SeeBeyondBorders

This week, a dedicated group of friends are cycling the length of Ireland to raise funds in support of SeeBeyondBorders and children’s education in Cambodia.🇰🇭🚴‍♂️🏫🌏

Paul, Donal, Declan, Maeve and Liam (joined by John and Alan along the way) are cycling from the most southerly point of Ireland to the most northerly - over 600km - all as part of The Mizen to Malin Cycle for Cambodian Education!

Along the route, Cambodian Irish Aid Fellows studying in Ireland had the opportunity to meet and cheer on the group - a wonderful moment of connection and shared commitment to education and brighter futures.🤝

We’re incredibly grateful for the dedication, energy and support behind this inspiring initiative. Every kilometre cycled and euro raised will make a difference for children in Cambodia.

Support the cyclists on their journey via the link 🔗 https://www.idonate.ie/event/MizenToMalinCambodia

Building a More Inclusive Future in Education 🇰🇭

At SBB Cambodia, we believe that education must be inclusive for every student to thrive. Inclusion is not a destination, but a continuous journey of learning and action.

Our team at the Siem Reap Office recently held a dedicated session on disability inclusion. We reflected on our current practices and discussed how to better support people with disabilities within the Cambodian education system.

Through our Transform Education program, we remain committed to ensuring that no student is left behind.

[English Below] តើអ្វីទៅជា "សៀវភៅធំ"? តើគ្រូបង្រៀនប្រើប្រាស់វាដើម្បីអ្វី?

ក្នុងសប្ដាហ៍នេះ ក្រុមការងារ SBB កម្ពុជា បានរៀបចំវគ្គសិក្ខាសាលាស្តីពី “ការប្រើប្រាស់សៀវភៅធំ” ដល់លោកគ្រូអ្នកគ្រូ និងទីប្រឹក្សាគរុកោសល្យ ក្នុងគម្រោងភាសាខ្មែរ ស្រុកចុងកាល់។

ក្នុងវគ្គសិក្ខាសាលានេះ លោកគ្រូអ្នកគ្រូបានស្វែងយល់កាន់តែច្បាស់ពីវិធីសាស្ត្រប្រើប្រាស់សៀវភៅធំប្រកបដោយប្រសិទ្ធភាព ដែលមានពីរទម្រង់គឺ៖ សៀវភៅធំជាក្រដាស និងសៀវភៅធំបែបឌីជីថល។ បន្ថែមពីលើនេះទៅទៀត លោកគ្រូអ្នកគ្រូក៏បានសាកល្បងស្វែងរកធនធានសៀវភៅធំតាមប្រព័ន្ធឌីជីថល ដើម្បីបង្កលក្ខណៈងាយស្រួលនៅពេលដែលលោកគ្រូអ្នកគ្រូយកទៅអនុវត្តផ្ទាល់ក្នុងថ្នាក់រៀននាពេលខាងមុខ។

What is a “Big Book,” and how do teachers use it?

This week, the SBB Cambodia team organised a workshop on “The Use of Big Books” for teachers and mentors in the Literacy Project in Chong Kal District.

During the workshop, participants gained a deeper understanding of how to effectively use Big Books in two formats: printed Big Books and digital formats. They also explored how to access digital Big Book resources, ensuring they are well prepared for practical classroom implementation in the near future.

[English Below] កិច្ចប្រជុំឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំង និងការផ្ដល់មតិយោបល់ ដើម្បីលើកកម្ពស់គុណភាពអប់រំ

ដើម្បីពិនិត្យមើលវឌ្ឍនភាពនៃ "កម្មវិធីបរិវត្តអប់រំ" អង្គការ SBB កម្ពុជា បានរៀបចំកិច្ចប្រជុំឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងមួយនៅក្នុងស្រុកក្រឡាញ់ និងស្រុកស្រីស្នំ ដោយមានការចូលរួមពីការិយាល័យអប់រំស្រុក នាយក នាយិកា លោកគ្រូអ្នកគ្រូ និងដៃគូពាក់ព័ន្ធសំខាន់ៗ។
អ្នកចូលរួមទាំងអស់ បានពិភាក្សាយ៉ាងស៊ីជម្រៅលើសមិទ្ធផលដែលសម្រេចបានក្នុងត្រីមាសទី១ ព្រមទាំងដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាប្រឈមនានាដែលបានជួបប្រទះ។ លើសពីនេះ កិច្ចប្រជុំក៏បានផ្ដោតលើការរៀបចំផែនការសកម្មភាពសម្រាប់ត្រីមាសខាងមុខ ដើម្បីឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងតម្រូវការជាក់ស្ដែងរបស់សិស្សានុសិស្ស និងសាលារៀន។

Reflecting and gathering feedback with stakeholders

SBB held a Reflection Meeting with the District of Education and local Government focused on the progress of the Transform Education Program implementation in Kralanh and Srei Snam districts. Program staff, school leaders and other stakeholders came together to discuss the achievements, challenges and lessons learned from the first quarter of the year.

The meeting was an opportunity to strengthen collaboration between the two districts, align on priorities and an action plan for the upcoming quarter.

[English Below] កម្មវិធីពិព័រណ៍អប់រំនៅសាលាចំនួន៣ ត្រូវបានប្រារព្ធឡើង ដែលក្នុងនោះក៏មានការរៀបចំជាលើកដំបូងនៅស្រុកបាណន់ផងដែរ!

កម្មវិធីនេះបានផ្ដល់ឱកាសឱ្យមាតាបិតា អាណាព្យាបាលបានមើលឃើញពីស្នាដៃការវិវត្តន៍របស់កូនៗ និងស្វែងយល់ពីវិធីសាស្ត្របង្រៀនថ្មីក្រោយពីសាលាបានរួមសហការជាមួយSBB កម្ពុជា ដើម្បីពង្រឹងគុណភាពអប់រំ។ យើងជឿជាក់ថា កិច្ចសហការយ៉ាងជិតស្និទ្ធនេះ គឺជាគ្រឹះដ៏សំខាន់សម្រាប់ជោគជ័យរបស់សិស្សានុសិស្ស។

កម្មវិធីពិព័រណ៍អប់រំ មិនត្រឹមតែជាការអបអរសាទរនូវរាល់សមិទ្ធផលដែលសម្រេចបានកន្លងមកប៉ុណ្ណោះទេ ប៉ុន្តែក៏បានបំផុសគំនិត ដើម្បីជំរុញវិស័យអប់រំឱ្យកាន់តែរីកចម្រើននាពេលអនាគត! 🇰🇭

Three Education Inspire Events were hosted — including the very first in Banan District!

Open to families and the wider community, these events create a meaningful bridge between home and school life. They give parents the opportunity to engage directly with their children’s learning journeys and see how classroom experiences translate into real-life growth.

During the events, students proudly showcased what they’ve achieved throughout the year, while teachers shared how their partnership with SBB is introducing new teaching approaches and resources to strengthen learning outcomes.

The Education Inspire event is a powerful celebration of education — honoring what has been achieved and inspiring what’s still to come!

Sincere thanks to Mag Coogan and the ABC Club in Dunboyne, County Meath, for recording a song in support of our work in Cambodia. This follows a visit from our Cambodian team to the ABC Club last year.

Rith Sarakk, our Program Design Lead, shared:
“Visiting ABC Play School in Dunboyne was profoundly eye-opening and deepened my understanding of child-centered, play-based development approaches. Learning that ABC Club’s ‘Morning Crew’ is taking action to support Cambodian education is truly impactful and inspiring.”

Read more about this wonderful initiative here:

Dunboyne youngsters on song to support kids in Cambodia | Meath Chronicle A DUNBOYNE playschool has launched a fundraising initiative to support children’s education in Cambodia after a visit from international educators inspired a unique music project.

[English Below] រីករាយបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី ប្រពៃណីជាតិខ្មែរ ឆ្នាំ២០២៦! 🇰🇭

ក្នុងឆ្នាំនេះដែរ ក្រុមការងារ SBB កម្ពុជា បានមកជួបជុំគ្នានៅលើទឹកដីខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ដើម្បីរៀបចំពិធីអបអរសាទរបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី ប្រពៃណីជាតិខ្មែរ។ យើងបានបង្កើតនូវសកម្មភាពការងារក្រុមយ៉ាងសប្បាយរីករាយ និងបានលេងល្បែងប្រជាប្រិយខ្មែរជាមួយគ្នា ដើម្បីលើកកម្ពស់វប្បធម៌ជាតិ។

ក្នុងឱកាសឆ្នាំថ្មីនេះ យើងខ្ញុំសូមប្រសិទ្ធពរជ័យជូនដល់បងប្អូនប្រជាជនខ្មែរទាំងអស់ សូមទទួលបាននូវសុខភាពល្អបរិបូរណ៍ សុភមង្គល រកទទួលទានមានបាន និងជោគជ័យគ្រប់ភារកិច្ច។ ជាពិសេស សូមធ្វើដំណើរទៅទីជិតឆ្ងាយ ប្រកបដោយសុវត្ថិភាពគ្រប់ពេលវេលា! 🙏✨

Happy Khmer New Year 2026! 🇰🇭

This year, the SBB Cambodia team gathered in Battambang province to celebrate our traditional Khmer New Year. We engaged in various team-building activities and played traditional Khmer games, honoring and promoting our rich cultural heritage.

As we welcome the New Year, we wish all Cambodians excellent health, happiness, prosperity, and success in every endeavor. Most importantly, we wish you safe travels wherever you go!🙏✨ #ចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ២០២៦

This week many SBB Cambodia staff gathered in Battambang town for two days of Strategic Planning. In addition to the strategic planning there were participatory workshops with training included Ethical Decisions in Communications, Risk Management and Cyber Security.

We ended the two days with a high spirited team-building Sangkran evening to celebrate the upcoming Khmer New Year!

Learning by demonstrating! Learning by observing! Learning from each other!

Engaging conversations took place during a recent demonstration workshop in Kralanh and Srei Snam. All teachers had a chance to demonstrate maths teaching best practices while learning from others to refine their lesson plans. This approach is found to be very useful for teachers because they can collaborate and help build strategies together on engage with all students, leaving no one behind.

The Transform Education Projects in Siem Reap and Battambang Provinces are supported by the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

[English Below] ហេតុអ្វីបានជាយើងត្រូវរៀន និងស្វែងយល់ពីការសង្គ្រោះបឋម?

គ្រោះថ្នាក់អាចកើតឡើងគ្រប់ពេលវេលាដោយយើងមិនអាចដឹងមុនបាន។ ដូច្នេះ ការចេះជំនាញសង្គ្រោះបឋម គឺជាកត្តាចាំបាច់បំផុតដែលយើងត្រូវអនុវត្តក្នុងកាលៈទេសៈបន្ទាន់ ដើម្បីជួយសង្គ្រោះជីវិតមនុស្សជុំវិញខ្លួន។

ដើម្បីពង្រឹងសមត្ថភាព និងបង្កើនទំនុកចិត្តដល់បុគ្គលិកគ្រប់រូបក្នុងការឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងហេតុការណ៍ចៃដន្យនានា អង្គការ SBB កម្ពុជា បានសហការជាមួយមន្ទីរពេទ្យកុមារអង្គរ ខេត្តសៀមរាប រៀបចំវគ្គបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលស្ដីពី «ការសង្គ្រោះបឋម»។ វគ្គបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលរយៈពេលមួយថ្ងៃពេញនេះ រួមមានទាំងការសិក្សាទ្រឹស្ដី និងការអនុវត្តជាក់ស្ដែងលើបច្ចេកទេសសង្គ្រោះសំខាន់ៗ។

Why do we need to learn and understand first aid?

Accidents can happen at any time without warning. Therefore, possessing first aid skills is a vital necessity in emergency situations to save the lives of those around us. To strengthen the capacity and boost the confidence of all staff members in responding to unforeseen incidents, SBB Cambodia collaborated with Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap to organise a training session on "Emergency First Aid." This full-day course included both theoretical lessons and hands-on practical exercises on essential life-saving techniques.