Book Book Tuk Tuk drive to get kids to school

Cambodia news in English! Here you'll find all the breaking news from Cambodia translated into English for our international readership and expat community to read and comment on. The majority of our news stories are gathered from the local Khmer newspapers, but we also bring you newsworthy media from Cambodia before you read them anywhere else. Because of the huge population of the capital city, most articles are from Phnom Penh, but Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, and Kampot often make the headlines as well. We report on all arrests and deaths of foreigners in Cambodia, and the details often come from the Cambodian police or local Khmer journalists. As an ASEAN news outlet, we also publish regional news and events from our neighboring countries. We also share local Khmer news stories that you won't find in English anywhere else. If you're looking for a certain article, you may use our site's search feature to find it quickly.
User avatar
CEOCambodiaNews
Expatriate
Posts: 62322
Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:13 am
Reputation: 4033
Location: CEO Newsroom in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contact:
Cambodia

Book Book Tuk Tuk drive to get kids to school

Post by CEOCambodiaNews »

Lessons delivered by taxi, truck and boat
By Lucy Sherriff Global education
3 hours ago, 7 March 2018
If children can't get to lessons, a project in rural Cambodia is showing how lessons can be brought to them.

Tuk- tuks, the motorised rickshaws used across south-east Asia, are delivering textbooks and lessons to remote villages in a scheme known as "Book Book Tuk-Tuk".

It can be difficult and expensive for students to get an education in rural Cambodia and a school in Takhmau, south of Phnom Penh is experimenting with taking lessons directly to them.

Kuma Cambodia, a school founded in 2012 by the Norwegian Association for Private Initiative in Cambodia (NAPIC), decided to dispatch libraries on wheels to remote areas, to bring books to rural children.

The Book Book Tuk Tuk project, working with village chiefs to encourage participation, sends out tuk-tuks staffed by Cambodian volunteers, many of whom are just out of school themselves.

They educate families about why it's important to send children to school, as well as addressing social issues such as HIV awareness and concerns about gambling.

The tuk-tuk volunteers teach children maths, how to draw, read, sing, and tell them traditional Cambodian stories.
Although the libraries provide access to literature and advice, their primary function is to encourage parents to send their children to school.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43261544
Join the Cambodia Expats Online Telegram Channel: https://t.me/CambodiaExpatsOnline

Cambodia Expats Online: Bringing you breaking news from Cambodia before you read it anywhere else!

Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? Need advertising? CONTACT US

Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. JOIN TODAY

Follow CEO on social media:

Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Instagram
User avatar
Duncan
Sir Duncan
Posts: 8149
Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:22 pm
Reputation: 2357
Location: Wonder Why Central

Re: Book Book Tuk Tuk drive to get kids to school

Post by Duncan »

Something I have always believed in ,,,, You dont need bricks , sand and cement to teach kids, you need good teachers and good salaries.
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
Cambo Dear
Expatriate
Posts: 261
Joined: Sat Jun 27, 2015 7:30 pm
Reputation: 162
Libya

Re: Book Book Tuk Tuk drive to get kids to school

Post by Cambo Dear »

Hasn't this been going on for years in the Australian hinterlands? Sounds like a great idea to me!
willyhilly
Expatriate
Posts: 1758
Joined: Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:11 am
Reputation: 357
Location: Australia
Albania

Re: Book Book Tuk Tuk drive to get kids to school

Post by willyhilly »

No tuk tuks in Australia but we do have the school of the air. Even public primary schools here are terrific, the teachers are committed and the programmes really seem to work. Our girls are learning so fat after nearly two terms at the local school. They are lucky though because way up here in Queensland there are many Torres Starit Island kids who cannot speak English.
The school is over 90% brown, it could be Cambodia.
Post Reply Previous topicNext topic
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Ahrefs [Bot], Amazon [Bot], drozd, Ingvar 7788, Lost50, Spigzy and 712 guests