THE ROBERTSON FAMILY VOLUNTEER We had an incredible family holiday to Laos and Cambodia, spending 1 week in Laos and 3 weeks in Cambodia. In Cambodia we spent 4 nights in Siem Reap. We visited Angkor and the floating villages, travelling by bicycle and tuk tuk. We visited the temples at both sunrise and sunset […]
“In our year group we have created a committee who dedicate themselves to helping support the Cambodian teachers and students. We have formed a set of current and future goals. Instead of giving presents within our class and friendship groups, Year 9 at SCEGGS Darlinghurst is giving much-needed school and sporting supplies. We believe it is […]
The Year 10 Commerce students at SCEGGS Darlinghurst have donated the profits from their class business to support the salary of our English/computer teacher at the Shintoshin School in Cambodia. The girls worked for 8 weeks (under the guidance of their teachers Sarah Hibbert and Daniel Mahon) to create a small business; including designing logos, business plans, marketing […]
Earlier this year we put out an appeal to help us build a new house for Girls Be Ambitious sponsored student, Srey Touch and her sister. They were living in a house that was falling down. They lived alone and it wasn’t safe on a number of levels. While we don’t usually devote funds to […]
The children at the Shintoshin School were very happy to receive some of the clothes donated by our supporters for our fundraising Garage Sale. Not many of the kid’s clothes sold at our sale, so we packed them up and distributed them to some very excited children in the village. We’ll be asking for more […]
We are very pleased to announce that the English/computer teacher at the Hironaka School will travel to Phnom Penh for the July-Sept school holidays to attend 2 1/2 months of training. We have wonderful supporters, Jim and Maggie Gleisner, who will cover the costs of the course as well as his room and board while […]
What a fantastic way to celebrate International Women’s Day! A huge thanks to everyone who came out to our Mascot by Moonlight movie fundraiser last night! We had a great turnout, with a number of fantastic new supporters come along. In the end, we managed to raise $525. Not bad for a group of friends […]
We are very happy to announce that 14 girls from The Hironaka School have been chosen for sponsorship through the Girls Be Ambitious program. Thanks again to our wonderful sponsors: Wendy Evans, Cleo Mees, Julie Sundberg, Kirsten Christian, Janice Adonis, Daniela Peloso, Nareekul Abbott, Fiona Robertson, Em Moore, Maggie Gleisner, Anita Tesoriero, Mario & Antonieta […]
From August 5 to 9, World Assistance for Cambodia is conducting a professional development workshop to improve the skills of their English and computer teachers. The workshop will be held at the Learning Center of the Bright Future Kids Home in Kandal. This year they welcome Jared Johnson, a teacher from the Tokyo International School, […]
