Room to Read Literacy and Like Skills Program Cambodia

In partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport (MoEYS), Room to Read’s Literacy Program currently operates in government schools in four provinces. Their Literacy Program has sucesfully supported student reading outcomes. Life Skills training has also been integrated into Cambodia's standard curriculum. One of the key components of Room to Read Cambio Girls’ Education Program is the life skills curriculum. Their social mobilizers teach life skills education outside of the normal school day, but they have integrated their lessons into standard school curriculum. After training teachers in Prey Veng and Kampong Cham secondary schools on life skills education, officials in Kampong Cham allowed those teachers to conduct life skills sessions for girls during the school day. Room to Read now advocates for additional integration of life skills education into the national secondary school curriculum. Girls' Education Programme  transforms the lives of girls aged 12 to 18 facing deep inequities in Cambodia. It currently works in five provinces and 40 secondary schools in Cambodia with more than 6,000 girls participating in the programmes. Locally recruited women mentors who know the girls, parents, community and local context are able to engage them on a range of topics tailormade for age and stages of schooling. These can include how to set a long-term goal and achieve it or how to negotiate when the family pressures the girl to drop out.  Older girls focus on preparing for national exams and career development.