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Category: University

Continuing the Journey: Srey Nek Studies Pharmacy

Julian December 18, 2022 0 Comments
Last December, Srey Nek graduated high school and received our assistance with moving all the way from the coastal city Sihanoukville to Cambodia’s capital. In Phnom Penh, Srey Nek found a new home in the ASPECA student center, which is run by the French organization Enfants d’Asie, which we are proud to have a cooperation with. At ASPECA, Srey Nek has been able to slowly but surely adjust to...

Covering Srey Oun’s Student Loan

Julian October 09, 2022 0 Comments
Many young Cambodians have the potential to pursue an academic path but lack a familial support system that can support them by covering tuition and other additional fees. Coming from a poor family in rural Kampot, Srey Oun was well aware that she couldn’t approach her parents or older siblings for financial support. Nonetheless, she was determined to not only be the first member of her family...

Sophal’s Bachelor’s Degree

Julian August 21, 2022 0 Comments
Sophal is a 20-year-old university student, who used to be a Buddhist monk. In our previous story, he reported on his experience of leaving the monk community after seven years, and starting this new chapter in his life as a student, which he refers to as “his new life“. Read Sophal’s story in his own words below and learn more about his Bachelor’s program: Hello! I am Sophal. I am 20...

Sophal Starts A New Chapter In His Life

Julian August 07, 2022 0 Comments
Sophal became a Buddhist monk because it was the only way for him to gain access to education. Coming from a poor familiy, he grew up as one of seven children. All of his older siblings dropped out of school because their parents were unable to support them through graduation. Sophal joined a local pagoda at the age of 13 and became a monk, in order to have an opportunity that his siblings...

Supporting Sovann, An Aspiring Lawyer

Julian May 01, 2022 0 Comments
Sovann has the ambition and the intellect to pursue an academic path. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have the privilege of having a family that could support him through university, forcing the 27-year-old to put his dreams of becoming a lawyer on hold for an entire decade, and find other ways to get by. As a child, Sovann had joined a pagoda in rural Cambodia and became a monk. In Cambodia, poor...