By Barbara Rosasco | Secretary & Treasurer
Meet Our College Students
The Fall semester is about to begin and it is an ideal time to introduce/reintroduce all of the students in our Kasumisou Scholars program.
Each one of the 11 students in college program is a young adult who has participated in at least one of our programs and who, against remarkable odds, has successfully completed high school. In a country where only an estimated 40% of all students finish high school, all of these 11 students have overcome significant challenges and obstacles to achieve their dream of starting a college education. Several of these students are “ firsts” in their family. He or she is the first person in the family to attend school and to know how to read. For others, the student may be the first to graduate from grade school or middle school or high school, and now, for all of our scholars, become the first to attend college.
The personal stories our students and their achievements inspire us to continue to help other disadvantaged children and students, such as those in our AIDS Patient Family Support Program and our Rural Assistance Program, to move forward. These personal stories of triumph by social and economic peers, enable students in fragile families, who are disadvantaged by parental illiteracy, extreme poverty, or HIV status, to believe in themselves so that they can work toward a brighter future.
Although tuition and living costs for each one our college students are very modest by American standards, it is important to keep in mind that unlike the USA, there are no student loan or aid packages in Cambodia, and these students don not receive family support. Their own families are making ends meet week to week. And, collectively, it takes significant funding to support our 11 young adult students.
Your generous support is what enables these students to pursue their dreams and we are so very grateful to you for your past and continued support.
Barbara & Mark Rosasco
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