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Building Brighter Futures
So much of what Trailblazer Foundation does, as a rural community development NGO, is focused on breaking the cycle of poverty. A goal powerfully achieved by ensuring children have access to education across generations.
While not our primary focus, Trailblazer Foundation has completed 12 school buildings and 3 libraries by the end of 2024, a testament to our impactful work. This success, and positive reception from villagers and the Cambodian government, led our Board in 2015 to officially include school construction in our Education program, fitting since our very first project in 2004 was indeed a school. We continue to build schools in response to District requests, ensuring long-term sustainability by transferring deeds to the government for staffing and curriculum.
Additionally, as government schools, they qualify for food support through the United Nations World Food Program, thereby contributing to food security—another key area of Trailblazer's work.
Bridging the Distance
Beyond constructing schools, Trailblazer Foundation actively dismantles educational barriers by distributing bicycles to students. These essential tools are crucial for junior and senior high school students facing long commutes, ensuring they can access schooling and avoid dropping out.
Uniforms, Girls' Education, and Global Health
By providing two sets of uniforms, you ease family burdens and improve school access, attendance, and the learning environment. Many families struggle to afford even one uniform, and having two sets is essential so students can wear one while the other is being washed, ensuring they always have a clean uniform available. Educating children, especially girls, has a profound ripple effect; UN data shows educated mothers significantly improve family health and reduce child undernutrition, highlighting the vital impact of our efforts.
Opening Doors to Learning
Our Education Program bridges the critical gap where formal schooling is often elusive, providing vital opportunities for learning and a brighter future for children in our regions.
Below are our current fundraising targets:
I. Bicycle
- Unit Cost: $75 per bicycle.
- Overall Fundraising Goal: Trailblazer Foundation aims to fundraise for 100 bicycles, aligning with our 2025 Action Plan.
II. Student Uniform
- Unit Cost: $20 per student uniform.
- Full Delivery Threshold: A minimum of 200 uniforms must be funded for a full delivery shipment to be initiated.
III. School Construction
- Unit Cost: $106K per 6 classroom school.
- Full Delivery Threshold: Trailblazer continues to build schools in response to District requests.
IV. Other Children or School Items
- Unit Cost: varies.
- Playground equipment, school supplies, school latrine, water station, toothbrushes, etc.
To sustain our mission, our Education Program operates on a "funds-raised-first" principle, and we kindly ask you to consider adding 15% to your donation for administrative costs.