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Cambodia - Education
Support to Children of Under-Served Populations
(ESCUP)
The Education Support to Children of Under-Served
Populations (ESCUP) Project is designed to address
the needs of improved educational access and quality
to marginalized groups in Cambodia including ethnic
minorities (Muslims groups, such as Cham and highland
peoples), children with special needs, the very
poor, girls, and children infected or affected
by HIV/AIDS. It is currently being implemented
in the provinces of Kampong Cham, Kratie, and
Mondulkiri. Funding for the program is provided
by the American Institutes for Research and EQUIP
1 under a cooperative agreement with USAID.
An important component of the project is school-coommunity
partnership. Muslim organizations in Muslim communities
are getting involved in the project. Community
and school member sensitization workshops are
also conducted to improve the support of children
with special needs. Lastly the project forms and
trains community research teams to identify out-of-school
children.
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