Build dreams! Send Cambodian Students to College!

Sometimes opportunity can be a matter of luck and sometimes seizing an opportunity is the culmination of years of quiet hard work and persistant  effort. This persistance and quiet hard work has now paid off for one young man.

Yu, age 22 , is one of our college students. He  graduated in 2012  from Baphnom District High School in rural Prey Veng Province. He is currently studying for a degree in business at Human Resources University in Phnom Penh and until recently,  he had been working part time as an instructor in traditional dance at our Champey Academy of Arts.  To save on his living expenses, Yu has also , for  the past 3 years,  been sleeping at night in the classroom at our arts school , as do several other of our scholars from Prey Veng.

Now in   his 4th  year in college, Yu has landed an accounting job at a small microfinance company  in Phnom Penh, putting him a step closer to pursuing his dream of becoming a banker. His new salary ,  $ 150 per month,  allows him to be able to afford to live more independently and have modest housing outside of the dance school while he completes his degree.

Most importantly, Yu's  college courses have provided him with a set of  marketable skills, enabling him to complete the  big step from a life of rural poverty into the professional life of the middle class.

 Your support of our Kasumisou Scholars, allowed Yu to access a college education and this opportunity   has helped Yu to help himself to break free of the cycle of inherited poverty.

Our congratulations to Yu on his success and our thanks to you, our donors, for making this all possible.

Barbara & Mark Rosasco