English Course Progress

As we have shown throughout the past three years, we have enrolled numerous students in English language programs at the Australian Center for Education. We find it extremely important to cater to all of our students’ needs and encourage them to acquire English language proficiency, as foreign language skills are an incredibly useful asset in Cambodia’s growing labor market. Saratna At the...

Chamnan’s Internship & English Course

In an effort to prepare our students for successful careers, we don’t only support them through university scholarships but also language school enrollment and professional mentorship. Our student Chamnan, who is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, aspires to dedicate his life to working with children in rural communities, as he himself grew up orphaned and in extreme poverty. He...

Srey Pit is a Certified Makeup Artist

Two years ago, we helped Srey Pit enroll in a beauty school in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh. After many years of being the sole provider for her grandmother and her cousin, constantly taking up low-paying jobs like working at a casino or selling street food, this was a way for Srey Pit to follow her childhood dream and focus on her own education. She had always had an eye for beauty and dreamt...

From High School to Law School

Through previous blog posts, you have already grown familiar with Yean’s story. Yean grew up with his older sister Srey Nek and his single mother, who lost her job in 2021 and was therefore unable to continue to pay for her children’s high school tuition. The then 16-year-old would have had to drop out of 10th grade and take up work to support his mother. Fortunately, thanks to your...

10 Years Later: Puy Returns to School!

Many adolescents in Cambodia do not have the privilege of being able to attend school through graduation. Especially when growing up in rural Cambodia, they often feel pressure to not pursue higher education but rather join the workforce to follow a culture that they are taught by the older Cambodian generation: to prioritize work over education in order to afford necessities like food, water,...