Krang Pong Ror School Accepts Renovated Buildings and Water Treatment Facility Contribution from The Church of Jesus Christ (សាលា​ក្រាំង​ពង្រ ទទួលយក​ការជួសជុល​កែលម្អ​អគារ​ថ្មី និង​បរិក្ខារ​ប្រព័ន្ឋ​ទឹកស្អាត ដែល​សាសនាចក្រ​នៃ​ព្រះ​យេស៊ូវ​គ្រីស្ទ​នៃ​ពួក​បរិសុទ្ធ ថ្ងៃ​ចុងក្រោយ​បាន​បរិច្ចាគ)

ដើម្បីអានជាភាសាខ្មែរ សូមចុច នៅទីនេះ

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The morning of January 18, 2024, students, faculty, and local school officials gathered at Krang Pong Ror School in the Donkor District of Phnom Penh to formally receive the handover of three newly renovated school buildings and other facilities built by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as part of the Church’s worldwide humanitarian effort. The renovated facilities were offered to improve hygiene and address persistent flooding problems that regularly disrupted school operations.

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“We asked for one building renovation, but the Church gave us three,” said school principal Phan Lanzdy. “They also built a new waste incinerator and water filtration system. It feels like a completely new environment due to the extensive renovations,” he remarked. The renovation included elevating the floors by half a meter to prevent the recurrent flooding experienced during Cambodia's extensive rainy season.

In addition to renovated buildings, other improvement also included a new water filtration system that uses a series of sand drums to remove particulates and organic matter from well water and feeds a new handwashing station for the students. This new system is designed to require little maintenance and replaces an older water storage system that offered only unfiltered well water.

At the ceremony, Van Sokun, the Director of Education for the Donkor School District, emphasized the longevity and care of the renovated buildings, “We need to take care of these buildings. They should last for many years. It’s even more important to have quality teaching.” He encouraged the students to pursue their education and compared the students to their ancestors of Angkor Wat. “We too can build things. We too can solve problems.”

Chansophea Reath, President of the Association of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cambodia, thanked all the teachers for attending today’s ceremony. He encouraged the students to continue their education and noted the source of the funding for the construction. “We have the resources to help with these renovations because people donate from all over the world, both rich and poor. We thank the teachers who are trying so hard to educate the children. We believe strongly in education.”

Elder Richard Gerlach, one of the Church humanitarian missionaries responsible for managing this project, presented the principal with a document containing before and after photos of the project. “We didn’t originally think of coming here but learned about the school through another project. We believe in a Spirit that guides our work and that Spirit guided us to you.”

“All the teachers still working in the older buildings are jealous of those teaching in the renovated ones,” said Principal Phan Lanzdy with a smile.

The renovated structures are among many other humanitarian projects implemented by the Church in Cambodia as part of its accelerating worldwide effort to alleviate poverty, improve health, and foster education and self-reliance.