By Barbara Rosasco | Secretary & Treasurer
TWO NEW GRADUATES !
In late 2022 Ms. SR and Ms. S both completed their requirements for graduation with a Bachelor's degree. Ms.. SR has a degree in English and Ms. S has completed a degree in Inernational Relations. Both of these young women now have dreams of attending graduate school
These very accomplished young women have both had to overcome significant challenges in their lives. Many of our other students, in act, have also ucceeded despite obstacles such as extreme poverty, illness, loss of one or both parents, physical disability and more. Despite these challenges, the students in our program had set their "eyes on the prize" and continued, over the years to move forward, breaking through every sterotype of " disadvantage". Hard work, tenacity and sometime a bit of luck has enabled them to move forward toward a life changing achievement of a college degree.
Cambodia, is ranked neart the bottom of ASEAN countries for higher education among its population.
According to various 2020 articles including materials from The World Bank,it is estimated that in Cambodia
It is estimated that there are approxixmately 45 colleges and college level schools in Cambodia and an estimated annual enrollment that totals between 4,000 - 4,999 students.
Our program, started in 2013 , has remained small .because as a small foundation without an endowment or professional fund raisers on staff, we wanted to be cautious not to begin something long term, like a college program, unless we felt reasonably confident that we could sustain the journey of our students toward completing their degree.
The credit for the hard work that has led to the many achievements of our students , belongs, of course , to the students themselves. The debt of gratitude and our profound thanks for the 494 individual donations that, over a 10 year period raised a total of $49,213.47 on GlobalGiving, goes to you, our generous donors.
Please join us in congratulating our two newest college graduates !
Barbara & Mark
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