Sipar (French: Soutien à l’initiative privée pour l’aide à la reconstruction) is a French NGO working towards the reconstruction of Cambodia. The NGO's mission is to improve education and fight illiteracy. The organisation is considered to have played a key role in the evolution of educational policies in Cambodia.[1]
History
[edit]Sipar was founded in 1982 in Versailles, France. It opened its first classes at the refugee camp in Phanat Nikhom district, Thailand, with the goal of aiding the integration of refugees from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos to France. In 1991, Sipar started operations in Cambodia.[2] After years of experience in working in different Cambodian provinces, Sipar started operating in the entire country, helping improve the education of kids and the literacy of kids and adults by promoting books.[1]
As of December 2022, Sipar's publishing house has published more than 250 fiction and non-fiction books and 3.5 million copies since 2002.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dupont & Hok 2011.
- ^ a b "Sipar marks 40 years with book fair, celebrity guests". The Phnom Penh Post. 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Our publishing house". Sipar. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
Sources
[edit]- Dupont, Nathalie; Hok, Sothik (1 December 2011). "L'impact de l'action d'une ONG sur une politique nationale". Revue internationale d’éducation de Sèvres (in French) (58): 37–46. doi:10.4000/ries.2166. ISSN 1254-4590. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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