Economic crises typically have a way of impacting the vulnerable, disadvantaged, and low socioeconomic populations in our communities. Exacerbated by a health pandemic that has resulted in severe impacts to economic growth and development, the women and children of Cambodia have yet again been left destroyed in the wake of COVID19. Women have been known […]
As part of our governance, each year we conduct a monitoring visit with our program partner, HHA Cambodia. For the second year in a row, this monitoring visit was conducted virtually due to the pandemic. This was a wonderful opportunity for our Board of Directors to catch up with HHA Cambodia’s management team and celebrate […]
The COVID19 pandemic has ravaged the world and caused economic downturns similar to the Global Financial Crisis and the Great Depression. Cambodia too has not been left unscathed in this devastation and the pandemic brought the economy to a grinding halt in 2020. Like most disasters and economic shocks, it led to disproportionately affecting people […]
Earlier this year, The Goodridge Foundation donated $20,000 to enable 189 Cambodians to participate in HHA Cambodia’s Home Food Garden Program. An update from HHA Cambodia’s Managing Director, Thai San, is below: “We started to use the funds in May this year, and 160 out of 189 families have selected and distributed the resources to date. […]
We love seeing the success of the programs we financially support in Cambodia. Read below for the story of Phalla, a woman who took part in the Home Food Garden Project. Phalla is a 55-year old mother of five who lives with her husband in a small house in rural Siem Reap. The COVID-19 outbreak […]
Whilst we usually like to remain upbeat, we need to be honest with you; the COVID-19 situation in Cambodia is at a critical point. Last Year’s Outbreak Last year, Cambodia came through the COVID-19 pandemic relatively unscathed, outbreak-wise. They recorded less than 400 COVID-19 cases, and zero deaths. Unfortunately, their economy was shattered, and our […]
Last year, Cambodia came through the COVID-19 pandemic relatively unscathed, outbreak-wise. They recorded less than 400 COVID-19 cases, and zero deaths. However, their economy was shattered. Economic Impact of COVID-19 Cambodia’s tourism industry, which usually contributes around one-third of GDP (OECD 2019), was been decimated due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. International arrivals contracted by […]
This post is written by Salin Loeum, the Education & Community Manager from our program partner, HHA Cambodia. Salin is a founding member of HHA Cambodia, and has been working with the organisation for 10 years. Salin was a recipient of the 2019 Diana Award. Strengthening the quality of education is not a single issue. […]
Not only is it International Womens Day, today is also the 10th birthday of our program partner, Human and Hope Association Cambodia (HHA Cambodia). HHA Cambodia was founded in March 2011 when a group of villagers saw an absence of education in their commune. They knew that education was the key to alleviating poverty in […]
*Meet So, a preschool student who studies at HHA Cambodia. So joined the program in October 2019. He lived in extreme poverty with his parents and two-year-old sister, and when COVID-19 hit, both of his parents lost their jobs. So’s family was supported by HHA Cambodia with emergency food packs, and his mother began studying […]