+ Life skills
The project supports a free educational programme for the children (street kids, poor students, vulnerable children and centres for orphans) and disabled people. The project focuses on orphans, disabled people, garbage children and poor children from indigent families who have many children to support. The Life Skills Project assists indigent families in finding a way out of the trap of poverty by taking care of their children, feeding them and providing them with life skills in ACODO’s orphanage.
 
Free Life Skills Programme - Provides local children that are unable to afford the government school fees with the opportunity of a free education. All the subjects are taught by the voluntary teachers from many countries around the world. Children from ages 6 to 17 are taught a variety of subjects including English, Japanese, Korean and German. The school has 1450 students who attend the school each day from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm, Monday to Friday. Due to the local tourist industry, 90% of the jobs available in Siem Reap require English to be spoken. The children are very enthusiastic about learning and very much appreciate hearing English being taught and spoken by the volunteers. Volunteers - Assist the local teaching staff as well as teach foreign languages.

1. Siem Reap and Odor Meanchey Life-Skills Development Institution (SR-and-OM-LSDI)
 
LSDI is aimed at improving life-skills education to vulnerable groups like poor students/people, street/poor children, orphans and the disabled. The life-skills education programme is categorised as Management and Leadership, Business and Commerce, Marketing Management, Accounting and Finance, Administration, Computer Courses and English, Korean, Japanese, and German Courses, Hotel and Tourism, Restaurant and Bar, Front Office, Hotel Accounting, etc. LSDI is established one in Siem Reap and another in Odor Meanchey province. The LSDI Siem Reap is titled OM-LSDI and LSDI Siem Reap is titled OM-LSDI. 
 
SR-LSDI is located in Group 14, Tropangses Village, Kokchork Commune, Siem Reap District, and Siem Reap province and OM-LSDI is located in at Group 09, Chhuk Village, Samrong Commune, Samrong District, and Odor Meanchey province. They have been providing these life-skills education service to 1,450 trainees and 1,250 trainees who have come from previous places in Siem Reap and Odor Meanchey provinces.
 
SR-LSDI and OM-LSDI have planned to establish in two provincial towns to admit vulnerable groups from illiterate people, poor students/people, street/poor children, orphans and the disabled in 16 districts of Siem Reap and Odor Meanchey provinces. Based on the results of a survey covering the targeted districts, the illiterate people, poor students/people, street/poor children, orphans and the disabled total 43,030 from the 771,568 live in and around Siem Reap and total 39,739 from the 177,487 live in Odor Meanchey province. The SR-and-OM-LSDI will target these numbers to provide formal and informal education services through designing curriculums and arranging suitable classes to satisfy these numbers. However, SR-and-OM-LSDI can only admit those aged from 6 to 64 of the illiterate people to study in the SR-and-OM-LSDI based on financial limitations. The poor students who are from remote areas can be admitted to stay in SR-and-OM-LSDI until they graduate from their courses as well. Despite the age limit in the SR-and-OM-LSDI's policies above, some of the old illiterate men and women will be considered for the provision of handicraft classes at the SR-and-OM-RVTC.
 
Since SR-and-OM-LSDI has been set up it has broadened the children’s curriculums relating to Khmer Literature, Mathematics, etc. by sending them to public school in both provinces mentioned above.
 
-  Selecting the illiterate children aged of 6 up to 17 out off 6,480 and 13,769 people, so that they are provided with literacy training classes and life-skill classes through SR-and-OM-LSDI programmes.
 
-  Selecting some of the illiterate old men and women aged of 18 up to 25 out off 36,550 and 25,970 people who are transferred to improve handicraft skills at the RVTC and to raise income generated through the RVTC and IFS approaches.
 
-  During the provision of handicraft skills at the RVTC in both provinces; illiterate men and women aged of 26 - 64 out off 36,550 and 25,970 people will be assisted to find employment through LSDI mechanism and networking.

2. Means of Participation
 
All activities of the LSDI, RVTC and IFS are initiated in response to the felt needs of the vulnerable groups, poor/street children, orphans, vagabonds and the disabled. Initially, LSDI, RVTC and IFS staff will help the target groups to organize themselves in planning, creating, and managing business transactions to ensure their families’ economic situations. The RVTC will assist the vulnerable groups, poor/street children, orphans, vagabonds and the disabled in raising incomes by generating activities through RVTC approaches. The LSDI, RVTC and IFS will assist with technical and financial aid. In the later stages, when the beneficiaries obtain more practical experience and knowledge, they are expected gradually to take over more of their responsibilities and to mobilise more of their technical and financial resources until they gain self-sustainability.

3. Life-Skills Training Programme


Table 1: Life-Skills Development Institution Siem Reap (SR-LSDI)
 
Types of Training
Duration
Participants
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
1. Non-Formal Education/Literacy Class
NFE/Literacy Classes
Vulnerable Group to illiteracy		6 monthsfemale
male
2010 (67%)
990 (33%)
2010 (67%)
990 (33%)
2010 (67%)
990 (33%)
TotalAdults
3,000
3,000
3,000
2. Skill Courses
English120 hoursPoor students
Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Japanese120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Korean120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
German120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Management
/Leadership		120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Accounting/Finance120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Environment Education 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Computer Course 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Restaurants and Bars 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Front Office 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Hotel Accounting 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Food and Beverage 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Craft 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Marketing Management120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Administration120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Banking/Saving120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Health Care Education 120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
International Relation 120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Human Rights Education120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Law120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
TotalAdults
3,000
3,000
3,000
3. Integrated Programme Education
Health Care Education Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
1640
220
160
3040
300
220
5480
360
300
Human Rights Education Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
1640
220
160
3040
300
220
5480
360
300
Environment Education Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
1640
220
160
3040
300
220
5480
360
300

 
Table 2: Life-Skills Development Institution Odor Meanchey (OM-LSDI)
 
Types of Training
Duration
Participants
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
1. Non-Formal Education/Literacy Class
NFE/Literacy Classes
Vulnerable Group to illiteracy		Per yearfemale
male
2010 (67%)
990 (33%)
2010 (67%)
990 (33%)
2010 (67%)
990 (33%)
TotalAdults
3,000
3,000
3,000
2. Skill Courses
English120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Japanese120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Korean120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
German120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Management / Leadership120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Accounting/Finance120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Environment Education 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Computer Course 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Restaurants and Bars 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Front Office 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Hotel Accounting 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Food and Beverage 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Craft 
120 hours		Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Marketing Management120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Administration120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Banking/Saving120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Health Care Education 120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
International Relation 120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Human Rights Education120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
Law120 hoursPoor students Poor Children
Disabled people
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
90 (60%)
45 (30%)
15 (10%)
TotalAdults
3,000
3,000
3,000
3. Integrated Programme Education
Health Care Education  Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
1640
220
160
3040
300
220
5480
360
300
Human Rights Education Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
1640
220
160
3040
300
220
5480
360
300
Environment Education Poor students Poor Children
Disabled people
1640
220
160
3040
300
220
5480
360
300
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Programme Titles & Details
 
Areas of Services: The Assisting Cambodian Orphans and the Disabled Organization (ACODO) has its headquarters at Group 5, Watsway Village, Sangkat Salakamrek, Siem Reap town and province, the Kingdom of Cambodia.
 
Programme Titles: 
 
I- Life Skill
II- Vocational Skill 
III- Indigent family support
 
Programme Summary
 
The initials ACODO stand for Assisting Cambodian Orphans and the Disabled Organisation. ACODO was established by a well intended selfless group of people concerned about the difficulties faced by the orphans, poor/street children, the disabled and indigent families in Cambodia nationwide and to respond to the illiteracy of the disabled, orphans and indigent people.
 
ACODO is an accurate charitable non-government organisation that does not support a particular political candidate or policy and is irrespective of race, colour, religion, culture, or political trend. The organisation received the written authorization letter from the Royal Government of Cambodia on the 14th of July, 2008. The permission letter was acknowledged from the Ministry of Interior, Phnom Penh City on the 14th of July, 2008-Number 893.
 
It began in 2002 in Siem Reap, a tourist town, but it was a small foreign language school only.  It became ACODO on the 1st of January, 2008. Siem Reap is the headquarters of ACODO and is the area where it was first established. The local branch here came into existence on the 01st June, 2008. Another branch will take care of Odor Mean Chey, Preah Vihea, Banteay Meanchey, Battam Bang and Pur Sat Province.
 
ACODO’s Founders and Staff: There are now 13 staff members working for ACODO. They have volunteered to work without pay until conditions improve. Even though nobody has received any pay, all of them have been working totally selflessly. This dependence on such dedication is unfair and cannot continue indefinitely. They need to take care and be responsible for their own families as well. They cannot volunteer for long hours and work without pay with no support for their own families at all. They have worked 14 hours (6 am to 8 pm) per day, 7 days per week. Such long hours of work are illegal in a lot of countries. They cannot continue to leave their families unsupported and be absent from them for such long periods.
 
Assisting Cambodian Orphans and the Disabled Organization was established by a well intentioned selfless group of people concerned about the difficulties faced by the orphans, street and poor children, the disabled people and indigent families in Cambodia nationwide. It was established on the 1st of January 2008 with unlimited activities.
  
ACODO has assisted street, poor, garbage children orphans, the disabled and indigent families and also provided people both children and teenagers foreign languages and specialist skills although they are not orphans and the disabled staying in ACODO to respond to the lack of informal education in Cambodia.

Foreign languages are English, Japanese, Korean, and German. Specialist skills or short courses are Hotel and tourism, Hotel Accounting, Front office, Food & Beverage, Restaurant and bar, Marketing Management, Management and leadership, Finance and banking, Computer course, Administration, Law, International relations, Political science, and Accounting. Furthermore, ACODO has provided them social teaching such as Human rights education, Health Care education, and Environment education in accordance with the requirements in the society, social work.

The orphans and the disabled were assisted with meals three times a day, study supplies (books, pens, pencils, etc.) and things used daily (clothes, shoes, etc.). Moreover they are assisted with study in state school and life skills (foreign languages and specialist courses) in ACODO.
  
Past activities: actually, the life-skill “foreign languages and specialist skills” have been being taught since the 16th of December, 2002 for many years, but it wasn’t taught by ACODO. It was a private school of Hengchhea Chheav (a current ACODO’s President), called ESL, English as a Special Language. Although it was a private school, ESL offered our services (teaching and training specialist courses) to the students and trainees at a suitable price during that time. 3,000 students graduated in their courses from ESL each year. To make it easier for the students easier, especially the poor students who don’t have enough opportunities and money to study, ESL has now become an organisation called ACODO. More and more students have enrolled at ACODO, 1450 students have already been ACODO students for the first term in foreign languages. The reason why the ESL becomes ACODO is an extra unexpected increase in number of the poor students. From day to day, most of them really need life-skills provided free. Furthermore ACODO is now providing for their need. ACODO especially wants to improve and increase the human resources in Cambodia nationwide.
 
In accordance with the present requirements of Cambodia, we are a well intentioned selfless group of people concerned about the difficulties faced by the orphans, street and poor children, the disabled people and indigent families. The people who are the founders, are of a unanimous will to establish a non-governmental organisation which is named “ASSISTING CAMBODIAN ORPHANS AND THE DISABLED ORGANIZATION (ACODO)” to take part in enhancement of the educational systems with vocational skill, life-skill and the indigent families support which ACODO was firstly interested in. The main objective is to help the street and poor children, orphans and the disabled to promote their health and their future.
 
There are many seriously sick orphans and disabled people everywhere in The Kingdom of Cambodia. There is not enough food or education in rural areas which are far from towns and it is hard for people to get jobs, vocational skills, or education.