In Cambodia there is a massive shortage of books following the destruction of libraries during the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s. Book Aid International is currently supporting a pilot project aiming to re-establish libraries in schools. Pupils at Takeo High School in Cambodia. Cambodia is predominantly rural and unemployment levels are very high.
Education is key to development and to help improve the employment chances of young people.
Yet many schools have severe shortages of books and this makes learning a much more difficult process, not least because English, which is the medium of instruction in schools, is a second language and vastly different to the local languages. Book Aid International recently provided a donation of books to Takeo High School in Cambodia.