When I reflect on what sort of an experience Cambodia was for all of us, although the words may sound cheap or meaningless, Cambodia was truly a life-changing, eye-opening and worldview-shifting experience, and one that I know will stay with…
Matesabroad Foundation defines ignorance as "taking a stance to ignore," and they are working to combat this ignorance by "providing the opportunity for Australian school students and their teachers to experience another culture, another way of life and to step beyond…
When Ericka was about nine-years-old, her father, a goldsmith, was sent to jail. This meant that she and her 11 month-old brother left Phnom Penh to go live with their aunt in the countryside. To help with her aunt's expenses,…
What are the challenges facing girls in Cambodia? One of the biggest challenges for girls in Cambodia is access to education. In families, particularly poor families, girls are expected to help their parents with everything from looking after younger children,…
Why is the Team Leader Program so Crucial to EYC? By fostering the development of future leaders, the Team Leader program ensures that the spirit and ethos of EYC -- accountability, compassion, empathy, and generosity -- will continue in the years ahead.…
20-year-old Kolboth has a long history with EYC. In fact, it was his family's house near the White Building, that EYC rented to open Aziza. When Kolboth was six-years-old, he and his brother moved in with his aunt at the…
EYC's Sports Coordinator, Nara, was recently featured in the Phnom Penh Post article, "The young Cambodia escaping poverty using the beautiful game." Nara's love of football and the positive impact the sport has had on his life led him to…
EYC knows that we can’t create life-changing opportunities alone. To open the world to our students, we rely on an incredible network of partnerships including higher education institutions. The partnership we have with Pannasastra University of Cambodia (PUC) and Bridgewater State…
In 2015 Dr. Ben Carson, an English professor at Bridgewater State University (BSU) in Massachusetts, led his first group of students on a study tour to Cambodia where they volunteered and taught English at EYC. Dr. Carson became involved with…
In August, Pagna, a 19-year-old EYC scholarship student, arrived in the US to begin his yearlong study abroad program as a political science student at Bridgewater State University (BSU) in Massachusetts. In the five months since his arrival, Pagna has…