Chinese charity brings smiles, hope to rural students in NW Cambodia

BATTAMBANG, Cambodia (Xinhua): A shortage of school materials and appropriate toilets and sanitary facilities used to be the key challenges for some primary schools here in the far-flung area of Bavel district, roughly 90km west of the provincial town.

But the issues have been gradually addressed since 2019 after the Amity Foundation, a Chinese voluntary organization, has provided scholarships to students and helped build basic infrastructure such as toilets and handwashing facilities at those schools through Cambodian non-government organisation Life With Dignity (LWD).