The Pepy Ride

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Jul 17, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.0

Gross Receipts

$251,002

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Community Development Program PEPY's Community Development Program consists of Child-to-Child clubs and the Young Leader project. Child-to-Child clubs encourage students to take a hands-on approach inimproving their communities. Students identify health, hygiene, environmental,or social problems that they encounter on a regular basis such as malaria or theinaccessibility of clean drinking water. They then learn about common perceptionsand practices about the issue by surveying community members. After discussionand research, students create dramas, brochures, and songs to educate their peersand community about what they have learned. The result is a process that enhancesthe critical thinking, decision-making, creativity, and communication skills ofyoung people in rural areas. Through Child-to-Child, students learn how to shareinformation and work together for change in their own communities.In 2012 PEPY ran 16 clubs for 255 participants.The Young Leader project, initiated in 2011, consists of voluntary action based groups for young people aged 15-25. The groups follow a 40-week curriculum, covering topics such as financial management, reproductive health, presentation skills, time management and emotional awareness. In 2012 there were 3 youth clubs with a total of 52 participants.

Activity 3

Khmer LiteracyThe main literacy initiatives supported by PEPY involve the library in Chanleas Dai primary school, Classroom Libraries and Summer Academic Camps.I. Classroom Libraries focus on fostering a love of reading in students by increasing access to books and incorporating books into the classroom. Fifty classrooms at 10 schools in Chanleas Dai commune now offer Khmer reading material and childrens books. In 2011 PEPY conducted trainings with 31 teachers from 8 schools to support their capacity to include books in their teaching.2012 was the final year of this projet. Transition workshops were held at the end of the school year to handover the learnings and resources of the project to the teachers and school management. II. Summer Academic Camps instil a love of learning in students, while introducingteachers to new teaching methodologies. 60 teachers and 440 studentsparticipated in PEPYs Academic Camp in 2011 which focused on Khmer literacy and math.The camp was held in two schools. III. The library in Chanleas Dai Primary School was established to help foster a love of reading and give active literacy lessons. PEPY provides trained librarians to manage the space and conduct lessons. PEPY reading initiatives aim to increase Khmer literacy and thedevelopment of a culture of reading in local schools and communities.

Filer

EIN

20-4739485