Edukid started work in Cambodia in 2003 after a youth group visit highlighted the community’s wish for help in supporting their children to access education. Many of the children met during the youth group visit were living in slums, collecting rubbish for 10 pence a day and limited opportunities to get an education.

In Cambodia, school is free but thousands of children are still too poor to attend as they can’t afford the uniform, books and pens. Many schools are under resourced, meaning they have two sets of pupils – so children either attend school in the morning or in the afternoon. Consequently, even if a child can get the opportunity to go to school, their chances of changing the poverty that constrains them is limited.

Once a year, each child is supplied with a “school pack” that contains what they need to attend school for the year. All the clothing is individually sized to fit them. We also provide university scholarships, and have helped children become qualified nurses, doctors, accountants etc.