A Japanese nonprofit organization committed to helping disadvantaged Cambodian children receive an education celebrated the completion of its 19th school there in February.

AMATAK, which means "eternity" in Khmer, has been building schools for children in rural Cambodia since 1995.

The educational environment there is "not very good," according to the Rev. Fumio Goto of Kichijoji Catholic Church in Musashino, Tokyo, who heads the group.