Education

  • The Greater Knowledge Fund
    This Fund encompasses the Landmine Kids College Fund, David A. Linsdell Scholarship, and John F. McKim Scholarship. The Landmine Kids College Fund is available to the children at the Cambodia Land Mine Museum (CLMM) in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The two scholarships mentioned above are available to qualifying Burmese and Cambodian students.
  • The Volunteer Development Poverty Children’s School
    This is a Khmer borne and run non-government organization we provide guidance and support to.
  • Free Education Schools
    In an effort to work with local communities and pagodas to invest in education, we have chosen to help build schools for communities in need in along the Burma-Thai border, Cambodia, and Laos. We are in the assessing phase of this program and pending site visits will have more on this.

Sustainable Community Projects & Economic Assistance

  • Cow Bank Project
    The value of one breeding cow is equal to one years' income for a Cambodian family. The concept of the Cow Bank Project to share a breeding cow with a poor family, who in turn breeds that cow and keeps the first calf and third calf. The second born calf is given to another impoverished family. The original cow goes back to the Cow Bank. In short, the family receives two cows in return, while the Cow Bank project is expected to get the original cow back, plus another calf to go toward the next poor and worthy family. This simple process helps communities gain economical and social status. The Cow Bank continues to grow and gains the ability to reach more people as more cows are born. Currently we are seeking to keep this project within a reasonable scope of management and are not soliciting for donations on a large scale.
  • Bakong Ecotourism Technical College (BETC)
    Read an in-depth description of BETC (PDF | DOC)
    Concept Site Plan (PDF)

Emergency Action

Project Enlighten is committed to helping others who are faced with adversity. In the spirit of providing humanitarian support to countries worldwide, Project Enlighten demonstrated it's ability to act on human based needs following the wake of Cyclone Nargis' devastation in Burma. Project Enlighten partnered with resources in South East Asia and with the help of our supporters raised $15,000 Emergency Aid to Burma's Cyclone survivors. Project Enlighten implemented a 'Burma Cyclone Emergency Relief Immediate Action Plan' the weeks following the disaster. "We were all compelled to do whatever we could for the victims of this natural disaster living in a country where its people already struggle and suffer on a daily basis. Read more (PDF)

Future Projects

We have future projects in the research and planning phases that will fall into the Sustainable Community Projects and Education areas. As these develop and become more publicized, we will keep you apprised!