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Category: Familial Support

Caught Up In The Conflict

Julian September 11, 2025 0 Comments
Cambodia has been in the news worldwide recently, but unfortunately, not for the right reasons. A decade-long border conflict in the North of Cambodia near the historic Preah Vihear temples escalated in July and turned into a violent conflict, causing thousands of both Cambodian and Thai families to fear for their lives and seek refuge in makeshift camps. While most of our students and the...

Securing 3 Children’s Education

Julian August 24, 2025 0 Comments
In Cambodia, it is very common that parents find themselves unable to raise their children due to the extreme poverty they have to face. They often have to find work in urban areas in order to make ends meet, causing their children to live with neighbors or relatives. This is also the case with the three siblings Eling, Vatana, and Ememh. The 8-, 5-, and 4-year-olds have been living with their...

Supporting a Small Family in Rural Cambodia

Julian June 29, 2025 0 Comments
8-year-old Chang has unfortunately already had to endure much hardship in his young life and is growing up with his grandmother in a rural, poverty-stricken village. His grandmother, Chantha, has found it incredibly difficult to keep herself and her grandson afloat. The two live in a small tin shack that – like 70% of the rural Cambodian population still today – has no reliable access to...

VIDEO: Puy’s House Tour

Julian June 15, 2025 0 Comments
Unless you come from Cambodia, it is often hard to picture what a rural Khmer household might look like, especially in communities that are struck by extreme poverty. Watch the video below to see where one of our students, Puy, lives with his wife and children, and gain a better understanding of their everyday lives and why our support is so greatly needed.

Elevating a Little Boy’s Life

Julian February 16, 2025 0 Comments
Somnang was only three years old when his mother passed away due to complications from diabetes. Meanwhile, his father was suffering from substance use, which eventually led to severe mental health issues that made him leave the family out of the blue. No one knows if he is still alive today. Somnang was left behind to stay with his great-aunt, who dedicated her life to caring for him. However,...