Increasing numbers of Cambodian children are getting an education thanks to the efforts of a Japanese Catholic priest.

The Rev. Fumio Goto, 85, has helped to build 18 schools in Cambodia so far and is looking forward to the completion of a 19th this winter. Each facility serves about 200 children in impoverished rural districts.

Goto, a member of the Society of Divine Word congregation of missionaries, heads AMATAK House of Cambodia, a nonprofit organization created in 1995 and based at Kichijoji Catholic Church in Tokyo. He travels to Cambodia about twice a year to check on projects.