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.