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Education - History

Children Education

The reason why there are many Cham children are illiterate in Vietnam and Cambodia is because Champ people are constantly facing wars, persecution and genocide since the 10^th century.

53.7% of the population in Cambodia is living below the poverty line.^[32] Due to poverty, children in Cambodia are forced to give up education to work and supplement the family's income. The opportunity cost of sending their children to school are very high in some families, making it almost impossible for the children to receive education. Based on the data from International Labour Organization, close to 20% of children ages 5–9 are employed. The figures then rise to 47% for children between ages 10–14 and 34% for ages 15–17. Among the number of working children of ages 5 to 17, only 45% have the chance to attend school.^[19]^{Source Wikipedia:}^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Cambodia}

As Cham community is minority (5% of total population) with economic hardship, the children education opportunity and rate is much lower than the overall literacy rate in Cambodia and Vietnam.

Most Cham people do not have land in order to provide basic social and economic infrastructure resulting in very limited to no school building and classes for children education.

Few illiteracy stats are as follows:

80% high school drop out
95% college drop out
10 to 20% drop out in elementary school
95% of the girls do not have elementary education

This dire situation from lack of school building, class rooms and housing creates a vicious cycle of downward poverty and no economic opportunities for the Cham people.

Humanity Together! For
Champa Society, Culture, Language and Programs

Revival and protection of Champa Language, Culture, History, Arts and Buildings

A platform to present and learn about the Champa Culture, History, Arts, Fashion, Celebrations and important community events. Blogs with images and significant cultural values will be shared in this platform.

Champa Genocide Awareness

The Cham community suffered a major blow during the Khmer Rouge rule of Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge targeted ethnic minorities like Chinese, Thai, Lao, Vietnamese and Cham people, though the Cham suffered the largest death toll in proportion to their population. Around 100,000 to 500,000 Cham out of a total Cham population of 250,000 to 650,000 died in the genocide

Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chams

Champa Society Governance Programs for Families, Women , Children, Orphans and Elderly

Syed Family has designed the SICHAM Governance Framework for the operation and effectiveness of Champa Society Programs helping families with important needs such as:

Clean Water & Wells
Children and Orphan Care and Education
Family and Women Vocational Trainings
Small Business Resources for Women & Families
Mobile Health Clinics
Vegetables & Fruits Farming & More!

Champa Society Current Projects Need Donation & Sponsorship

Support Champa Families during COVID Lock-Down – Food and Healthcare calamity

SICHAM identified through interviews that the two greatest challenges faced by poor families in the villages under the current lockdown:

Scarcity and difficulty to purchase food
Shortage and difficulty to access cash

Lack of food was found to be the most prominent issue Over 80% of families reported having insufficient food over the past 7 days.

Small Children food, milk and medicine needs

Corona virus spread has closed schools, exacerbated child poverty and risks to halt development opportunities for children across Vietnam and Cambodia.

Impact of the crisis is immediate, as many families are not able to pay for their basic needs, such as food, water, medicine and access to health care and education. In crises like this, children suffer the most, not only are their immediate needs unmet but the risk of neglect, child labor, violence, abuse and child marriage is heightened and can have a long-lasting impact on their lives.

Widow care program

The shrinking economy, hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, has affected all population groups, but particularly the most vulnerable i.e., widows and single parents. poverty is forecast to almost double.

SICHAM is making efforts to provide food, medicine and small business startup donations to the widows and single parents so they can take care of the children and elderly.

Elderly Medicine and Food Service

Data from the World Health Organization shows that more than 95% of COVID-19 deaths around the world have been among people over the age of 60, with more than half of all deaths being people aged 80 and older.

SICHAM is making concerted efforts to provide medical care and food distribution with our volunteers. This is our on-going program to support elderly in poor families and villages.