CORDE (Cambodian Organization for Research, Development and Education)

Cambodia

Emerging from the shadows of war to build centers of peace

CORDE Mission:

Promoting the transformation of individuals, institutions and communities in determining their own path of development and the generation, application and dissemination of knowledge based on the principle of nobility of humankind.

Social Transformation through Education

CORDE (the Cambodian Organization for Research and Development) began in 1994 with the objective of facilitating the transformation of communities through the education of individuals. This organization was created in response to the destruction of Cambodia during the previous years of political, social and economic turmoil. Because rural schools are almost non-existent, the program evolved from a women's literacy program to children's tutorial classes. Community Centers of Learning (CCLs) were established as the numbers of children's classes grew. CORDE expects to grow the number of their CCLs from the current number of twelve to around forty by 2013, thereby serving a population of around 41,000 students.

The free classes given at the CCLs are informal and are open to everyone in these rural communities. In these simple structures, sitting on plastic furniture, students write on individual chalkboards, learning English, math, and moral and character development. Upon graduation, some students go on to become teachers themselves by taking courses at UniED, a nascent university under CORDE's umbrella. Others volunteer at the CCLs, and still others go to the government high school to get their diploma.

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