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,…
If EYC is a family, then Sothearoth is one of its matriarchs! Her journey with EYC began in 2007 when she started taking English classes at Aziza. The school was located in The White Building (slum community) where she was…
My name is Sry, and I am a 23-year-old former student at Youth School. Over a year ago, I became the Social Worker for Lakeside School, and recently, I started as a part-time English teacher at Youth School. After graduating from…
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…