by theplf | Aug 21, 2017 | Featured, Get Real, Headline, Scholarships, Schools
This year will be the first year that an entire graduating class of Koh Ker Primary School alumni will continue onto High School in Siem Reap. But in order to truly know where they are going, you must first understand where they have been. Before 2004 there was no...
by theplf | Jan 30, 2016 | Featured, Get Real, News from the Field, Schools
By Lori Carlson In Siem Reap there is a Girl’s Dormitory that is attached to Angkor High School. It was built and initially funded by the Asian Development Bank and after the first two years of operations, it was handed over to the government to support and...
by theplf | May 13, 2015 | Featured, Get Real, News from the Field, Schools, Volunteers
By Lori Carlson A couple of years ago, PLF had more volunteer inquiries than we could manage. The selection process was always tricky; how could we know via a few emails who was going to be the most effective volunteer? Sometimes we got lucky, sometimes we...
by theplf | Dec 29, 2014 | Featured, Get Real, News from the Field, Schools, Teachers, Technology
By Lori Carlson The process for building a computer lab out in the countryside has a lot of moving parts and is filled with so many steps, that at many points we wonder if we’ll ever meet success. This has been especially true at Knar School, the last of PLF schools...
by theplf | Jul 21, 2014 | Featured, Get Real, News from the Field, Schools, Sport, Teachers, Technology, Volunteers
By Travis Thompson This August, I’ll be leaving my position in Cambodia with Ponheary Ly Foundation to move back to the United States. As I leave Cambodia, I want to reflect on my years with this incredible organization–the challenges, the triumphs, and...
by theplf | May 4, 2014 | Featured, Get Real, News from the Field, Scholarships, Technology
by Lori Carlson Last year in August two girls finished grade 12 with outstanding scores in Science and Math. They desperately wanted to go to college, but (on the advice of others) were about to head off into a course of study that (a) wouldn’t benefit them...
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