Education should be a true learning process...[and] the highest form of learning would be that which makes us caring and responsible citizens of this world, and equips us with the intellectual means necessary to translate our concerns into specific deeds. – Aung San Suu Kyi, 2011
education. for us and them
Achieve universal primary education Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.
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Equal opportunity to education. We believe education provides underprivileged children with the skills and knowledge to build their own future.
us.
Our staff members employ knowledge from their disciplines to promote primary education in Cambodia. We learn from the planning process while enabling progress and making a difference.
together. Through interacting daily with locals, we can appreciate and celebrate our cultural differences. Our mutual recognition helps empower and realize potential in ourselves and our respective communities. Step by step, this takes us closer to our vision.
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‘Education should be available to all, not just to a privileged few.’ – Aung San Suu Kyi 2011
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Project Little Dream constructs school premises for grass-root scale schools in Cambodia, with our volunteers building the schools from ground-up. 25 dollars can buy you one cup of latte, or provide one child with a classroom to learn in for one term.
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*100% of your donations go directly towards construction in Cambodia.
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In December 2008, James Mak wrote an email that began, ‘I have a little dream’, and sent it to fourteen friends. Within was an invitation, and challenge - to build a school in Cambodia. Each of his friends said yes, placing their faith in each other and themselves. Heading to universities around the globe to study geography, architecture, medicine... they
pooled their skills, forming the backbone of Project Little Dream. By December 2009, PLD reached its first milestone with ‘Cambodia 2009’, its first service trip. In February 2010, PLD became a registered charity in Hong Kong, and concluded the year with the construction of its second village school in Cambodia.
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spotlight on Cambodia. In Southern Asia, 18 million children are out of school (UN, 2010). Though Cambodia runs state schools, children in rural villages live too far away, and cannot afford books and uniforms. Building a village school is the simplest way of providing an eager child with access to education.
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Cambodia is a post-conflict society, and Hong Kong’s proximity has allowed us to be part of its reconstruction. We have formed firm friendships with the children and our working partners, and Takeo, Cambodia has become a second home.
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our work. as of 8.3.2013
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volunteers were recruited to participate in our projects
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days working and experiencing life under the Cambodian sun.
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inside our Sanitary Facilities
Hygiene Awareness
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Curriculum Development
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Village School Profile -
Prey Run completed in 2009
Location: No. of Students: Teacher: School Hours: Subject Taught:
11 km west of provincial Takeo Town. 40-minute Tuk-tuk ride on muddy village roads. 220 (aged 5-15) Mr. Van Tim 13:00 - 16:00 (Mon - Fri) English Language
This was our first project in Cambodia, and the first time we witnessed a school rise from a bare piece of land. On the final day, the volunteers and village children stood in front of the finished school, smiling up in the sun. Within a year, the number of students had increased from 120 to 220 - with more coming every day.
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Village School Profile -
Kh’na Ruong completed in 2010
Location: 13 km west of provincial Takeo Town. 40-minute Tuk-tuk ride on muddy village roads. No. of Students: Teacher: School Hours: Subject Taught:
60 (aged 5-10), 50 (aged 11-15) Mr. Chea Virak (Junior Class) Mr. Min Sarat (Senior Class) 13:00 - 16:00 (Mon - Fri) English Language
Our second village school built for the New Futures Organization Community Schools Programme, which funds teachers for classes in rural villages. By providing a sturdy schoolhouse, Project Little Dream hopes that more children can grasp this precious opportunity for education.
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Village School Profile -
Thon Mun
(Completed in Jan 2013)
Location: 12 km west of provincial Takeo Town. 40-minute Tuk-tuk ride on muddy village roads. No. of Students: School Hours: Subject Taught:
100 (aged 5-10), 80 (aged 11-15) 13:00 - 16:00 (Mon - Fri) English Language
Located inside the village pagoda area, Thon Mun School 2011 is our third and biggest school so far, schooling two classrooms of eager students every day. The structure actively engages with the surroundings through its use of local bamboo and lumber, aiming to provide a healthy and sustainable learning environment.
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our next step: T Schooling for Children • • • •
expose to different forms of education dissolve classroom boundaries promote extra-curricular learning nurture reading habits at home
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Opportunities for Craftsmen • identify potential in local expertise • encourage domestic production • conserve our environment by creatively integrating sustainability with craftsmanship
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A Day in the Life of a Volunteer Takeo, Cambodia wake up to the cocks’ crow breakfast of bananas & baguettes 45-minute tuk-tuk journey to village site carry sand, mix cement, lay bricks, hammer nails lunch in the shade, games with the children finish work, watch the beautiful sunset dinner with mosquitoes and friends sharings, showers and finally bed
“It had always been easy enough to say that we should not take education for granted, but it wasn’t until I physically experienced [life in Cambodia] - that I was properly hit by the gaping chasm between knowing of a way of life and actually living it.” – Sheena Wong, volunteer 2009
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reuse/
represent/
rethink/
Recycle nylon bags that previously held cement used for village school construction.
Present our mission and message to consumers in a simple yet compelling fashion.
Reflect on problems and lessons encountered in our charity work. Consider social impacts and improvements that our products can bring.
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partnerships.
Through their themed promotion 「愛心展關懷」in the summer of 2013, our campaign was featured as one of the key social enterprises in Hong Kong.
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In collaboration with K11 design store, we held our first exhibition in the summer of 2012.
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media.
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MaD Awards
TEDx CityU
Presentation after winning the Merit Prize (Student Category), Make A Difference Award
Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world, independently organised by City University of Hong Kong
January 2011
March 2013
if. Exhibitions
Perspective 40 under 40 Awarded by Perspective Global, recognised as one of the 40 distinguished designers under 40 years old.
Our first exhibitions held in K11 Design Store and Chinese University of Hong Kong 2012-13
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100%
help us.
One hundred percent of your donations go directly towards our projects in Cambodia. Our administrative costs are raised through a separate set of donors and grants. Every volunteer covers his / her own expenses, including plane tickets, so every single dollar of your donation reaches those in need.
Where Your Money Goes
Project Little Dream holds its service trip from December to January each year. Your donation during the year is accumulated and finally brought to Cambodia, where it will be used directly to purchase wood, bamboo, nails at the local market and to pay local workers. After the trip, we will publish an annual report so you know exactly where the money went. You can donate using one of the following methods:
1. Internet Donation http://www.littledream.org/help-donate.php
$ 35
2. Bank Transfer Project Little Dream Ltd. Bank Account No.: 808-632541-838 Bank Name: HSBC Hong Kong 3. Cheque Please make the cheque payable to ‘Project Little Dream Ltd’. Thank you so much for your support and encouragement. It is people like you who make little dreams come true. littledream.org/help-donate.php
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contact us. Gabriel Pak
Director of Public Relations gabriel.pak@littledream.org +852 9735 6367
Follow us. www.littledream.org facebook.com/projectlittledream
Acknowledgements Hsin Chong K.N. Godfrey Yeh Education Fund for Joint Student Projects The Oxford & Cambridge Society of Hong Kong Scholarship Grant Awards The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Dean of Students OďŹƒce The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Dr. Y.K. Ching Memorial Scholarship for Service-Learning
Registration & Number (HK): Certificate of Incorporation 1343559 Tax-Exempt Charity Ref. No. (HK): 91/10714 page 38 |
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Perspective Global - Architecture 2012 Make A Difference (MaD) Award 2011 Merit Prize (Student Category)
The Oxford & Cambridge Society of Hong Kong Scholarship Grant Awards 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012
CUHK Convocation Outstanding Creativity Awards for the Humanities 2010/2011
Education should be a true learning process...[and] the highest form of learning would be that which makes us caring and responsible citizens of this world, and equips us with the intellectual means necessary to translate our concerns into specific deeds. – Aung San Suu Kyi, 2011