by Kate Allen | Mar 30, 2022 | Covid19 Strategy, Get Real, Mentorship, Scholarships, Schools
We all know what a disastrous effect Covid had globally – in terms of public health, but on so many other areas of life too. In Cambodia, devastation rampaged across the economy, education system, and the population’s psychological well-being. Now, we certainly...
by Kate Allen | Dec 29, 2021 | Featured, Get Real, Headline, News from the Field, Schools
Last week, our rural primary students at Romchek, Koh Ker, and Prey Kuol took our Grade 6 exam, which we organized to give them the chance to truly assess their readiness and capability to pass through to secondary school. You may remember that all Grade 6-ers at...
by Lori Carlson | Apr 23, 2021 | Covid19 Strategy, Featured, Get Real, Headline, News from the Field
One month ago schools closed again as COVID at long last got its grips on Cambodia. As we predicted at the time, the road has been a bit rough. Phnom Penh has become overwhelmed with cases, mostly stemming from factories and several local markets. As it sweeps...
by Lori Carlson | Aug 25, 2020 | Covid19 Strategy, Featured, Food & Wellness, Get Real, Headline, News from the Field
What’s happening in Cambodia’s Education System and How PLF is Responding In Mid-March when schools closed, over 100 PLF University students fled from Phnom Penh and returned to their villages. Timing was horrible as it was right at the end of the first half; many of...
by Lori Carlson | Aug 17, 2020 | Enrichment Programs, Featured, Get Real, Headline
Srayang Dormitory Becomes the Srayang Learning Center At our core, PLF is about equity. Our work in the broad sense is about knocking down barriers and forcing open doors for Cambodia’s rural population to access education. When we started, less than 7% of Cambodia’s...
by Lori Carlson | Jul 12, 2020 | Covid19 Strategy, Featured, Get Real, Headline
We’ve always considered ourselves to be pretty light on our feet; flexible, ready to dodge to the left or right however necessary to meet most every challenge. Then came COVID and the wrecking of education and then of the economy. It’s been a bit relentless. And...
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