On May 15th, we celebrated the Vesak Boja which is a big and important Buddhist Festival in Cambodia all our students attended and enjoyed this time together with the community.
Our previous intake of sewing training students graduated in March 2025 and our new group commenced in April 2025. This programme is funded by the Park Hyatt Hotel in Siem Reap and we are very grateful for their ongoing support. We have 9 students for this intake who will spend 8 months in the programme.
These young women come from very disadvantaged backgrounds and have little if any opportunities to gain new skills to help them improve their lives. At the end of their course we donate a sewing machine and sewing start up package to each student. Many go on to work in their own business or are able to find employment in Siem Reap.
Ted Talk : Hope is the Most Powerful Force in the World | Somnieng Houern
Somnieng Houern has touched the lives of thousands in his native Cambodia. The Harvard-educated former monk shares his personal story of survival, why he believes hope is the most powerful force in the world and what he’s doing to bring that power to the most vulnerable.