BATI, Cambodia, Aug. 27 (Xinhua/Wu Changwei) China-funded "Kit of Love" project was launched at the Angkomnob Primary School in Bati District of southern Cambodia’s Takeo Province on August 25, with a total of 257 students in the school receiving a "Kit of Love" each.
"A total of 10,000 'Kits of Love' will be donated to students in three target areas, including capital Phnom Penh, Preah Sihanouk province and Tboung Khmum province.
Representatives from China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD) and Cambodia's Civil Society Alliance Forum (CSAF) signed a launch agreement of the "Kit of Love" project at the ceremony.
Se Sokna, a student at the Angkomnob Primary School in Bati District, was elated after receiving a Chinese-donated "Kit of Love" on August 25. (Photo taken by Wu Changwei/Xinhua)
Se Sokna, a sixth-grade student at the Angkomnob Primary School in Bati District, 40 km south from Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, was elated after receiving a Chinese-donated "Kit of Love" on Thursday, saying that the package was very useful. "This kit is very valuable for us and I like it," she told Xinhua after receiving the package.
"This is a good project because it has helped improve health and hygiene for rural students," Nget Sam Oeun, principal of the Angkomnob Primary School, told Xinhua. "The 'Kit of Love' truly reflects the kind hearts of the Chinese people towards their Cambodian counterparts, and it has also brought smiles and hopes to rural children in Cambodia," he added.
CSAF's Planning and Project Director, Chea Munyrith said the three-month project aimed to meet the needs of stationery among students, to encourage them to study hard, to help improve hygiene and environment, and to connect the hearts of peoples of the two countries. "We believe that this project will deepen the bonds of solidarity, friendship, and brotherhood between our two countries and peoples," he said.
The "Kit of Love" project, jointly sponsored by the China NGO Network for International Exchanges and China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD) within the framework of the Civil Joint Anti-epidemic Action under the Silk Road Community Building Initiative, started in March, 2021.
Source: XINHUA