Sarah, our Education and Volunteer Manager has been with us for 9 months, she talks to us about her experiences with the Free Classes team and how JWOC has inspired her and so many people in our community.During my time as the Education and Volunteer Manager I have...
Free Classes
New Experiences and New challenges – thank you JWOC
Hello! I am Vuth Vanna, a 2nd year scholarship student at JWOC attending USEA university. I want to tell you how volunteering with the Free Classes Program at JWOC has helped my studies. It is a wonderful feeling to be studying both at JWOC and at university because I...
Nesa gives her thoughts on her first 3 months at JWOC
My name is Khuon sonesa. I have been working for JWOC for around 3 months as a Child Development Coordinator and Librarian. I am also a part-time teacher here. I am very glad to be a staff member at JWOC. Being a Child Development Coordinator and Librarian is a new...
The Collette Foundation caring for our community
Our school in Cambodia has over 700 students attending classes every week and many more visiting for workshops, the library and fun activities. It is constantly buzzing and has become a true refuge and opportunity-builder for our local community. This amazing school...
Free Classes Program
In this blog, we hear from Somit Mat about the Sewing Classes and the graduate livelihood projects.Hello everyone, my name is Somit. I am originally from Kompong Thom province, Siem Reap’s neighboring province on the way to Phnom Penh. I moved to Siem Reap in 2005 to...
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...
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...
Art at JWOC
In this post Merabi, one of the TravelAid team, talks about the role of art at JWOC and introduces their wonderful mural....Arts and crafts are an important part of JWOC. Regular art classes are held for the children, where singing, dancing and story-telling are...