Kitchen Commis for Bayon Education and Development

Bayon Education & Development (BED) organization is a local non-government organization (LNGO) registered with the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Cambodia, no 538, since 23 March 2015, with its head office located at Taphul Road, Taphul Village, Svay Dangkum Commune, Siem Reap District, Siem Reap City, Cambodia.

BED’s mission focuses on empowering poor and vulnerable people, especially children, youth and women. BED works to improve wellbeing livelihoods through quality education, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs, and initiatives in promoting agroecology, entrepreneurship, health, good governance, climate justice, gender equality, and inclusive societies.

Since 1997, BED's programs have supported more than 1,500 children and youth from pre-school to university. Since 2015, the organization had also empowered 237 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds — including 205 women — with vocational training and support for job placement. Of these, 171 young women were trained in baking and pastry skills, and 66 young people in agroecology and food processing.

BED's upcoming five-year strategic plan for 2026-2030 is aligned with the Cambodian Education Strategic Plan (2024-2028) and Teacher Policy Action Plan (2024-2030). BED core objective is to contribute to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all (SDG 4). To achieve this, the plan focuses on several key areas, including early support for slow learners, parental and early childhood education, community health and well-being, access to vocational training and career pathways, job creation, and strengthening partnerships with stakeholders. The plan also emphasizes the development of language, green and digital skills. By supporting SDG 4, we also contribute to other goals, such as poverty reduction (SDG 1), gender equality (SDG 5), good health and well-being (SDG 3), and climate action (SDG 13).