As the founders of Classroom of Hope, we are constantly reminding ourselves of
our ‘why’. Why does Classroom of Hope exist? What is our purpose?
We exist to help children unleash their greatness through life-changing education.
Living and working with this purpose is at the heart of Classroom of Hope. It’s been
almost six years since inception and we are proud to have served 10,614 children
through our education programs across Cambodia, Rwanda and Indonesia.
Classroom of Hope has had another record-breaking year with further impact and
outcomes delivered across our education programs and a significant increase in
our revenue. To achieve these kinds of results, it takes a village and we are very
proud of our team and our in-country partners doing very important work.
This financial year, our ‘Building Schools’ program raised enough funds to build
three brand new schools in Cambodia and we have begun to scale and grow this
program across other countries like Laos and Myanmar.
Our ‘STEM4Women’ program saw nine young women graduate from their tertiary
studies in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in
institutions across Cambodia and Thailand. These young women are all working
in paid jobs in their area of expertise in Cambodia.
In Indonesia our ‘Scholarships’ program distributed 146 primary
school scholarships in rural northern Bali.
And our ‘Child-Friendly Schools’ program will start its final year of
development for the five schools we currently support in
Battambang, Cambodia.
Together, with our in-country partners, we focus on education
because it is the building block of every society. By providing a
child with education, they gain the tools to change their life, the
power to unleash their potential, the ability to give back to their
community and the opportunity to improve the livelihoods of future
generations.
Many thanks for all your support and belief in our mission. We hope
you will enjoy our annual report.
Duncan Ward
Founder/CEO
Nicola Courtin
Founder/Creative Director