Build dreams! Send Cambodian Students to College!

Congratulations to Ms. S for her  dedicated passion,  pursuit and achievement of excellence!

First of all, our sincere thanks to all of our wonderful donors, who, through their loyalty and generosity, have empowered our newest college graduate Ms. S to graduate this past month from university .

Ms. S is 28 years old . Throughout her college years and before, she has been  working full time ( 6 days per week)  doing bookkeeping and accounting , in the office at Champey Academy of Arts in Phnom Penh. Champey Academy is Kasumisou Foundation’s arts school which provides instruction in traditional arts (dance, music, drawing and painting) to young people in Phnom Penh totally free of charge.

Since she was just a toddler, Ms. S and her family have been receiving support of various kinds from Kasumisou Foundation. At times, during  those many years, Ms. S  and her family had experienced significant hardship. However, with support from Kasumisou and one very generous family in New York City,  Ms. S never waivered in her pursuit of her goals. She   completed her bachelor’s degree  in English late last year and she walked, earlier this month,  in the  official graduation ceremony  of her university, the Pannasastra University of Cambodia (PUC).  PUC is a private university that was originally established in1997 and opened in 2000. PUC is the first higher learning institution in Cambodia that  provides an English- based education in all subjects and it  is officially  accredited by Cambodia’s Ministry of Education.  

This very talented and motivated young woman already speaks excellent English and she is now looking forward to pursuing a Master’s degree in English language and literature  this  fall.  Her ultimate goal is to become a university professor of English. The tuition cost for her two year Master’s degree program will be slightly more than $1,500 per year and we hope to be able to provide her with significant financial support.

We hope that you will join with us in offering our congratulations to Ms. S for her remarkable achievements to date and our best wishes for even more to come in her future endeavors!

We often stand by and watch world events and bemoan that we, as individuals, cannot change “ the world”. Yet, here is Ms. S, who, over the years,  has become an accomplished young adult. Your support  has indeed changed her world.  Our sincere thanks to our wonderful donors. This has been  made possible  by each one of you.

We hope that you will join us on July 10 for the GlobalGiving July Bonus  Day when GlobalGiving will offer a donar match of 20% to 40% on donations  of $100 to $ 1000. 

As the saying goes, it sometimes takes a village to get thngs done.... so please, consider joining our "Village" to empower young adults like Ms.  S to pursue the dream of a college degree.

Thank you ,

Barbara & Mark