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Category: Familial Support

Srey Pit is a Certified Makeup Artist

Julian December 17, 2023 0 Comments
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...

Tackling Food Insecurity

Julian December 03, 2023 0 Comments
Did you know, that, according to the United Nations, Cambodia is still one of the ten most underdeveloped countries in the world? While urban areas like the capital Phnom Penh and the tourist hotspot Siem Reap show economic growth and rapid development in terms of infrastructure, educational institutions, and international work opportunities, the 75% of Cambodia’s population that live in the...

Preparing Kompheak for High School

Julian September 17, 2023 0 Comments
Kompheak is a 13-year-old boy who currently attends 9th grade in Secondary School. He currently lives on his own, since his mother had to move to Phnom Penh to work at a plastic factory after his father’s passing. She earns 150$ a month, which is insufficient to properly provide for herself and her son. Furthermore, she struggles with health issues and is therefore barely able to make ends...

Guaranteeing Mobility

Julian September 03, 2023 0 Comments
In a country like Cambodia, which lacks a public transportation system, it is crucial to own a moto to navigate around. Whether you have to drive to school, university, an internship, work, or run daily errands like going to the market to grab some groceries or to a pharmacy to buy medicine, it is almost impossible to get around without a motorcycle. Owning a moto, however, comes with running...

10 Years Later: Puy Returns to School!

Julian August 20, 2023 0 Comments
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,...