Sun Savun’s Story
Sun Savun refuses to let the pandemic negatively affect his educational goals In 2011, Savun and his mother, Say Sun, moved to Phnom Penh in search of a better life and more job opportunities. However, living in the capital city was difficult. Say Sun struggled to find ...
New school closures, but the same old determination to keep our students educated
New school closures, but the same old determination to keep our students educated It’s been a time of fresh challenges for Cambodia and ISF. After a year where the country was spared the worst health impacts of COVID-19, the last two months has unfortunately seen a surge in cases and – tragically ...
ISF Nurses Work Selflessly in Times of COVID-19
ISF Nurses Work Selflessly in Times of COVID-19 Without a doubt, healthcare was 2020's hot topic. Coronavirus exposed gaping holes in healthcare systems globally, especially when it came to access for the impoverished. With the pandemic ravaging poor and marginalised communities like those we serve, it was imperative that ISF expanded our ...
ISF Helps Rotha Cross Education’s Digital Divide
ISF Helps Rotha Cross Education's Digital Divide Mandated closures have challenged schools to quickly implement online learning, which has exposed a digital divide. The gulf appears between students with access to technology and those without. The poor and marginalised children ISF helps are often on the deficient side of the divide, at ...
ISF Blown Away by the Generosity of Local Supporters LP 8
ISF Blown Away by the Generosity of Local Supporters LP 8 October 18 was a milestone day for ISF. We were proud to host Leadership Program Class 8 (LP 8) Excellent Team - an innovative group of Cambodian leaders, entrepreneurs and CEOs who are committed to lifting up Cambodian society even ...
Footprints and Face Masks: 6 Ways ISF is Keeping Students Safe During Reopening
Footprints and Face Masks: 6 Ways ISF is Keeping Students Safe During Reopening The date for when students will return to ISF learning centres in Steung Meanchey and Chbar Ampov is fast approaching. And when they return, they're likely to notice a few changes we've made in an effort to protect them ...
How the Pandemic Threatens Many of Our Student’s Futures
How the Pandemic Threatens Many of Our Student’s Futures After months of online lessons and weekly homework preparation, the ISF team is busy making final preparations to reopen schools as we know nothing can live up to face-to-face learning. While opening again is an exciting milestone, this does not mean that the ...
Cha-Ching Makes ISF Students Smarter About Money
Cha-Ching Makes ISF Students Smarter About Money On a bright Sunday afternoon in June 2019, Nary* sat down for a new class. It was on a subject she had no knowledge of but was interested in. Her curiosity was piqued when she heard about the workshop from one of ISF’s Employment Programme ...
Chanthy Finds a New Life Through Words
Chanthy Finds a New Life Through Words When harsh hair dying chemicals began to damage her health, Nov Chanthy closed her home salon and was on the lookout for work. So once her father fell ill, she readily took on his old job. She now continues his work as an ISF community ...
How ISF Is Nurturing Future Sport For Social Impact Leaders
How ISF Is Nurturing Future Sport For Social Impact Leaders At ISF, we’ve always believed that it’s not problems that matter most, given that problems are inevitable. It’s the way we respond to them that is truly important, as individuals and as an organization. COVID-19 has been a bigger problem than we ...
Bopha Isn’t Giving Her Studies a Break During COVID-19
Bopha Isn’t Giving Her Studies a Break During COVID-19 Things have changed drastically for Bopha*. Only months ago, she woke up early each day to change into her school uniform, now she can easily study in her pajamas. Even so, her study regimen is far from leisurely. While ISF’s Chbar Ampov campus ...
Ratana Adjusts to Learning at Home
Ratana Adjusts to Learning at Home In 2019, Ratana’s life was changed by one unplanned meeting. Her mother happened to meet an ISF social worker visiting her neighbourhood on a recruitment mission. Learning more about our holistic Education Programme, she saw it as an opportunity for her daughter to have a better ...
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Our home is in an old graveyard. When I was 8, I had to stop going to school, because I had to stay home and help my mother. I was so sad in my heart.
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