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 ...
Sarim’s Story, Part 1: His Journey from Poverty to ISF One of the most fulfilling things we experience at ISF is watching someone flourish as a benefit of our work, whether that’s a student, a football player, or a staff member. In the case of Sarim - it’s all three! With football ...
Sarim’s Story, Part 2: Rising to Footballing Excellence In the first part of Sarim’s story, we heard about how he travelled from poverty in rural Cambodia to a slum in Phnom Penh. It was there that he met one of ISF’s earliest staff members, who helped him to fulfill his dream of ...
ISF’s Football Programme Scores a Hat Trick with 3 Award Nominations! Our football coaches have been hit particularly hard by COVID-19 in 2020. They usually thrive on travelling around Cambodia,working directly with young players, and the physicality of contact sport—all of which has been impossible due to physical distancing and travel restrictions. ...
Makara Is Excited to Be Back On The Pitch Makara* is proud of the path he’s chosen. When he walks onto the pitch and meets the excited eyes of the crowd or the roar of the crowd propels him to a goal, he feels overjoyed. At 12 years old, Makara already envisions ...
Football Gave Kunthea’s Life Meaning Again Kunthea always loved football. He’d been an avid player since he was a primary school student. His passion held strong even as he worked diligently towards a bachelor’s degree univeruniversity. But all that came to an end when a car accident took his sight. Recovery was ...
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 ...
Monika Can't Wait to Get Back to School! Monika* can't wait to get back to class. Since she started with ISF's Catch-Up Progamme in 2019, she's made a number of new friends and blossomed under the guidance of her teachers. While she studies with us, she also has access to healthcare, sport ...
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 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 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 ...
ISF Social Workers Describe Life on The COVID-19 Frontlines “We’re doing everything we can to stop kids from dropping out of education forever,” says Sree, ISF social worker. “But things are very hard out there. There’s more poverty, more drugs and more violence since the virus came.” Many people have compared the ...
