After having completed the first 2 ProjectPhases (DiscoveryPhase, FundraisingPhase), we entered the 3rd phase of our project: the NGOContactPhase. It has been 1.5months since we started this phase on April 1st, 2021.

We contacted and began interacting with 4 NGOs who have built schools in Cambodia in the past, and while half are a great fit for us, we are nearly at our decision between the top 2 NGO school-building candidates.

Q: Why use an NGO at all? Why not just build the school ourselves by arranging our own contractors and directly interacting with the Ministry of Education?

A: We are software engineers, this is our first school build, and we don’t want to screw it up. It’s best to get one under our belts before we bite of such a significant portion to chew which is outside our area of expertise.

We are excited to finally get our agreement confirmed after almost a year and a half of learning, planning, and analyzing since Derek Ong originally presented the idea.

Look to the News section of this site when we announce our NGO partner choice next Friday, 2021.05.21!