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…
In April, EYC launched a Social Work program to formalize and expand work to support the many students struggling with challenges at home that negatively impact their ability to learn, hindering them from reaching their full potential and transcending the cycle…
What makes the Sports Program so important for EYC and what life lessons are the kids learning through sports? "I love our sports program and dream of seeing it grow because sports are essential for physical and mental wellbeing. Not…
Dyno, now 25 years old, first heard about EYC when he was 16. Team Leaders from Lakeside were opening Youth School in his community, and as two of the Team Leaders were hauling in school materials, they noticed Dyno outside…
We are delighted to announce that Pagna, a 19 year-old scholarship student from EYC, recently started a yearlong exchange program at Bridgewater State University (BSU) in Massachusetts where he is studying Political Science. He follows in the footsteps of Synoeun, an…
Imagine leaving home to study in another country in a language that is not your native tongue. What thoughts would be going through your head? For Pagna, a 19-year-old scholarship student from EYC, any trepidation he might feel fades in comparison…
Hello Friends of EYC! My name is Sovanara, but people usually call me Nara. I am 23 years old and live with my mom in a house near Lakeside School. In January 2018, I became the EYC Sports Coordinator. When I…