial Office of Education, they formed a committee garnering official status to follow up on technical activities. The committee evolved into a nonprofit local NGO known as KAPE and was registered with the Ministry of Interior in 1999. The similarity in names was intentional, emphasizing continuity between the two projects. A significant difference at KAPE has always been the presence of localized management. KAPE implements projects at all levels of the education process with beneficiaries in primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary programs. Direct beneficiaries number well over 150,000 children and several hundred teachers, at over 300 schools across eleven provinces.

Value

1. Empowerment 2. Solidarity 3. Compassion 4. Respect 5. Cooperation 6. Innovation 7. Transparency 8. Truth

Mission

To work with government, community and other stakeholders, to empower vulnerable children and youth to achieve their own right to a quality education through innovative approaches.

Vision

Our vision is for children and youth to be able to make the best life choices possible that match their potential as a result of a good education.

Goal

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Project Summary

• Current Project 1. Inclusive Education Program (IEP) 2. Beacon School Initiative (BSI) 3. Books for Cambodia (BfC) 4. E-Books for Khmer (E4K) 5. Easy2Learn (E2L) 6. Educate A Child (EAC) 7. Empowering Youth through Education and Advocacy (EYEA) 8. New Generation School (NGS) Project 9. Quality Learning Envrionment/I am learning (QLE/I am learning) 10. Reinforcing Education Access with Community Help (REACH) 11. School Management and Leadership (SML) Project 12. Thun Thean Seksa (TTS-KAPE) •Past projects 1. IEP Project 2. School Dropout Prevention Pilot (SDPP) 3. School Feeding Program (SFP) 4. Schools Enabling Life Long Skills (SELLS) & Aflateen 5. Improved Basic Education in Cambodia (IBEC) Project 6. Schools for Excellence (SfE) 7. Proactive Learning Project (PLP) 8. Total Reading Approach for Children (TRAC) 9. Education for Youth Empowerment (EYE)

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