Sokhym

Sokhym (age 19) recently passed her 12th grade exam and will be attending university in Phnom Penh. One of 8 children in her family, her parents are very old and, thus, unable to provide all the support they would like to provide their children. More...

Thilen

Thilen (age 12) will enter the 7th grade this month at her local school in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. A student in our Kampong Cham IPP since 2003, she has a very supportive and loving family who desperately want to see her succeed in school. More...

Vanda

Vanda (age 15) is a student in the Kandal IPP who will enter the 9th grade this year. She became a CASF student in 2003 when in the 6th grade – the grade in which many Cambodian girls stop going to school. Currently, Vanda ranks #2 in her class of 54 which she says has only been possible because of CASF’s continued support. More...

Women in Cambodia do not enjoy equal access to education, paid employment, land ownership and other property rights. Women also suffer from poor to non-existent reproductive health services. They are generally in a disadvantaged position in both family and society.