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 ...
AIA-ISF Youth League Makes a Splash in Battambang As the sun rose over a tropical backdrop, 40 football teams and their supporters gathered at Visal Club in Battambang province. While excitement was crackling in the air, the queue to have everyone's temperature taken was an orderly one. For many of the youth ...
Sreynuth Uses Football to Challenge Gender Stereotypes Sreynuth's love of sports came early. Growing up in a rural area not far from Siem Reap, she started playing informal football matches at a very young age. She was also driven to gain an education. Her dedication paid off. The 19-year-old became the first ...
ISF Education Programme 2020 Year in Review It's finally 2021, and we've happily opened our doors for a new school year. While we are basking in the feeling of starting fresh, we can't help but be proud of the accomplishments we made last year. As we come out of that genuinely extraordinary ...
ISF Football Programme 2020 Year in Review 2020 required a tremendous demonstration of flexibility and perseverance for ISF's Football Programme team. Like every other sports education programme, our operations were hit hard by the global pandemic. But when faced with the seemingly impossible challenges of restrictions on travel and gatherings, our committed team ...
How ISF Made 2020 Our Greenest Year Ever ISF Cambodia's mission is to help lift children out of poverty with a mix of education, healthcare, and access to sport. But that is not our only strategy to help create a better world. We are also committed to improving our community through environmental ...
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 ...
