Pheary dreamt of becoming an English teacher when she grew up but her high school in the countryside didn’t offer English classes, and there were no opportunities to study English privately. Recognizing that English and computer skills would be critical…
While the last six months have been full of challenges, it has also been marked by opportunity and new chapters. We are thrilled to share that after an extended period of exploration and due diligence, EYC has entered into an…
Imagine at the age of seven, spending your evenings selling balloons to passersby on the busy streets of Phnom Penh. That is the life Seyha, now 21, led for almost a decade. Working often late into the night to earn…
If you have donated online to Empowering Youth in Cambodia (EYC) in the past, you probably have noticed that your donation is processed on the One World Children's Fund site. Since this can sometimes cause confusion, we thought we would…
When we say that our partner organizations are partners in the truest sense of the word, we really mean it! The Canadian International School (CIS) of Phnom Penh has demonstrated their investment in and commitment to EYC’s students and communities…
What a year 2020 is proving to be. Back in January, the Youth School community was rocked by a devastating fire that destroyed 150 homes leaving 175 families (roughly 850 people) homeless. To support this already marginalized community, generous donors stepped up with…
To our dear EYC family near and far, What a difficult time the world is going through at the moment. Facts show that we are all affected – as of today, it seems no part of the world is untouched…
"Find Your Talent. Create Your Future," EYC's motto, could not ring more true than for the life of a young man named Rithy. In fact, when he first heard it, he wondered if it had been written about him and…
Dear Friends, I offer sincere thanks for the outpouring of support EYC received following the devastating fires in the Youth School community, and I would like to provide an update on the…
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…