by theplf | Aug 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
VOLUNTEER REPORT by WILLIAM STAFFORD, age 17, UK Returning to the Ponheary Ly Foundation after 2 years of forced absence made me realise just how difficult the pandemic has been – especially for kids in a country like Cambodia. Prior to Covid, I had been a volunteer...
by Cassie Gravett | Dec 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Scholarship Fund Update December 5, 2020 On December 21, 2020 tens of thousands of Cambodian high school students will graduate. Statistically, only 8-ish% of young people across remote areas will be among them. This year PLF has 107 grade 12 students, many of them...
by Lori Carlson | Apr 1, 2020 | Covid19 Strategy, Featured, Food & Wellness, Get Real, Uncategorized
Greetings PLF FamilyWe thought we’d take a breath and send an update on what has been going on here in Cambodia since we last posted. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PLF has 53 enrolled at University in Phnom Penh and another 29 in Siem Reap. Of these, 14 have decided to remain...
by Cassie Gravett | Sep 12, 2019 | Enrichment Programs, Featured, Get Real, Headline, Mentorship, Scholarships, Staff, Teachers, Uncategorized, University
I started with PLF in October 2012 as a Media Teacher. It was such an exciting position to me because it was a new thing to me because I hadn’t had a lot of experience with technology. Even though I didn’t know much, I came to learn! Working with PLF has been the best...
by Cassie Gravett | Aug 31, 2019 | Headline, News from the Field, Scholarships, Science, Student Chats, Uncategorized, University
About Student Chats:We know how inspiring our Students are and we thought it was about time you, our friends and donors, could get to know them for yourselves. Throughout this series, you will hear directly from the students about their lives, their struggles, their...
by Cassie Gravett | Aug 28, 2019 | Featured, Headline, News from the Field, Technology, Uncategorized
PLF’s technology program is geared toward teaching critical thinking skills and creating spaces for self-directed learning, something sorely missing from typical Cambodian classroom teaching, which is done largely by rote. A critical component of our technology...
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