Helping a Single Mother in Need

There is a strong connection between poverty and gender. Women and children are at a much higher risk of sliding into extreme poverty due to a multitude of reasons, mainly the fact that developing countries like Cambodia don’t have any social welfare programs set in place to support those in need. Chanthou was five months pregnant with her second child when her husband left her. She suddenly...

Starting English School Early On

Munikota is a 12-year-old girl who lives in a rural area in Kampot province with her single father. Due to health conditions, her father is unable to work full-time and the family thereby struggles with a reliable source of income. This affects Munikota’s educational progress, as her father cannot cover additional tuition fees for extracurricular classes, such as English lessons. Thomlang –...