Makara*, 23, has been working as a “beer girl” since leaving school in grade 9. Her single parent mother, who works as a rice farmer, was not making enough money to support Makara, and her young brother. Working as...

18 year old Samnang* is one of more than 1,000 students attending local government schools with the support of our “Back to School Program”. Like all of the students in the program he comes from a poor family.  His...

Congratulations to 15 year old Rith* who has recently been offered a placement at the National Football Center and Football Academy. Our team first met Rith 5 years ago when they were visiting the neighborhood of Sihanoukville that he...

Often helping a child get an education involves more than just getting them to school. It sometimes means being able to provide appropriate support when there is an unexpected problem. 16 year old Dara* is one of the students...

“My brothers and me are happy to study here now because we have made some new friends already.” Vibol* is a 13 year old boy, the oldest of four children.  Like all of the children we work with, Vibol...

Finding affordable and safe child care is an issue many working parents struggle with, whether living in a developed western nation or in a country like Cambodia. On a recent visit to our Community Shelter we talked with Dara*,...

Earlier this week our Outreach met with one of the families we having been working with to bring them 5 kg of rice and some cans of fish.  Five months ago our team meet this family living on the...

When Pech* was 10 years old he moved with his parents and one of his sisters to live in Sihanoukville. The family was very poor and his parents had hoped to find work in the city. His two other...

Lavouch* is 10 year old boy living in Sihanoukville with his parents and older sister. His family is poor, his mother works as a cleaner in a hotel and his father works as a moto-taxi driver. Although his sister...

12 year old Ravy*, who has a slight intellectual disability, lives with her single parent mother and two older siblings in Phnom Penh.  Last week after she had a fight with her mother, the young girl ran away from...