ACLEDA-JARDINE Educational Foundation(មូលនិធិអេស៊ីលីដា-ចារឌីនសម្រាប់ការអប់រំ)

What ACLEDA-JARDINE Educational Foundation(មូលនិធិអេស៊ីលីដា-ចារឌីនសម្រាប់ការអប់រំ) does

ACLEDA-Jardine Educational Foundation (AJF) is a Cambodia-registered non-profit foundation, established on May 4, 2017, by ACLEDA Bank Plc., Jardines, and Forte Insurance (Cambodia) Plc., and recognized as the country's first Social Trust after registration with the Trust Regulator on January 6, 2023. The foundation operates with a lean staff of approximately six people — three of whom are voluntary employees of ACLEDA Bank — from the 5th floor of ACLEDA Bank's headquarters in Phnom Penh, and is functionally an extension of its parent organizations' CSR infrastructure.

AJF's sole product is the construction of standardized concrete primary school buildings in remote, impoverished villages of Cambodia. Each building comprises 5 classrooms, sanitary facilities, study tables, chairs, and furniture, designed to Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport specifications and accommodating at least 100 students. Construction is competitively bid, then directly managed, supervised and monitored by ACLEDA Bank's experienced professional engineers. As of January 27, 2026, AJF has inaugurated 15 such buildings across five provinces (Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Mondulkiri, Stung Treng, Ratanakiri), serving over 2,000 students and 85 teachers, with cumulative investment exceeding $940,000 USD.

The revenue model is 100% donation-funded, with no goods or services sold. AJF raises funds from its parent and affiliated companies, individual donors, and corporate benefactors via ACLEDA Bank's online payment gateway (credit/debit cards, bank transfers, ACLEDA mobile QR), cheque/bank draft, tiered recognition gifts (under $50, $50–$15,000, and $15,000+), and fundraising events such as the Run for Hope and Cambodia Annual Mega-Sales. The customer base is effectively the government of Cambodia (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport), which approves sites, sets standards, and operates the schools post-handover.

Name

ACLEDA-JARDINE Educational Foundation(មូលនិធិអេស៊ីលីដា-ចារឌីនសម្រាប់ការអប់រំ)

Legal name

ACLEDA-Jardines Educational Foundation Organisation

Website

https://ajf.org.kh

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ACLEDA-Jardine Educational Foundation is a Cambodia-based non-profit, founded by ACLEDA Bank and Jardines, that builds standardized concrete primary school buildings in remote villages to expand access to basic education for Cambodian children.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Infrastructure

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

New School Construction (Greenfield Builds) (EDAEABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB), Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA), Government & Civic Building Construction (Courthouses, City Halls, Public Safety) (IMAFACAF)

Keywords

• School construction services
• Educational infrastructure
• Rural school development
• Charitable foundation services
• Primary education access

Headquarters

HQ city

Phnom Penh

HQ country

Cambodia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: 100% of donations used to build schools for children in Cambodia. Receives donations from individuals, corporations, and institutional donors. Donation tiers: less than USD50 (name listing), USD50-15,000 (letter/trophy), USD15,000+ (letter/trophy/logo on school building).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AJF constructs standardized concrete primary school buildings in remote and impoverished villages across five northeastern provinces of Cambodia (Preah Vihear, Stung Treng, Oddar Meanchey, Mondul Kiri, and Ratanak Kiri) following Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport design standards. Each building features 5 classrooms, sanitary facilities, study tables, chairs, and furniture, accommodating at least 100 students. The foundation also operates a donation collection service that funds 100% of the school construction activities.

Product overview

ACLEDA-Jardines Educational Foundation (AJF) operates a unified charitable model centered on constructing concrete primary school buildings in remote and impoverished areas of five target provinces in northeastern Cambodia (Preah Vihear, Stung Treng, Oddar Meanchey, Mondul Kiri, and Ratanak Kiri). The primary offering is the school construction service, in which AJF builds standardized 5-classroom concrete school buildings to Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport specifications, replacing inadequate wooden structures. Each school accommodates at least 100 students and includes sanitary facilities with standard furniture. AJF also runs a parallel Donation Collection Service, accepting contributions via ACLEDA Bank payment gateway (credit/debit cards, bank transfers, ACLEDA mobile), which funds the construction program. As of January 2026, AJF had inaugurated 15 school buildings (construction started 2018) serving over 2,000 students, with 2 additional buildings under construction in Preah Vihear and Ratanak Kiri provinces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary School Construction Services AJF constructs concrete primary school buildings in remote and impoverished areas of Cambodia's five target provinces following Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport design standards. Each building features 5 classrooms with sanitary facilities, study tables, chairs, and accommodates at least 100 students.
• Donation Collection Services AJF accepts donations in USD and Khmer Riels, study materials, and other educational equipment. Donations are processed via online payment gateway (credit/debit cards), ACLEDA Bank account transfers, ACLEDA mobile QR code scanning, bank wire transfers, and cheque/bank draft. 100% of donations are used directly for school construction.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 students capacity per school building
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Integration1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition CenterminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 November 2024Venue partner for Cambodia Annual Mega-Sales 2024 event which collaborated with AJF to raise funds for school construction in Preah Vihear Province.
• Aeon Mall MeancheyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 November 2024Cooperated with ACLEDA-Jardines Foundation for the 'Run for Hope & Fun' fundraising program to raise funds for construction of schools for children in remote areas.
• ACLEDA Bank Plc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2017Primary parent organization. AJF was established by ACLEDA Bank Plc. The foundation is operated by three voluntary ACLEDA Bank employees. Construction projects are managed, supervised and monitored by ACLEDA Bank's experienced engineers.
• JardinescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2017Co-founder of AJF along with ACLEDA Bank. Part of the Jardine Matheson Group. AJF was established by ACLEDA Bank Plc., Jardines, and Forte Insurance.
• Forte Insurance (Cambodia) Plc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2017Co-founder of AJF. Part of the founding management team alongside ACLEDA Bank and Jardines.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Room to Read: A large international non-profit that has built and supported thousands of schools across multiple developing countries, including Southeast Asia. Broader in geography and scope (literacy, gender equality, secondary school support) than AJF, but the closest large-scale global analogue for school infrastructure delivery in low-income settings.
• Plan International Cambodia: A large international NGO with an active Cambodia country office running education programs (school construction, WASH in schools, teacher training) in rural provinces. Broader mandate than AJF but shares the donor-funded rural school infrastructure model in the same geography.
• Save the Children Cambodia: Global children's NGO with significant education programming in Cambodia including school construction, teacher support, and learning materials. Broad-scope incumbent; comparable as another donor-funded education-infrastructure actor in the same beneficiary population.
• World Vision Cambodia: A major international NGO with a long-standing Cambodia presence, including sponsorship-funded school construction and education programming in remote provinces. Larger and more diversified, but shares AJF's focus on rural Cambodian primary education infrastructure.
• UNICEF Cambodia: UN agency funding and supporting basic-education infrastructure and policy across Cambodia, including rural school construction and WASH. The largest external actor in the space; sets standards and complements/replaces local foundations like AJF.

Others

• Habitat for Humanity Cambodia: Builds homes and community infrastructure in Cambodia through donated funds and volunteer labor. Different end-product (housing vs. schools) but operationally comparable as a donor-driven construction-oriented non-profit leveraging volunteer staff and a competitive bidding model in the same geography.

Direct peers

• BuildOn: A global non-profit that constructs primary schools in developing countries through community-led fundraising and volunteer labor. Operates a similar 'donor-funded school construction in underserved areas' model and is among the most direct international analogues to AJF.
• Caring for Cambodia: A non-profit operating in Siem Reap and surrounding Cambodian provinces focused on education access, including school construction and infrastructure. Same geography and donor-driven approach to rural Cambodian education, with overlapping school-construction activity.
• KAPE (formerly PEPY): Cambodian education non-profit (Krong Siem Reap-based) focused on rural school quality, infrastructure improvements, and teacher training in provinces overlapping AJF's footprint. Highly comparable as a Cambodian education non-profit with school infrastructure and capacity-building components.
• Schools for Cambodia: A U.S.-based non-profit building three-room concrete schoolhouses in rural Cambodian villages. Same geography (Cambodia), same beneficiary (rural primary-age children), same product (concrete school buildings), and same donor-funded model — making it one of AJF's closest direct comparables.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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