Happy New Year!At JWOC we are excited about everything 2013 holds and we would like you to be a part of it – this year we're asking you to make a New Year’s resolution to get others involved and make your support go even further.We've got four simple ways you can get...
Author: Communications Manager
Vantha reflects on the importance on the scholarship programme
In this post Vantha discusses the difference a JWOC scholarship can make and shares some photos of the new students with their families and homes. There are many students who try hard to fight the education battle to help them achieve their future goals. Students...
Gift Giving with JWOC
Season's Greetings! It’s December already and we’re counting down to the holiday season. This year JWOC has got four great ways to help you celebrate this time of giving while also helping communities in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.Find out more below- we’re...
Making a difference from afar at Thanksgiving
As hard as it is to believe, November is here again and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. For the first time in 10 years I am actually celebrating Thanksgiving here in the US, a strange experience after years of trying desperately to find a turkey dinner in...
Sreylin shares her story.
A recent JWOC Graduate, Sreylin Chum, shares the experiences she had whilst volunteering for four years in JWOC’s Free Classes Project. In this post she discusses the knowledge she gained, the opportunities it provided, and her future goals and...
Stories from Community Liaison and Assistance
In this post we look at two of the people helped by JWOC’s Community Liaison and Assistance Project. This project was started last year in response to the extended flooding that hit Cambodia and other parts of Southeast Asia. Our activities were initially relief work...
A note from Seng, Clean Water Manager
In this post new Clean Water Manager Seng talks about the current Clean Water activities and what is coming up next. I am Seng and I have been working two months as Clean Water Project Manager in Journeys Within Our Community organization, but I was previously a...
2012 Back to School Wish List
UPDATE: We have now received funding for all the items on the list! Thank you to everyone that donated and helped make Back to School a success.Back to School! This familiar phrase is all around us now, signifying the end of the summer vacation and the start of...
Playing games and making friends…
In her blog Claire describes the themes and games of the different summer activity weeks as well as making a new Khmer friend....My name is Claire and I am one of the five volunteer staff who came to JWOC from England to run the Summer School this year. I am halfway...