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Rebuilding Resilience: MoEYS Strategic Plan for “Camp Schools” in Banteay Meanchey

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The recent border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand have significantly disrupted the 2025–2026 academic year. To counter this, MoEYS has launched a specialized initiative to provide “Camp Schools”—temporary learning facilities in displacement zones—while preparing for long-term, high-standard reconstruction.

Assessment and Strategic Zoning

Prior to the meeting, a professional task force conducted on-site inspections and interviews with school boards and teachers to assess post-war damage. Based on these findings, the Ministry has categorized the affected areas:

  • Red Zones: Areas currently still affected by military proximity or security risks. In these zones, the focus remains on safety and temporary learning solutions.
  • Rehabilitation Zones: Safe areas where the ministry is beginning the physical reconstruction of damaged facilities.

Key Recommendations from H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron

To ensure a productive recovery, the Deputy Prime Minister outlined several critical directives:

  1. Preservation of Structure: Create dedicated teamwork committees while keeping existing school administrative structures intact to maintain institutional memory.
  2. Teacher Morale: Provide strong encouragement and support to principals and teachers in frontline areas, emphasizing constant security monitoring and local cooperation.
  3. Data-Driven Investment: The academic expertise team must clarify exact pupil numbers and investment sizes to ensure that the relocation and construction of new schools are both efficient and high-yield.
  4. Collaborative Inspection: New school sites must be inspected in partnership with the Ministry of Land Management, provincial authorities, and international development partners.

Vision 2030 and 2050: Turning Crisis into Opportunity

MoEYS intends to use this rehabilitation period as an opportunity to build “Future-Ready” schools. Instead of simply repairing old structures, the Ministry is focused on developing stronger, long-term facilities that align with Cambodia’s vision of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income nation by 2050.

“We must take this opportunity to develop schools along the border areas to be stronger and better… ensuring that education continues despite the challenges.” — H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron

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