JWOC Blog
Alumni Corner: Dany
My name is Dany. I have one brother and six sisters. I am the youngest and the only one with the opportunity to go to University. Most of my siblings finished Grade 5 or 6 only because they had to help the family a lot. When I was young, I usually spent my time...
Alumni Corner: Sophea
My name is Sophea. Before I lived in Banteay Meanchey Province. After my grandfather passed away, I moved to Siem Reap to study and live with my parents. When I was 12, my father left. During that time one NGO called JWOC came to my village and found out that many...
Alumni Corner: Tep
My name is Morn Tep. My hometown is in Prey Veng Province, very far from Siem Reap. In 2004, I moved here and studied at Bakong High School, about 15 km away. When I lived in the countryside, I had no goals at all because I looked after the cows and fished, but in...
Student Corner: Neth’s JWOC Journey (so far)
My name is Neth. I live in Siem Reap city, but I’m originally from Kampong Cham province, which is about 250km from Siem Reap. I moved here after I graduated high school at the end of 2015. Before I became a scholarship student at JWOC, I was an English Free Classes...
Navigating interviews: insights from Sothida and Yen
JWOC ran a self-development course to equip the Scholarship Students with better Interview Skills. It was a short version of the well-known ‘how to prepare for an elevator’s pitch’! The turnaround was great, all Scholarships Students participated to this training...
A ‘360 view’ of our Scholarship student, Sophoas
Some weeks ago, was the French Week in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Being French, I took this opportunity to check out the weekly events offered. Plus, it took place at the Raffles Grand Hotel, one of the oldest hotels, hence I couldn’t miss on this opportunity. Now that it...
Student and Staff Corner: Borey
Tell me a bit about yourself? My name is Borey, I am 25 years old and I am a Scholarship student and staff member at JWOC, working as a Support Officer with the Free Classes Program. What are you studying at University? I am a student at USEA studying English for...
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Journeys Within Our Community (JWOC) is a non-profit organization working in Cambodia to empower low-income Cambodians to lead their communities by providing educational and personal development opportunities, inspiring a mindset of co-responsibility and social service. JWOC is certified with a Gold Seal of Transparency by GuideStar.org.
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