Category: Stories
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NFE Centre Gives Hope to Promising Student
Cheng Im* is a 14-year-old girl living with her mother and her younger brother in Chankiri village, just outside of Poipet, in the northeastern province of Banteay Meanchey. She comes from a very modest household. Her single mother, Sreymom, works as an assistant in a beauty salon and earns a monthly wage that barely allows…
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Two Generations of NFE Students Share Their Story
Arunny* walks around DT’s main centre with her eight-year-old son, Ponleak*, on the day of the Lifelong Learning Center inauguration. She is quite comfortable on the premises as they are familiar to her. A former Non-Formal Education (NFE) student herself, she holds the program in high regard and has her two sons attending in Grade 6…
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Rescued By Damnok Toek: A Girl’s Success Story
Bopha* is thin and frail but possesses a commanding presence. She speaks softly, yet her words carry the intensity of a young woman overcoming past trauma with an unwavering determination to succeed. She has quite literally grown up in Damnok Toek, having been rescued from homelessness, abuse, and street scavenging when she was merely 8 years old. Today, she is 22,…
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