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Supporting an Aspiring Architect

Julian March 31, 2024 0 Comments
Aung was always one of the top students in his class through the entirety of primary, secondary, and high school. From a young age, it was abundantly clear that he has great potential and commitment to building a promising future for himself, despite his humble background. The now 23-year-old orphan has always been passionate about arts and crafts and soon realized, that he would want to pursue a...

Supporting an Aspiring Teacher Through University

Julian January 28, 2024 0 Comments
According to USAID, 77 percent of rural Cambodian households rely on agriculture, fisheries, and forestry for their livelihoods. These families are extremely vulnerable to climate change-induced changes in weather patterns, and 45 percent of Cambodians live in moderate or severe food insecurity. Somnang’s family is one of those families. Having grown up in a remote village in northern Cambodia,...

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...

From High School to Law School

Julian November 19, 2023 0 Comments
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...