About KEAP
Khmer-Buddhist Education Project (KEAP) was founded in 1988 to assist in the challenges of Buddhist renewal in Cambodia following decades of war and social upheaval, including the near-destruction of Buddhism and all forms of religious and spiritual life in the country during the Khmer Rouge era of the 1970s.
Initially we worked with the Buddhist wats (the traditional pagoda or temple) in the Khmer refugee camps along the Thai-Cambodian border that were established in the early 1980s by our honorary founding patron, the late Ven. Maha Ghosananda. Among other activities, we organized training workshops for the displaced Khmer in preparation for their repatriation and carried this rehabilitation work to provinces in northwestern Cambodia at the time of the 1992-93 repatriation. We also donating more than 16,000 Dharma texts and audio-visual materials to wats, educational organizations, and individuals in many parts of the country.
Today, KEAP is an international humanitarian organization assisting with the education and learning needs of Cambodian monks, nuns, and laypersons and primarily providing scholarships in higher education in Buddhist studies to young men and women. We are devoted to helping create a culture of peace, reconciliation, and people-centered development in Cambodia. KEAP serves as a bridge between Buddhist and non-Buddhist donors abroad and selected local Buddhist educational initiatives Cambodia.
Khmer-Buddhist Education Project (KEAP) was founded in 1988 to assist in the challenges of Buddhist renewal in Cambodia following decades of war and social upheaval, including the near-destruction of Buddhism and all forms of religious and spiritual life in the country during the Khmer Rouge era of the 1970s.
Initially we worked with the Buddhist wats (the traditional pagoda or temple) in the Khmer refugee camps along the Thai-Cambodian border that were established in the early 1980s by our honorary founding patron, the late Ven. Maha Ghosananda. Among other activities, we organized training workshops for the displaced Khmer in preparation for their repatriation and carried this rehabilitation work to provinces in northwestern Cambodia at the time of the 1992-93 repatriation. We also donating more than 16,000 Dharma texts and audio-visual materials to wats, educational organizations, and individuals in many parts of the country.
Today, KEAP is an international humanitarian organization assisting with the education and learning needs of Cambodian monks, nuns, and laypersons and primarily providing scholarships in higher education in Buddhist studies to young men and women. We are devoted to helping create a culture of peace, reconciliation, and people-centered development in Cambodia. KEAP serves as a bridge between Buddhist and non-Buddhist donors abroad and selected local Buddhist educational initiatives Cambodia.
Please explore this website to learn more about Cambodia, its beautiful people and their Khmer-Buddhist culture, and how you can become involved in helping with Cambodia's long-term process of recovery.