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Category: University

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...

Seanghai’s Bachelor’s Degree

Julian April 10, 2022 0 Comments
Countless Cambodian adolescents have the potential and ambition to pursue higher education and contribute to the country’s overall economic and educational progress. However, tuition fees continue to be an obstacle for underprivileged students and prevent many from enrolling. Seanghai is one of these disadvantaged students, as her family can’t afford to support her enrollment in university....