"With the help of our donors, Journeys Within Our Community (JWOC) has provided vulnerable Cambodian youth with the opportunity to better their lives through four years of university education as well as additional courses at JWOC. These opportunities ensure that they...
Scholarships
JWOC students and alumni selected for PEPY’s Youth Innovators’ Space and Incubator
PEPY Empowering Youth is one of JWOC’s partners - a local non-profit and NGO providing personal and professional development training to rural youth in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This organization team led by local Cambodians is dedicated to helping youth identify their...
What it costs to sponsor a JWOC Scholarship Student in 2021
With the help of our donors, JWOC awards scholarships that enable gifted youth from low-income families to attend University in Siem Reap. We are excited to announce that we will be re-opening JWOC's Scholarship Program in 2021, after pausing recruitment for the first...
Sreykeo and Sopheap become Changemakers with Phum Impact Siem Reap
Phum Impact is an initiative by Impact Hub Phnom Penh and acts to boost young innovative entrepreneurs in Cambodia's provinces. Recently, our scholarship student, Sreykeo, and one of our alumni, Sopheap, were chosen to be a part of Phum Impact Siem Reap's Changemaker...
Collette’s Changemakers complete their youth leadership projects for 2020!
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...
Putting choice (and cash) in the hands of Cambodian youth
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...
Student Corner: Sokunthy and Borey go to Thailand for their Teaching Practicum!
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...
Collette’s Changemakers begin working on their projects!
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...
Alumni Corner: Sopheap’s exchange in Norway and Nepal!
My name is Sopheap. I am working now with Transparency International Cambodia as a Project Assistant based in Siem Reap. I work with 4 provinces: Siem Reap, Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear and Banteay Meanchey. I work to build youth and citizens, and promote national...