ISF 2022 Year in Review It’s finally 2023, 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 time, take ...
A school dropout turned ISF intern - Vatey's story Some ISF students don't stop with formal education after high school. Example: Vatey*, a 23-year-old who entered ISF in 2013. "Now, I'm doing first year of my studies at Human Resource University." It hasn't been easy. Vatey lives in central Phnom ...
How ISF's Education Programme changes lives - Srey Roth's story Like many Cambodian children, Srey Roth*, now 18, was uprooted from her native Prey Veng province when her parents emigrated to Phnom Penh, seeking better employment opportunities. Despite what they had hoped for, they could only find low-paid jobs and ...
ISF Mobile Librarian’s Story - Rida Now 18 years old, Rida started going to ISF in 2013. It led to, among other good things, his first important work experience — as a mobile librarian, reaching out to his community and helping others to learn the fundamental skill of reading. Like ...
ISF’s mission inspires the organisation’s first graduate to pay it forward. In January of 2022, ISF’s first high school graduate received his Bachelor of Tourism and Creation Management from the National Taiwan University. Inspired by his journey with ISF, he joined the team at Formosa Budding Hope Association (FBHA) - ...
Linklaters’ mentorship teach problem-solving skills integral for success To help build employability skills, ISF’s Education Programme has partnered with Linklaters, a leading global law firm, to provide mentorship and career counselling to university students enrolled in our Employment Programme. Every month, students virtually meet one-on-one with a Linklaters mentor and ...
After dropping out in Grade 5, one ISF student celebrates his acceptance to study bioengineering at university. After extreme poverty forced LyEng out of Grade 5, he and his parents relocated to Phnom Penh’s Stung Meanchey, where they learned about ISF’s Education Programme. Enrolling in ISF’s Catch-Up Education Programme ...
How Linklaters Helps Change The Lives of Our Students ISF is a garden spot of education in the challenging Cambodian landscape, offering underprivileged kids and families many social services beyond reading and writing. That includes sport and coaching, literacy programs, healthcare and more — all changing lives for the ...
ISF Cambodia Life Skills Programme tackles plastic rubbish and pollution in their Stung Meanchey Community Clean-Up Day On the 17th Anniversary of the Coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni, ISF Cambodia (ISF) students from the Life Skills Programme and the Education Programme took the opportunity to conduct an environmental clean-up day in ...
ISF's Employment Programme provides pathways out of poverty Waving goodbye to her coworkers, Dara joins the swarm of workers headed home for the day. Growing up, she recalls her family scavenging for food in the nearby sewage system. Now a Sales Officer at an international finance company in Phnom Penh, Dara ...
Phnom Penh Crown Football Club top the league when it comes to giving back There aren’t many positive things to be said about a pandemic, but one is that friendships can become stronger as people – and organisations – step up to support each other in the time of need. That’s ...
Looking back on a year unlike any other ISF has just launched our latest Impact Report to share the highs and lows of 2020. No one could have imagined what the year would turn out to be. It was a difficult time full of challenges and disruptions for everyone. Like many organisations ...
