The Samaky Foundation operates programs in Samaky Settlement that provide education, job skills, and community development. It runs an English school with two classrooms and 120 students, as well as sewing and computer skills programs. The settlement is an informal community of around 75 households and 346 people near Angkor temples in Cambodia. Most residents have low incomes and insecure land tenure. The Foundation aims to build capacity and help improve lives through its educational programs.

1. SAMAKY FOUNDATION
Brendon Dhu – Director
Chris Schooling – Director
Sok Saren – Director

2. Samaky Foundation
• Capacity building ethos for development
• English School
• 2 separate classrooms
• 120 enrolled students
• 10 hours of classes per day
• Sewing Program
• Dedicated sewing space
• 6 machines
• Sanitation program
• Sand water filters
• Rubbish collection
• Computer skills program

3. Samaky Community
• 75 households, 346 people
• Household occupancy:
• Average of 2.7 adults & 1.8 children
• Approximately 60 with children
• Average monthly income US$159
• 55% full employment (households)
• Informal food enterprise – cockles/peanuts
• Time of occupation in community:
• <5 years – 23%
• >5 years – majority of households
• >10 years – 30%
• Poor, but not in abject poverty

4. Samaky Settlement
• Informal, marginalised settlement
• Established in early 1990’s
• Original settlement too close to Angkor temples
• Steady influx of new settlers
• Unsecure tenure
• Limited access to credit
• Incompatible with surrounding amenity
• Within APSARA Management Zone
• Complete authority over settlements
• Do not recognise tenure
• Fairly basic construction
• Raised above ground level
• Locally sourced materials

5. School Curriculum
• English language:
• Enrolment based on skill level, not age
• Approximately half of students are girls
• Assessment tasks to pass between levels
CURRICULUM NUMBER DURATION AGES
First Friends 1 Playgroup 1 hour 3-6
Family and Friends Starter 2 classes 1.5 hours 7-13
Family and Friends 1 1 class 1.5 hours 10-52
Family and Friends 2 1 class 1.5 hours 8-19
Family and Friends 3 1 class 1.5 hours 9-16
Family and Friends 4 1 class 1.5 hours 12-30

6. Early Childhood Program
• Building on Playgroup class
• Number of children under 7, 40-50
• Learning foundations:
• Encourage the skill of learning
• Maximise intellectual potential
• Produce thirst for knowledge
• Fun, familiar and safe
• A flexible program:
• Any number of children
• Variety of ages
• Different knowledge and skill levels

7. Functionality
A flexible multiuse space that can accommodate:
• A learning environment
• Food and health programs
• Community gatherings
• Indoor and outdoor space

8. THANK YOU
Brendon Dhu +61 402 499 042
Chris Schooling +61 419 943 937
Sok Saren +855 96 2323 855
www.samakyfoundation.org