COVID-19 has had a devastating economic impact on Cambodia, particularly Siem Reap, whose main industry is tourism. Schools and training institutions have been closed until November, leaving many without education as they don’t have access to the internet or televisions to participate in their school’s online learning. 150,000 garment workers have been temporarily suspended and […]
One quarter of the students who study at Human and Hope Association Cambodia are illiterate, despite attending public school. One in five Cambodian men and one in four Cambodian women over the age of 15 are illiterate (UNDP2018). To change these statistics, the Khmer language program was founded in 2014 to provide dedicated language classes […]
Numerous five-year olds in Human and Hope Association Cambodia’s community are at-risk of not being enrolled in public school. They come from families living below the poverty line and either go to work with their parents, stay at home unsupervised, or work themselves. To address this, a preschool program was implemented in 2013. Since the […]
This month marked the beginning of a new sewing semester in Cambodia, with six women joining the program. These women were recruited in the community by Human and Hope Association’s Vocational Training Manager, Savdy, along with graduates from the program. This has become an effective way of building trust with potential students, as they can […]
As part of our governance process, we conduct annual monitoring visits to our project partner, Human and Hope Association Cambodia. Overall, we are very pleased with how the 2019 visit went, and are happy to share the report with you from our CEO, Sally Hetherington. Education Projects The English classes continue to have a 90% […]
Today we are sharing with you the story of Heang, a Cambodian woman who has greatly benefitted from the sewing program we financially support in Siem Reap. Heang is one of eight children who didn’t quite make it to the end of high school; she had to drop out in grade eleven as her parents […]