One of the most heartening aspects of teaching at JWOC has been theincurable eagerness and enthusiasm of the students. Many of them walk,cycle, or even push their way in wheelchairs to the JWOC Englishclasses from their homes which can be 20kms away, and yet...
Author: Chea Choeun
Five more sponsors needed!
You may remember I wrote a while ago asking you to consider becoming a sponsor of one of our 24 new scholarship students. The great news is that many of you decided to help change a life this year and have become new sponsors. However, we still need five more sponsors...
Microfinance Volunteers
As his blog post this month Bora has a video that shows the collaborative work between JWOC and Melbourne Microfinance Initiative. To find out more about JWOC's Microfiance Project click here.
Clean Water Update from Sokhorn
In this post Clean Water Project Manager Sokhorn gives his thanks to all Clean Water Project donors and outlines the activities that have taken place in our most recent Clean Water village. Dear Clean Water DonorsOn behalf of the stakeholders in the Clean Water...
Change a life this year
This picture shows last year's new students, can you help us welcome 24 more this year? This new academic year JWOC would like to support 24 new students in their ambition to attend university and improve their prospects. But...we can only do this with your help!...
275,000 Non-profits fail to submit financial reports
Last month Guidestar published the news that 275,000 Non-profits in the US had repeatedly failed to submit financial details and were therefore losing their 501(c)3 status. You'll be pleased to know JWOC wasn't one of these! We submit our independently reviewed...
Watch Somit’s Video
For his post this month Free Classes Project Manager, Somit, decided to make a video to explain the need for and the benefits of his project. Watch the video to find out more- You can also get more details about the Free Classes Project here.
Hygiene Training in Doun Keo
As part of the Clean Water Project we carry out hygiene training in each village we work with. The last three weeks have been training time in Duon Keo, our latest village partner. We got great levels of attendance and it was also an opportunity to test out some...
A short Microfinance story
Meet Kim...Kim is originally from Takeo Province but has lived in Siem Reap for most of her adult life. Since her husband left her a year ago she has been living with her daughter’s family. The picture above shows her with one of her granddaughters.The money she earns...