Supporting children, strengthening families, and creating opportunities for a better future
Karuna Battambang Organization transforms lives through inclusive growth, supporting vulnerable communities via education, healthcare, social support, empowering and protection, and sustainable agriculture and livelihoods.
ANATHA EDUCATION PROJECT
Supporting Education, Well-being and Sustainable Livelihoods
The Anatha Project supports vulnerable children, families, and older people in Battambang, Cambodia, helping them access education, improve health and hygiene, strengthen household livelihoods, and build greater resilience and well-being.
🌿 Our Vision for Change
From barriers → to opportunities
From vulnerability → to resilience
From dependence → to self-reliance
From limited access → to education and inclusion
About the Project
The Anatha Project takes a whole-family approach. Education is supported alongside food security, hygiene, health, sanitation, and livelihood opportunities because these areas are closely connected to children's ability to learn and families' ability to build a better future.
During the first semester of 2026, 20 students received bicycles, up to 158 students per month participated in enrichment classes, 300 families received rice support, four families received improved toilets, and four families received support for crop production.
Through education, family support, skills development, and community engagement, the project helps children remain in school while enabling families to improve their health, livelihoods, dignity, and self-reliance.
🎯 Goal: To alleviate poverty by improving education, health, hygiene, nutrition, and overall well-being for vulnerable families.
🤝 Mission: To provide integrated support that helps vulnerable families keep children in school, improve health and living conditions, develop practical skills, and strengthen their capacity for self-reliance.
🌟 Key Objectives
-
Improve access to inclusive and quality education.
-
Improve health, nutrition, hygiene, and well-being.
-
Strengthen livelihoods and resilience of vulnerable families.
-
Encourage children and youth to continue their education.
-
Support families to develop practical income-generating skills.
📚 Key Activities
-
School materials, bicycles, and education support
-
Enrichment/extra classes and regular student follow-up
-
School dropout prevention and child rights awareness
-
Rice and basic food support for vulnerable families and older people
-
Hygiene and WASH awareness and materials
-
Toilet construction and household sanitation support
-
Vocational and livelihood training
-
Support for crop production and chicken raising
-
Emergency assistance for vulnerable families
👥 Who We Reach: 389 direct beneficiaries in the first semester of 2026, including: 339 students and youth, 50 older people, 10 people living with disabilities. Approximately 1,673 indirect family members benefit through the participating households.
📍 Where We Work: Battambang Province, Cambodia, including communities and schools in areas such as Banon, Sangkae, Ek Phnom, and Songke districts.
🌍 SDG Contributions: The project contributes particularly to:
SDG 1 – No Poverty: Supporting vulnerable families to strengthen livelihoods and resilience.
SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being: Promoting hygiene, nutrition, sanitation, and access to health support.
SDG 4 – Quality Education: Helping children access and remain engaged in formal and non-formal education.
SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation: Promoting WASH awareness and improving household sanitation.
SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities: Promoting inclusion and access to opportunities for vulnerable families and people with disabilities.
Project Activities Gallery
Project Activities and Story
“Supporting Education, Strengthening Families, Building Hope.”
The ANATHA Project brings together children, families, teachers, older people, and community members to create opportunities for education, well-being, and a more secure future.
The video shows how ANATHA support reaches communities through education activities, school support, community meetings, health and hygiene awareness, and assistance to vulnerable families. Children are encouraged to stay in school, develop their abilities, and dream about their future, while families receive support to strengthen their daily lives.
The stories of children, teachers, and community members demonstrate how small but meaningful support can create confidence, hope, and new opportunities. The project also supports vulnerable older people and encourages them to maintain their dignity and participate in productive activities.
“When children have opportunities to learn and families receive the support they need, communities can grow stronger together.”
