The education system in Cambodia continues to face many challenges, but during the past years there have been significant improvements. JWOC is one of the organizations in Cambodia that builds the capacities of young people by helping them become youth leaders who...
Kneath Heard joined the JWOC team as our Managing Director in 2015, and became our Executive Director in 2018. As he is preparing to leave JWOC at the end of the year, we sat down with him to talk about his highlights, biggest areas of learning, and plans for the...
The coronavirus has negatively impacted the tourist industry in Siem Reap, resulting in loss of income and jobs. Those affected include JWOC Scholarship students and recent high school graduates who come from low-income families, have little savings, and are...
Keisha is our Development Director. We chatted with her to find out more about her background before coming to Cambodia, what she has been doing at JWOC so far, and to talk about what she plans to do in her new role up until the end of 2020 and into 2021. Can you...
Konthea is our first local Managing Director who has been working with us for almost 8 years at JWOC in various roles. We had a conversation with her to find out how excited she is after her first month in the new role, and what she will do in order to help our...
In our Better Futures program, JWOC has been providing recent high school graduates with English, Computer, Career guidance and life skill training. Computer skills are essential in order to utilize computers and related technology efficiently, supports them to type,...
We spoke to Dara, our Computer Instructor, about his reflection on what he has been working on at JWOC so far ... Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? I'm Dara. I'm doing a bachelor's degree in ICT at the University of South East Asia (USEA). Originally, I'm...
Every year, the top 15 students on English Literature degrees at the University of South East Asia are chosen to participate in an international teaching practicum. Two of our students, Sokunthy and Borey went to Thailand to the University of South East Asia’s partner...
33 students in Year 3 and 4 of JWOC’s University Scholarship Program have begun identifying the key issues affecting them as youth. The topics range from social media use, to plastic, health problems, reading and lack of clear life goals. After brainstorming these...