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Desks and Chairs for our Foundation School

We wish to provide basic furnishings for our students who are currently without desks and chairs.

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Desks and Chairs for our Foundation School

Desks and Chairs for our Foundation School

Desks and Chairs for our Foundation School

Desks and Chairs for our Foundation School

Desks and Chairs for our Foundation School

We wish to provide basic furnishings for our students who are currently without desks and chairs.

We wish to provide basic furnishings for our students who are currently without desks and chairs.

We wish to provide basic furnishings for our students who are currently without desks and chairs.

We wish to provide basic furnishings for our students who are currently without desks and chairs.

Cambodia Discovery Foundation
Cambodia Discovery Foundation
Cambodia Discovery Foundation
Cambodia Discovery Foundation
2 Campaigns |
Cheasmorn Village, Cambodia
$155 USD 3 backers
15% of $1,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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The Cambodia Discovery Foundation School (CDFS)

-The CDFS provides free language education to rural children in Cheasmorn (Bakong District) and surrounding villages.

-The area is remote and currently without such facilities so this project presents a great opportunity for the poorer families in the area to give their children a level of education that would otherwise be too costly or unavailable.

-Currently there are 95 students enrolled in our school.

-The bulk of our classroom structures have been built (with funding from Cambodia Discovery Tours) and although not 100% complete we are pushing on with our planned opening date for the commencement of classes (November 2013). In the meantime students will be seated on mats placed on the floor.

-In order to accelerate the provision of a professional study environment for the children we are raising funds to furnish our classrooms with desks and chairs. 

-The equipment bought will be able to accommodate up to 60 students at any one time, and upwards of 200 per day on our current class roster.

Early construction of our classrooms structure

Our first day open for enrolments (now we have 95 students on our register)


Where is your money going?

That's an easy question.. Your money goes directly towards the purchase of the desks and chairs that will be used by the students. This breaks down into two simple costs:

1) Materials and Manufacture, approximately $47 per desk + chair combination (able to seat 3 students).

2) Transportation and installation of the furniture in our rural location, approximately $3 per desk + chair.

Total= Approximately $50 per desk + chair combination (seats 3)

  • As an exclusive perk for all donors who contribute enough for the purchase of one complete desk + chair combo. ($50) we will affix a personalised plaque or inscription with your name, or a quote on the desk, e.g.: Kindly donated by: (your chosen personal or company name). These donors will be emailed photographs of their donated desk and personalised plaque/inscription in the class room (and in use!)
  • As an additional perk all $50+ donors are welcome to visit the school while in Cambodia and see how their contribution is being used. (In order not to disrupt regular classes we can organise a set visiting time, this can be arranged in advance via email or phone).

(Above photos are only to provide an example of the style of desk we are seeking, exact dimensions may differ: length/width. Photos were not taken at our school) 


Any donations above our target will be put into additional resources for our school, including: stationary, fans, further building materials, teachers wages and greater development of the educational facility.

In the event donations go well above the target range they will be put to good use in our Foundation's other projects, e.g. bicycles for remote students. Please refer to our Foundation main page http://ow.ly/q7XLZ or Facebook page http://ow.ly/q7XSu for more details about the Cambodia Discovery Foundation's projects.

Although it would be ideal and cost effective to furnish the classrooms in one go we realise the possibility that we may not reach our full donation target. This is okay, with our choice of flexible funding any money raised thus far will be put towards furniture as we do not require the complete amount to produce some measure of success (i.e.: this is not an all or nothing project!) Alternative means of funding can then be explored to complete this stage.


Why the Cambodia Discovery Foundation? How your donation helps us help others.

The Cambodia Discovery Foundation is a charitable venture set up to assist the poor in Cambodia with a focus on the next generation.

We have a number of current projects being undertaken and more initiatives planned for the future. We also support other charitable organisations that are already doing worthwhile work in the area.

The Foundation is partially financed by Cambodia Discovery Tours, who use 15% of the profits from tours to support these projects. Charitable donations, including non-monetary donations, such as stationary & materials, given by tour participants and others who appreciate our work, also help to support foundation activities. 

Wish to learn more? Please refer to our Foundation main page http://ow.ly/q7XLZ or Facebook page http://ow.ly/q7XSu for more details about the Cambodia Discovery Foundation's projects.

Unable to make a donation? Here is some other ways you can help.

If you like our foundation and would like to help us make a difference then we encourage you to share it with friends and colleagues (you can use the links at the top of this page).

Word-of-mouth and Social Media are the strongest ways to spread our message and share awareness. A personal recommendation or link to our website is a great way to multiply the impact of your own contribution with little effort. There are many options for how you can do this (word-of-mouth, email, through some of our own links). The choice is up to you and greatly appreciated.

For other non-monetary ways to assist please go to our main website http://ow.ly/q7XLZ and visit the "Would you like to help?" section (near the base of the page).

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Personal photo + Thank You!

$25 USD
$25 covers half the cost of a 3 student desk + chair. For your contribution we will send you a personal thank you email and photograph of the new desks being used by the students at the Foundation School.
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Personal Plaque/Inscription

$50 USD
This covers the full cost of a 3 student desk +chair! For your generous contribution we will affix a personalised plaque or inscription with your name, or a quote on the desk e.g.: Kindly donated by: (your chosen personal or company name). These donors will be emailed a thank you + photographs of their donated desk and personalised plaque/inscription in the class room (and in use!)
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