Chakriya* is a 14-year-old student in grade 8 in Thmor Kol District, Battambang Province, Cambodia. She is the second oldest child in the family; her older brother, Nuth, dropped out of school in grade 8, and her younger sister is still studying in grade 7. Chakriya and her siblings live together with her 54-year-old [...]
CFI's first-ever cycling event! CFI hosted our first-ever cycle event on September 30, 2023, to raise money for CFI's work in the Ek Phnom district of Battambang, Cambodia. The cyclists were divided into two groups. The first group consisted of community members who had registered cycle from Soksabike in Battambang town. The second group [...]
CFI Graduation Day in 2023! Graduation Day is one of the most important ceremonies at CFI since it recognizes students' accomplishments. These students have worked hard in their schoolwork, attendance, attitude, and friendships throughout the last year. At CFI, we provide four main subjects, which are Khmer, Math, English, and Computers, to supplement students [...]
Meet Bunna (pseudonym), a 14-year-old boy who has shown incredible growth in the past year he has been with CFI. His teachers love having him as a student, and he has become a role model for the younger students. Read his story and how it all started with a Rubik’s Cube. When Bunna started [...]
Meet Mony (pseudonym), a 13-year-old girl with one older brother & one older sister. She has been with CFI for 7 years and as a member of CFI’s student reporter group, Mony will share a day in her life as a grade 7 student at the Kdol Donteav High School and at the CFI [...]
Meet Yaro (pseudonym), a 16-year-old boy who decided to turn his life around. Yaro was a good student who had excellent attendance and studied hard to keep his grades up. Due to school closure during COVID-19, Yaro was not able to go to school or attend the online class regularly. His grades dropped significantly. [...]
Chakriya (pseudonym) is a 14-year-old student in grade 8 in Thmor Kol District, Battambang Province, Cambodia. She is the second oldest child in the family; her older brother, Nuth, dropped out of school in grade 8, and her younger sister is still studying in grade 7. Chakriya and her siblings live together with her [...]
The sounds of a rooster crowing in the background of our video call immediately transported me to rural Cambodia. Next came the sound of the bread vendor with a piercing cry of “parng parng” and the ‘varoom’ of a passing moto. It was the first of several orientation meetings with the CFI team, at [...]
Thyda is a five-year-old girl living with her 40-year-old father, Yong, and her mother in Korngthum Village, Peam Ek Commune Ek Phnom District Battambang Province. Unfortunately, Thyda’s mother is ill and cannot walk or support the family, and she also has extensive medical bills that the family must pay each month. Between the medical [...]
Meet Channea. She is ten years old, and she is one of our members of the reporter group. She studies grade 4 at Somonors Primary School and would love to tell you about Sovann, her Khmer and Math teacher at CFI. CFI is a place where I feel safe to go to study because [...]