Education first, football second for star player Sreyda At ten years of age, Sreyda* left her home in Takeo Province to move to Phnom Penh with her older sister who hoped that ISF’s Catch-Up Education Programme could offer her sibling a chance at receiving a quality education. Sreyda is one of nine ...
Bicycles break down barriers to education in Cambodia In Cambodia, distance is often a barrier to accessing education. Children, who often bear the brunt of many domestic chores, arrive late and tired at school after their long journey and inevitably fall behind. By providing bicycles to children who must travel long distances ...
We're delighted to share with you, our first ever Impact Report. Download here. This report, details the highlights of 2018 and contains stories from our students as well as facts and figures on our programmes and projects. While our report shares many of positive stories of our work and we want to shout it ...
Experiential Learning Trip: Phnom Sontuk In February 2019, 30 of our state school students, enrolled in grade 7 and 8, enjoyed an experiential learning trip to Phnom Santok, a cultural and natural site located in Ko Koh village, Kampong Thom Province. Surrounded by mountains, the site is home to many ancient heritages ...
On Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 15 students from ISF’s two Education Centres competed in the final round of ISF’s English Speaking Contest. The contest, which took place at the Stung Meanchey Education Centre, was open to all ISF students with the aim to: Inspire students to speak more English outside their classrooms. Motivate students to ...
Kun* joined ISF’s Catch-up Education programme in 2014 at the age of 10 at grade 1. Originally from Kampong Cham province, Cambodia, he relocated to the Kingdom's capital Phnom Penh at an early age and was raised by his sisters after his parents died when he was just three years old. Kun is currently being ...
Sok* is the only child of a family of eight to have the opportunity to attend school. Due to extreme poverty, Sok’s parents weren’t able to afford to send their children to school but thanks to ISF’s Education Programme, Sok started school for the first time at age 10 in grade 1 back in 2012. ...
Every October, ISF’s teachers organise final exams all the students in our Catch-up Education Programme to take evaluate their abilities and ascertain if they are ready to enter Cambodian state school. In 2018, we had 25 students from our Chbar Ampov Education Centre graduate from the programme and enter state school. We will continue to ...
Chan* joined ISF’s Education Programme at the age of 10 in grade 1. Currently a state school student in grade 9, he wishes to finish his education but earlier this year seemed doubtful as he was struggling with the cost of daily living expenses. Chan’s parents died when he was just a baby and he ...
Children who graduate from our Catch-up Education Programme have attained the necessary grade for their age to enable them to enter state school. At state school, students study Khmer, Social Science, Math and sciences for half a day. ISF supports them to attend state school and provides students with uniforms, school materials, monthly food parcels ...
Earlier this month, grade 9 student Ratha* sat the state exams which would determine if she could proceed to grade 10. Despite needing to do housework after school, she made sure to complete her homework every night in preparation and even signed up for extra classes. “I was committed to working hard to pass the ...
18-year-old Thavy*, a beneficiary of ISF's Education Programme, used to live in Takeo Province in southwest Cambodia with her family. Despite attending school there for six years, she could not read or write well growing up. At 13 years old, she moved to Phnom Penh with her sister and discovered ISF. She restarted from grade ...
