by Christin Spoolstra | Jan 18, 2023 | Covid19 Strategy, Featured, Headline, Learning Center, Schools
We can’t help everyone. This is the harsh reality of our work which we grapple with every day. We constantly feel its weight: 2,800 students in our programs, out of how many more who need a hand up? Over 200 university scholarships awarded so far by PLF, but how many...
by Christin Spoolstra | Aug 21, 2021 | Featured, Headline, News from the Field, Schools, Staff, Workshops
Most small NGOs try to hide the reality that we’re all learning to fly while midair. Our Get Real series shows that we won’t ever hide those bumps and bruises. Most NGOs, like PLF, are understaffed and overworked with to-do lists that seem only ever to grow and all...
by Christin Spoolstra | Jul 23, 2021 | Featured, Headline, Schools
PLF students at Knar Village have always struggled to complete school even more than our students who live in much more remote areas. It’s been disheartening and frustrating for years. The search for the reason why has become a focus in the last couple of years....
by Christin Spoolstra | Aug 20, 2020 | Covid19 Strategy, Featured, News from the Field, Schools
With updated hygiene rules to keep our students and librarians safe, we’ve been thrilled to keep our libraries open during this time. For many students, the libraries have been a lifeline to keeping them engaged with learning since their study hours have been so...
by Christin Spoolstra | May 22, 2020 | Covid19 Strategy, Featured, Food & Wellness
Food is one of the most basic needs that every human must meet. For many of the students in rural Cambodia, a country where 32% of children are malnourished, that need is instead only a daily hope: hope that the harvest will be good that year, hope that their parent...
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