PARTICIPATE IN THE ENFANTS DU MÉKONG ACTION A New

PARTICIPATE IN THE ENFANTS DU MÉKONG ACTION
A New Three Classroom Primary School Building In
Trapeang Thmor.
Who wants a new school?
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C1354 Primary School in Trapeang Thmor - 30/03/2011
Vianney HIVER – Project Coordonator - Cambodge
A three classroom primary school building at Trapeang Thmor
Our local representative
Project Presentation
Mr Pech Huong, the director of
The goal is to build a three classroom primary school in Trapeang Thmor, in
the Trapeang Thmor primary
order to replace an old building constructed in 1965 which is no longer in
school.
condition to accommodate students safely: the concrete roof has become
porous and the water flows into the classrooms when it rains, the brick
walls are cracked and have holes in places, and the dirt floor makes the
classrooms dusty in the dry season and muddy in the rainy season.
A block of two toilets is also to be constructed.
Number of beneficiaries:
328 students attend the school.
Project location
Project cost: 32 623€
Trapeang Thmor, a small village in the countryside of Banteay
Meancheay, located in Northwest Cambodia, one of the
poorest regions in the country.
The project’s strong points:

Support for a struggling school.

Construction of a permanent building that
offers good study conditions.

Construction of toilets for the children’s
hygiene.

Support of the school over the long term,
with a second planned project for the
future.
Everyone has the right to study in a suitable place.
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C1354 Primary School in Trapeang Thmor - 30/03/2011
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Trapeang Thmor Elementary School
> General Presentation
The village of Trapeang Thmor is isolated in the
middle of the Banteay Meanchey countryside, far from
the main roads. The place is well known, however,
because the village is located near a large water
reservoir built by the Khmer Rouge, an invaluable source
of very precious water but also a destination point for
the
residents
of
the
region
during
holidays.
The village is home to over 2,700 people including
nearly 900 children under 18. Most families depend on
agriculture and fishing.
The Aing Trapeang Thmor Reservoir.
Views of the village from the main road.
The Trapeang Thmor Primary School includes a
kindergarten and a
primary school
in the same
compound. A few kilometers away are the college and
Poy Cha high school, and children attending the school
can therefore easily receive complete schooling. This
year the primary school had six classrooms for 328
students divided into 11 classes. The nursery school
accommodates 70 children aged 3 to 5 years (primary
school begins at age 6) divided into three classes.
View of the schoolyard.
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C1354 Primary School in Trapeang Thmor - 30/03/2011
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The school is located on a large space shaded by huge trees and has four buildings: one building
houses the staff room and library, while the nine classrooms in the other three buildings are shared by the
primary and nursery school: six for the primary and three for the nursery school.
One of the school buildings and the library.
> Problems encountered
Among the six classrooms used by the primary
school, four are located in an old concrete building built
in 1965. Today, this building is in very poor condition,
and study conditions are difficult: the concrete roof has
become porous and the water flows into the classrooms
when it rains, the brick walls are cracked and have holes
in places and the dirt floor makes the classrooms dusty
in the dry season and muddy in the rainy season
View of the old building.
The classrooms and the walls that separate them.
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C1354 Primary School in Trapeang Thmor - 30/03/2011
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The other classrooms are located in two wooden buildings, three classes each. The building
housing the nursery school was built in 1994 and is also in rather poor condition: of the three classrooms,
one is now unusable and the kindergarten has to use a room at the primary school. Both rooms still used in
the old building are in poor condition, and therefore not ideal for accommodating young children. Of the
three rooms of the last building built in 1996, two are used by the primary school and one by the nursery
school. This building is the only school building that has classrooms that offer conditions for the student to
study properly.
At left, the nursery school building. At right, primary school class in the other building.
The primary school students attend only half
the day, morning or afternoon, which means that a
classroom is shared by two classes. With this turnover,
the class sizes are reasonable: the largest class is the
fourth grade, which has "only" 50 students, while other
classes have about thirty. The school’s main problem is
really the outdated buildings, which do not offer the
proper conditions to accommodate the children.
Fourth grade class.
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Project details
> A new building for the school
Faced with these difficulties, the director of the primary school, with the support of the district
and local authorities, has made a request of Enfants du Mékong for the construction of a new building for
the school.
The director’s goal is to no longer have to use the old four classroom concrete building, which will
soon be completely unusable during the rainy season due to water leaks in the porous roof. He therefore
wants to have a new building of four classrooms constructed to replace the old one.
After discussing the issue, taking into account the financial capabilities of the Enfants du Mékong
and the school’s situation, it was decided to initially construct a building of three classrooms. Indeed, in
the short term, the class sizes of the school are very reasonable, and with only five classrooms (two in the
wooden building, and three in the new, which would thus allow for the use of the old building), the school
will be in good condition to accommodate the students: there are only two classes significantly larger than
others, with 50 and 47 students, which is reasonable. In addition to building three classes, the project also
plans to build a block of two toilets. Currently, there are only two toilets for the 398 nursery and primary
school students, plus the teachers, so it is therefore necessary to add new ones.
In the background, the school has available space to construct a new building.
To ensure the future development of the school and to prepare for the increases in class size to
come, Enfants du Mékong plans to support the Trapeang Thmor School for the long term. After the primary
school is completed, a second stage is envisaged for another building of three classrooms for the nursery
school. This new building will provide young children with classrooms tailored to nursery school and ensure
the development of the primary school by freeing the classroom that is currently used by the nursery
school.
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Budget
An estimate has been made for the construction project. A detailed estimate is presented as an
appendix.
Enfants du Mékong only begins a project once all the funds have been found, it is the best way to avoid
what is sometimes found in Cambodia: half constructed buildings that are falling apart even before they
are used due to funding problems encountered during construction.
Because of the time spent searching for funding, there’s a delay of several months between the
launch of a project and the start of construction. In the meantime, the price of materials often increases.
To cover inflation during this period, a safety margin of 10% is now applied to the estimate of our
projects. If afterwards there is money leftover, we then examine along with the school director, the best
way to use this money for the beneficiaries. For a school construction project, this may consist, for
example, of the purchase of school supplies, books, or any other material which the school would need.
Enfants du Mékong adds operating costs to the budget, which amounts to 15% of the total project
budget.
For large amounts, the currency used in Cambodia is the dollar. We therefore obtain the following
budget, with an exchange rate of € 1 = $ 1.3:
En $
Construction estimate
32 771
En €
25 208
10% margin
3 277
2 521
Total net budget
36 048
27 729
Operating costs of 15 % of the gross budget
Total Gross Budget
4 894
32 623 €
The total budget is therefore € 32 623, for the construction of one building of 3 classrooms and a block for
two toilets.
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Because it’s hard to like school in dilapidated buildings, give
the children of Trapeang Thmor a new building !
> A collaboration project
Enfants du Mékong does not create its own projects but responds and supports local demands.
The demand for this new building, made by the director of primary school, Mr Pech Huong, is
supported by local authorities and local representatives of the Ministry of Education and Sports.
This building will be constructed for the Trapeang Thmor public school, and will then be managed by the
school principal and the authorities. The team of teachers, on which the sustainability of the project
rests, is dynamic and very motivated.
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Attachments
> Estimate
The estimate for the new building was made by Mr. Seth Chao, a contractor from Sisophon with
whom Enfants du Mékong has worked in Banteay Meanchey for many years.
This contractor does quality work, and in addition to his skilled workers, he hires local people to
work at his sites, which helps the villages in question and involves the public in the life of the school.
The classroom furniture (tables, chairs, desk, tables) is included in this estimate.
[Translation of chart in separate document “Chart”]
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MATERIAL AND THE QUANTITY PRICE OF A BUILDING WITH 3 CLASSROOMS OF A WIDTH OF 9M AND A
LENGTH OF 24M, ROOF COVERED WITH LABASSE THAI TILES, FLOOR COVERED WITH VIETNAMESE
TILES, A SANITATION BUILDING OF TWO RESTROOMS FOR THE POY CHAR PRIMARY SCHOOL OF THE
TRAPAING THMAR COMMUNE, TRAPAING THMAR DISTRICT, BANTEAY MEANCHEY PROVINCE,
KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
No. Description
Unit
Quantity
Unit Cost
Total Cost
Remarks
1
Stones 1x2
m3
85
18.00
1530.00
2
Stones 4x6
m3
25
15.00
375.00
3
Stones 10x15
m3
30
13.00
390.00
3
4
Powered stone
m
35
10.00
350.00
5
Sand
m3
90
18.00
1620.00
6
Cement
Bag
1050
4.25
4462.50
7
Iron
Kg
8000
0.74
5920.00
8
Hollow block
Each
20000
0.055
1100.00
9
Solid brick
Each
4000
0.50
200.00
10 Door
m2
9.36
52.00
486.72
2
11 Window
m
36.72
52.00
1909.44
12 White limestone
Kg
300
0.50
150.00
13 Oil
Can
12
20.50
246.00
14 Nails
Kg
120
1.50
180.00
15 Wire
Kg
150
1.50
225.00
16 Ground floor
m3
200
3.00
600.00
17 Ventilated brick
Each
470
0.50
235.00
18 White cement
Bag
12
10.50
126.00
19 Floor Tiles
Box
216
6.50
1404.00
20 Tables and chairs
Each
72
26.00
1872.00
21 Iron for the roof 25x25 Set
180
4.50
810.00
22 Roof tiles
Each
3500
0.53
1855.00
23 Iron for the roof
Each
78
18.00
1404.00
50x100
Total Material
27450.66
Total Transport costs
400.00
Company employees
400.00
Total Employees
3500.00
Total Price USD
32770.66
BANTEAY MEANCHEY June 14, 2010
Company Manager
[Signature]
CHAO SETH
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