The Challenge of Teaching Cambodia's Indigenous Children

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The Challenge of Teaching Cambodia's Indigenous Children

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January 18, 2019
When the student becomes the teacher
A teacher trained to teach children in their native language, is making a positive impact on keeping indigenous children in school and completing their studies. James Elrington profiles Chea Lach, one of two teachers at Kres Primary school in Poy Commune, Ochum district, Ratanakiri Province.

For many children, school can be a daunting place. But for those children who don’t understand the language their teacher speaks, it can prevent them from going to school altogether.

There are thousands of indigenous children in Cambodia, mainly in the north-eastern provinces, where there is low preschool enrolment, high drop-out rates and many students repeating grades. But teachers like Chea Lach, who are trained to teach children in their native language, are making a positive impact on keeping indigenous children in school and completing their studies.

As an indigenous girl, Chea Lach benefitted from multilingual education when she was at school which ensured she stayed enrolled and was eventually inspired to become a multilingual teacher herself. She now teaches using the multilingual curriculum at a primary school in the neighbouring village to where she grew up in. The student is now the teacher.

“I became a teacher because of the support of my parents. The reason why I teach multilingualism is because I think firstly, I am an indigenous person and the second is not to lose the traditions and cultures of indigenous people,” says Chea Lach.
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Supporting Young Indigenous Voices in Ratanakiri
June 2021
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Cambodia News, Ratankiri province: Globally, many indigenous languages are dying out and language diversity is decreasing. In Ratanakiri, Conserve Indigenous Peoples Languages Organisation (CIPL) is working hard to keep local languages alive by promoting the voices of indigenous people through community media. They provide training to young indigenous people and support them in sharing their stories in their own languages using multimedia.

Through CIPL, young indigenous people capture stories about their communities, calling attention to a range of issues.
This Life Cambodia’s Voice team worked with CIPL to showcase their achievement through the Voice project.
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Australia Supports Efforts to Maximise Education Opportunities for Cambodia’s Indigenous Kids
AKP Phnom Penh, July 09, 2021 --
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The Government of Australia is supporting the efforts to maximise access to quality education for indigenous children in Cambodia, stressed the Australian Embassy in Cambodia.

“In partnership with CARE Cambodia, Australia supported the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) to implement a Multilingual Education project in the northern part of Cambodia. The project focused on providing access to inclusive and quality education to ethnic minority groups in Cambodia”, said the embassy.

According to the source, this week, Australia is celebrating and highlighting the achievements and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. "In Cambodia, we value the diversity of indigenous people and for close to 20 years we have been working to improve access to education for indigenous students so they can maintain their culture and confidently participate in society," it added.

“Having the confidence to speak up is vital to being able to participate fully in society,” said H.E. Luke Arnold, Chargé d’Affaires. “During my discussions with indigenous Cambodian youth in Rattanakiri province, they told me that this project had allowed them to learn in their mother-tongue and develop the confidence to speak up about issues affecting their lives.”

Australia is proud to support Cambodia’s diversity and ensure all children have access to quality education, underlined the Australian Embassy in Cambodia.
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What's the difference between a Cambodian child and a Cambodia indigenous child? Surly they're the same
I'm standing up, so I must be straight.
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Khmer people make up 90% of the Cambodian population, followed by Vietnamese (5%), with the balance being Chinese, Cham (mostly a muslim people) and indigenous ethnic groups sometimes called Khmer Loeu.

There is no official definition of ‘indigenous people’ in Cambodia. Laws and policies use different terms such as ‘indigenous communities’, ‘indigenous ethnic minorities’ and ‘highland peoples’, but these effectively describe the same peoples. They include Broa, Chhong, Jarai, Kachak, Kavet, Kel, Koang, Kouy, Kreung, Krol, Phnnong, La’Eun, Lun, Mil, Por, Radei, Sam Rei, Souy, Spong, Stieng, Thmoun and Tumpoun.

The 1998 Cambodian population census identified 17 different indigenous peoples, but the consensus today is that there are 24 groups spread across 15 provinces, with the highest populations by far in Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri and Kratie. They are estimated to number around 200,000 or around 1.2% of the population.2 Groups are often identified by their language. There are at least 19 indigenous languages in Cambodia.3 They broadly fall into two linguistic families: Austronesian, which includes the Jarai people, and Mon-Khmer, which includes the Brao, Kreung, Tumpoun, Bunong and Kui.

They have traditionally managed nearly 4 million hectares of remote evergreen and dry deciduous forests.4 The long-term wellbeing of indigenous cultures is strongly linked to their land use systems and access to forest resources. They practice rotational (shifting) cultivation and animal husbandry, and in forests harvest rattan and vine, resin, cardamom, and honey. Weaving is another key source of income. Some income sources depend on location, such as zircon gemstone mining outside Banlung in Ratanakiri.


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January 28, 2022
Indigenous kindergarten pupils to learn in mother tongue in Ratanakiri
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Ratanakiri Provincial Education Department director Khat Samal yesterday announced that kindergarten students will be taught 100% in their mother tongue in an effort to curb the high dropout rate of Indigenous students.

Samal said that the main challenges leading to the 8% dropout rate of all students in the province include culture, migration and language.

Indigenous students speak differently from the Khmer language taught in school, Samal said, adding: “For kindergarten, we will allow Indigenous children to study in their mother tongue 100% in school.”

Samal said that the Indigenous culture allows marriage between 13 to 15-year-olds and calls the bride “old” if she gets married at the age of 18, further complicating why some students drop out of primary or high school.

“Families often move for jobs, causing the dropping number of students at primary schools. The parents bring their children to stay with them while working in agriculture in the province for only about three months to one year, then move to another province,” said Samal.

Kachanh commune chief in Banlung city Ton Pov said he is working to reduce the school dropout rate by offering lunch to students funded by Switzerland.

Pov said the programme provides lunch for 322 students at school so they avoid going back home to have lunch, adding that the cost is around $78 per day to provide the lunches.
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Education for the younger generation can overcome traditional mindsets regarding the role of women in Cambodian indigenous culture.

Breaking Traditional Norm of Early Marriage to help Indigenous Young Girls
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Lek Karry, an exemplary indigenous young woman, overcomes her parents’ traditional pressure of early marriage to pursue her studies. Photo provided by Lek Karry
BY: Ou Sokmean and Kheav Moro Kort May 31, 2022 7:13 PM

Lek Karry, an exemplary indigenous young woman, overcomes her parents’ traditional pressure of early marriage to pursue her studies

RATANAKIRI – Due to traditional mindset and lack of education many young indigenous women are still forced to get married at an early age. But that is not the case of Lek Karry, a 19-year-old Brao indigenous woman from Ratanakiri province, who is fighting against these traditional beliefs to defend her own education.

Although she is still in her teenage years, Karry has been involved in social work for more than two years, focusing on promoting education and early marriage issues for young indigenous people.

Karry is an 11th-grade student at Ta Veng High School, about 50 kilometers north from Banlung provincial capital city. On top of her study schedule, she takes most of her free time to volunteer in her community, promoting the value of education and stressing the social issues and potential health damages caused by early marriages.

“I study full-time at school on weekdays, therefore I am only free on Saturday and Sunday for community work. Combining both studying and working is really tiring but I think it’s not a serious problem as it takes a lot to initiate great social changes. If you want a better life, you have to sacrifice time and energy for it,” said Karry.

However, her activities and achievements have not gained the support she expected among her community, especially with her parents, even though her positive impacts on indigenous communities have been acknowledged by national and sub-national authorities and many development organizations.
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Rural and Indigenous Communities Still Struggle With Internet Access
6 June 2023 8:01 PM
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The Phnom Penh Internet Forum on May 18 and 19 highlighted the challenges marginalized groups in Cambodia continue to face in accessing the internet.

Internet penetration in the country has exploded during the previous several years, from 8 million internet subscribers in 2016 to 18 million in 2022. But those living in rural areas still face barriers, especially when it comes to internet speed. Indigenous and disabled people also have difficulty accessing digital services.

Samorn Pich, 23, a Bunong indigenous person from Mondulkiri province who participated in the forum, said her rural community has some difficulties, including a lack of understanding of digital services and poor internet connectivity.

“For me, sometimes when organizations have conducted trainings or workshops, they could not reach out to me. Therefore, I lost out on the opportunities to join those programs.” She added, “When they [NGOs] opened the application or announced the training, we did not know about it.”

Pin Plil, 22, also a Bunong indigenous person from Mondulkiri, sees the internet as particularly important for his community as a business tool.

“Once the internet is available and indigenous people know how to use it, they will be able to do business online by selling some fruits without relying on traditional sales,” he said.

He said many other indigenous people and those living in rural areas have the same issues he has in accessing the internet. Indigenous communities in remote areas have unequal access to internet services compared to people in urban centers, he said.
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atst wrote: Sun Jul 11, 2021 3:40 am What's the difference between a Cambodian child and a Cambodia indigenous child? Surly they're the same
Both Cambodian kids

But, if dealing along ethnic lines, one could be Khmer, one more bunong or jarai etc etc. There's many ethnic "tribal" groups in the borderlands of the nation
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