AllKids is a not-for-profit organisation providing education to disadvantaged children. The AllKids program is focused on the coastal commune of Ream in Sihanouk Province, Cambodia.
Many of the local of children were not attending school or only attending infrequently.
The AllKids Learning Centres offer tuition in programs not available in the public schools such as English and IT.
The Rotary Club of St Peters has donated significant sums of money to support the Allkids project.
Paul Otto has been working in Cambodia with Allkids for over ten years. The first project was the dental scheme supported by the Rotary Club of St Peters and MGA Insurance. Oral hygiene is critical to cognitive development. Allkids works closely with the Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) in Phnom Penh which provides pediatric care and carries out operations and procedures that AllKids families would otherwise not be able to afford.
AllKids commenced in 2012, with the primary objective being to ensure that all children in the Ream Commune of Cambodia, have access to education. Since 2012 AllKids have provided educational services to over 1500 children. The AllKids Learning Centres offer tuition in programs not available in the public schools such as English and IT.
Through the Kids to School project, AllKids provide students with all the materials which they need and the team work closely with local public schools to financially assist vulnerable families, allowing even the most underprivileged children access to education.
Poor health is often a major factor in children not attending school and dropping out prematurely. AllKids operate a dental health program servicing and working closely with the Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) in Phnom Penh which provides pediatric care and carries out operations and procedures that AllKids families would otherwise not be able to afford.
Recently another centre was opened at Prek Trabaek which is located in the south-eastern corner of Ream. Just over 90 school aged children live in the area and the closest public school is 17.5 kilometres away. Providing these kids with access to a variety of educational programs will complete AllKids mission to give all children in the Ream Commune access to education.
This new school was partly funded as a RAWCs (Rotary Australia World Community Service) Project through Jenny Neale, partner of PDG Jeff Neale and championed throughout the District 9510 by Wendy Gaborit, Secretary of the RC of St Peters.